World / Middle East

Human Rights Council to meet next week on Palestinian territories 20 May 2021 - 12:44 pm

Zurich: The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session on May 27 to address "the grave human rights situation in the...

Israel unleashes strikes in Gaza, killing one and wounding several 20 May 2021 - 09:58 am

Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding several others. A Palestinian...

Palestinian President discusses international efforts to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip with UN Secretary-General 19 May 2021 - 10:28 pm

Ramallah - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed in a telephone conversation on Wednesday the international efforts exerted to...

Palestinian Health Authority: 219 martyrs and 1,530 wounded in Israeli aggression on Gaza 19 May 2021 - 05:38 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday the rise of number of Palestinian martyrs as a result of the Israeli attacks...

Israel fires at south Lebanon in response to rocket launches 19 May 2021 - 05:03 pm

TEL AVIV: Israel fired artillery at targets in Lebanon on Wednesday after four rockets were launched towards Israel from Lebanese territory, the Israeli...

Israeli occupation forces continue aggression against Gaza Strip 19 May 2021 - 11:26 am

Gaza: The Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip continued with the implementation of the 'fifth stage' of the aggression by the occupation army....

Lebanon's foreign minister asks to quit, after comments strained Gulf ties 19 May 2021 - 10:47 am

Beirut: Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister asked the president to be relieved of his duties on Wednesday, the presidency wrote on Twitter, after his...

Palestinian Prime Minister meets Greek Foreign Minister 18 May 2021 - 08:09 pm

Ramallah - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh met here today with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. Palestinian WAFA news agency said that the...

In Gaza, UN classrooms become dormitories as Palestinians flee violence 18 May 2021 - 06:08 pm

GAZA: UN-run schools in Gaza look very little like places of learning these days in the midst of violence in its second week....

Death toll in Israel's ongoing attack on Gaza rises to 213 18 May 2021 - 04:59 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today the rise of number of Palestinian martyrs as a result of the Israeli attacks on...

Germany pledges 40 mln euros to support civilians in Gaza 18 May 2021 - 03:05 pm

BERLIN: Germany on Tuesday pledged 40 million euros ($48.86 million) to ramp up humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza, where more than 52,000...

Palestinian killed by Israeli military gunfire in Hebron 18 May 2021 - 01:29 pm

Ramallah: Israeli forces Tuesday killed a Palestinian youth in the center of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to the Palestinian...

More than 52,000 Palestinians displaced in Gaza: UN aid agency 18 May 2021 - 01:08 pm

Geneva: More than 52,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli air strikes that have destroyed or badly damaged nearly 450 buildings in the...

341,000 Britons sign a petition demanding the government impose sanctions on Israel 18 May 2021 - 12:33 pm

London: More than 341,000 Britons signed an electronic petition on the British government website demanding that it impose sanctions on the Israeli entity...

Lebanon president says foreign minister's comments just personal opinion 18 May 2021 - 10:18 am

Beirut: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday comments made by caretaker foreign minister Charbel Wehbe in a television interview on Gulf countries...

Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip continues for ninth day 18 May 2021 - 08:14 am

Gaza: The Israeli occupation warplanes launched, at dawn today, a series of raids targeting homes, apartments, sites and agricultural lands in separate areas...