World / Middle East

Martyrs in Gaza from Israeli attacks rise to 119 14 May 2021 - 01:22 pm

Gaza - A Palestinian mother and her three children were among the ten latest victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza...

Israeli tanks pound Gaza; death toll risen to 119 14 May 2021 - 11:27 am

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday bringing the front lines closer to dense civilian areas and paving the...

PM Johnson says UK wants urgent de-escalation to Israel violence 13 May 2021 - 02:25 pm

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday Britain wanted to see an urgent de-escalation of violence in Israel after days of clashes...

Nowhere to run: Fear in Gaza grows amid conflict with Israel 13 May 2021 - 12:34 pm

Gaza City, Gaza Strip: Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping...

EU calls for end to 'grave escalation' in Occupied Palestinian Territory 12 May 2021 - 09:26 pm

Brussels: The European Union (EU) said that the 'grave escalation' in the Occupied Palestinian Territory must stop, adding that the priority must be...

Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip leave 56 Palestinians dead, 335 wounded 12 May 2021 - 08:50 pm

Gaza: Palestinian Ministry of Health said Wednesday that three days of Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip left 56 Palestinians dead, including 14...

Senior official says Hamas ready to stop attacks on Israel 'on mutual basis' - Russia 12 May 2021 - 07:07 pm

MOSCOW: A Senior Hamas official said the group was ready to halt attacks against Israel on a "mutual basis", the Russian foreign ministry...

Russia calls on Israel to halt settlement activities in Palestinian territories 12 May 2021 - 06:28 pm

Moscow: Sergei Vershinin, a Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, called on Israel on Wednesday to "immediately" stop all settlement activities in the Palestinian Territories,...

FM says Iran ready for closer ties with Saudi Arabia 12 May 2021 - 06:18 pm

DAMASCUS, Syria: Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country is ready for closer ties with Saudi Arabia, adding that he hoped recent...

Death toll rises in Gaza as violence escalates 12 May 2021 - 01:46 pm

GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza on Wednesday and Palestinian groups fired multiple rocket barrages in the region's most...

Malaysian premier condemns Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip 12 May 2021 - 10:36 am

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Malaysia's prime minister on Wednesday strongly condemned Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip which have claimed dozens of Palestinian lives....

Iran state TV says Ahmadinejad will run in presidential race 12 May 2021 - 09:18 am

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's state television reported Wednesday that the country's former firebrand president will run again for office in upcoming elections in June....

35 killed in Gaza as violence escalates 12 May 2021 - 09:05 am

Gaza/JERUSALEM: Hostilities between Israel and Hamas escalated overnight, with 35 Palestinians killed in Gaza and three in Israel in the most intensive aerial...

Suez Canal chief says southern stretch to be expanded 11 May 2021 - 03:37 pm

Cairo: The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) plans to expand and deepen the southern stretch of the waterway where a container ship became jammed...

Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on ICC to speed up investigation into Israeli crimes 11 May 2021 - 02:32 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to speed up its investigation into Israeli...

Arab League chief condemns Israeli air strikes on Gaza 11 May 2021 - 12:57 pm

CAIRO: The head of the Arab League condemned on Tuesday deadly Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip as "indiscriminate and irresponsible" and...

Death toll in Gaza rises to 21, including nine children 11 May 2021 - 10:03 am

Gaza: The total number of Palestinian martyrs of Israel's air raids on Gaza rose to 21, nine of them are children. The Ministry...

Palestinian President discusses Al Quds developments with Turkish counterpart 10 May 2021 - 09:09 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed the recent serious developments in occupied East Al Quds and the Israeli assault against the Palestinian people...