World / Middle East

Benzema voices support for Gaza 16 Oct 2023 - 09:30 am

Doha, Qatar: Veteran French player Karim Benzema who joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad recently has shown his support for Palestinians in Gaza. In...

Biden says Israeli occupation of Gaza would be 'big mistake' 16 Oct 2023 - 08:52 am

Washington: Any move by Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a "big mistake," US President Joe Biden said in an...

'If we bathe, we won't drink': Gazans struggle as water supplies dwindle 15 Oct 2023 - 11:32 pm

Rafah, Palestinian Territories: In the southern Gaza Strip, scores of people line up at bathrooms, many of them not having showered for days...

All Gaza hospitals experiencing medicine shortages due to shelling: Palestinian Health Ministry 15 Oct 2023 - 09:25 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Minister of Health Dr. Mai Al Kaila said on Sunday that 23 ambulance vehicles have been exposed to shelling since the...

Egypt awaits authorization for Gaza aid, says Foreign Minister 15 Oct 2023 - 09:09 pm

Doha, Qatar: Egypt emphasized its continuing efforts to collaborate with the UN and The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees...

All Gaza hospitals experiencing medicine shortages due to shelling, Palestinian Health Ministry confirms 15 Oct 2023 - 08:40 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Minister of Health Dr. Mai Al Kaila said on Sunday that 23 ambulance vehicles have been exposed to shelling since the...

Jordan affirms rejection of forced displacement of Palestinians 15 Oct 2023 - 08:27 pm

Amman: Jordan affirmed on Sunday its categorical rejection of any measures leading to any form of forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, the...

Prominent Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui stabbed to death 15 Oct 2023 - 07:03 pm

Tehran: One of Iran's most prominent film-makers, Dariush Mehrjui, was stabbed to death on Saturday evening alongside his wife at their home near...

Israeli occupation causes major humanitarian disaster in Gaza, says Palestinian Foreign Ministry 15 Oct 2023 - 05:44 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign affairs condemned the persistent aggression perpetrated by the Israeli occupation on Gaza Strip which affected all citizens'...

China says Israel acting 'beyond scope of self-defence' 15 Oct 2023 - 02:51 pm

Beijing: Israel's actions in Gaza have gone "beyond the scope of self-defence" and the Israeli government must "cease its collective punishment of the...

Egypt looking to host international meeting on Palestine issue 15 Oct 2023 - 02:35 pm

Egypt has sent invitations to host an international regional summit aimed at addressing the recent developments relating to the Palestinian issue, the Presidency...

‘We are waiting for an hour or two to get a bag of bread’ 15 Oct 2023 - 11:17 am

In Gaza, people are struggling to find food. Bakeries are shutting down. The few that remain open have long queues. “I’m waiting to...

Water a ‘matter of life and death’ for Gaza after Israeli siege, says UN 15 Oct 2023 - 09:37 am

The United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians has said water has now become a “matter of life and death” for people in the...

Lebanese army takes measures across southern borders following Israeli shelling 14 Oct 2023 - 08:26 pm

Beirut: The Lebanese army announced that it will keep maintaining its readiness and taking essential measures across the border areas south of Lebanon....

A Reuters videographer killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli shelling is laid to rest 14 Oct 2023 - 07:37 pm

Khiam, Lebanon:A Reuters videographer killed in Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon was laid to rest in his hometown Saturday in a funeral procession...

Israeli occupation launches large-scale arrest campaign in West Bank 14 Oct 2023 - 04:47 pm

Occupied Jerusalem: The Israeli occupation forces continued to unleash a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank. They arrested 19 Palestinians concurrently with...