World / Middle East

EU pledges $1 bn for Lebanon, urges steps against illegal migration 02 May 2024 - 05:13 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday announced $1 billion in aid to Lebanon during a visit to the crisis-hit...

Iraq students rally for Gaza and US campus protests 02 May 2024 - 04:59 pm

Baghdad, Iraq:Dozens of Iraqi university students and professors rallied Thursday at a Baghdad campus in solidarity with Gaza and pro-Palestinian protests at US...

Arab League criticizes western media's coverage of occupation's crimes in Gaza 02 May 2024 - 12:05 am

Cairo: The League of Arab States has criticized the blatant bias of some Western media outlets that support the notion of legitimate self-defense,...

Palestinian prisoner institutions report occupation authorities arresting, torturing thousands of Palestinian workers 01 May 2024 - 05:27 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS), Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, and Wadi Hilweh...

UN 'alarmed' at impact of Lebanon border clashes on children 30 Apr 2024 - 02:36 pm

Beirut: The United Nations children's agency warned Tuesday that conflict on Lebanon's border was taking a heavy toll on children, with thousands out...

Israeli occupation kills 34,488 Palestinians, injures 77,643 others 29 Apr 2024 - 06:21 pm

Gaza: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Monday that, since the start of the ongoing israeli aggression in Oct 7, the israeli...

Gazans struggle with heat, garbage, insect swarms 29 Apr 2024 - 03:00 pm

Rafah, Palestinian Territories: As garbage piles up and the heat rises in war-torn Gaza, flies and mosquitoes proliferate in crowded Rafah city and...

Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize 29 Apr 2024 - 12:21 am

Abu Dhabi: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday for his...

Palestinian leader says only US can stop Rafah invasion 'disaster' 28 Apr 2024 - 01:28 pm

Riyadh: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said the United States is the only country capable of stopping an Israeli invasion of Rafah,...

Israeli entity renews shelling of towns in southern Lebanon 28 Apr 2024 - 11:44 am

Beirut: The Israeli entity renewed its shelling of villages and towns in southern Lebanon Sunday. Field sources reported that Israeli warplanes launched a...

Minister of Labor meets Jordanian, Palestinian counterparts 28 Apr 2024 - 11:42 am

Baghdad : HE Minister of Labor Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri met separately on Sunday with HE Minister of Labor of the...

Hundreds of colonists storm Al-Aqsa mosque 28 Apr 2024 - 11:41 am

Occupied Jerusalem, Palestine: A big number of colonists stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday, heavily guarded by the Israeli occupation police....

7 Palestinians martyred in Israeli airstrike on house in Rafah City 27 Apr 2024 - 11:55 pm

Gaza: Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least seven Palestinians and injuring several others...

Iran to free crew of seized Portugal-flagged ship 27 Apr 2024 - 01:52 pm

Tehran: Iran said Saturday it would release the crew members of a Portuguese-flagged ship that its forces seized this month in the Gulf....

Three dead in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon: report 27 Apr 2024 - 01:50 pm

Beirut: Three people were killed Saturday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, including two members of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed movement and official media...

UK ship sets sail to help building of Gaza aid jetty 27 Apr 2024 - 01:16 pm

London: A UK ship to house hundreds of US army personnel building a jetty to speed up aid delivery to Gaza has set...

Six Palestinians martyred, others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza neighborhoods 27 Apr 2024 - 10:38 am

Gaza, Palestine: The Israeli occupation forces launched new airstrikes Friday on homes in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of six Palestinians...