World / Middle East

Flies and mosquitoes feast on Gaza's waste crisis 18 Jul 2024 - 02:31 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Every meal in Umm Nahed Abu Shar's tent in a Gaza camp is shared with a cloud of flies...

Southern Gaza hospitals at 'breaking point': Red Cross 18 Jul 2024 - 11:34 am

Geneva: All health facilities in southern Gaza have been pushed to "breaking point" due to an influx of people wounded by Israeli bombardments...

Palestine Youth Orchestra holds concert in Amman 17 Jul 2024 - 11:38 pm

Amman: The Palestine Youth Orchestra (PYO) held a concert, under the title of Gaza the sacrifice and heroism, at Amman Academy Theatre in...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry stresses occupation's seizure of Palestinian lands a systematic undermining of two-state solution 17 Jul 2024 - 07:33 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli occupation authorities' seizure of thousands of dunams of Palestinian lands, considering it a...

Saudi Council of Ministers condemns genocidal massacres against Palestinians 16 Jul 2024 - 11:42 pm

Jeddah: The Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the relentless genocidal massacres against the Palestinian people. During its session, held...

Israel continues to bombard Southern Lebanon 16 Jul 2024 - 08:57 pm

Beirut: Israel has continued to bombard villages and towns in southern Lebanon, with fields sources reporting that an Israeli drone fired two missiles...

Gaza death toll rises to 38,713; wounded 89,166 16 Jul 2024 - 08:29 pm

Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli occupation's ten-month-long aggression against the Gaza Strip has risen to 38,713 martyrs and 89,166 wounded, most...

Gaza civil defence says 44 killed in three strikes 16 Jul 2024 - 06:23 pm

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: The civil defence agency in the Gaza Strip said three air strikes killed more than 40 people within an...

Toll from Oman mosque attack rises to six, three gunmen killed: police 16 Jul 2024 - 04:03 pm

Muscat: The death toll from a shooting near a mosque in Oman's capital has climbed to six, police said Tuesday, adding that the...

Iraq invites private companies to operate Baghdad airport 16 Jul 2024 - 02:14 pm

Baghdad: Iraqi authorities called on international private sector companies to bid for the expansion and operation of Baghdad's international airport after years of...

IOF slaughters 9,241 Palestinian students since October 2023: Palestinian Education Ministry 16 Jul 2024 - 01:38 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education said that 9,241 students were martyred and 15,182 were injured since the start of...

Saudi Arabia, Thailand discuss enhancing cooperation in energy spheres 16 Jul 2024 - 12:24 am

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, met on Monday with Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Pirapan...

UN Commissioner: UNRWA headquarters in Gaza turned into horrific war zone 15 Jul 2024 - 10:44 pm

New York:The Commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, on Monday described turning the agency's...

UK Foreign Secretary calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza 15 Jul 2024 - 07:29 pm

London: UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which has been exposed to an unprecedented...

EU imposes fresh sanctions on 'extremist' Israeli settlers 15 Jul 2024 - 07:16 pm

Brussels, Belgium: The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on five Israelis -- including those termed "extremist settlers" -- and three organisations for...

Three new massacres in Gaza raise casualties to 38,664 martyrs, 89,097 injured 15 Jul 2024 - 04:38 pm

Gaza: The number of casualties due to the ongoing the Israeli carnage in the Gaza Strip has risen to 38,664 martyrs and 89,097...

Saudi Arabia, Turkiye underline need for immediate ceasefire in Gaza 14 Jul 2024 - 11:54 pm

Istanbul: Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire...

Palestine Prime Minister, UK Foreign Secretary discuss developments in Gaza, West Bank 14 Jul 2024 - 10:23 pm

Ramallah: Palestine's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mohammad Mustafa, and the his visiting UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, today...