Gaza invasion
Israeli president doesn't appear for scheduled speech; Palestinian counterpart cancels plan; Qatari emir also missing from final line-up.
Updated 02 Dec, 2023 09:48am
Hospital bed capacity across the enclave has fallen from 3,500 to just 1,562 even as needs have skyrocketed, WHO official says.
Updated 02 Dec, 2023 10:03am
Israeli president meets with UAE counterpart on the summit’s sidelines.
Updated 01 Dec, 2023 09:33am
Pakistan has long advocated for reforms to end veto system.
Updated 01 Dec, 2023 10:11am
After Israeli supporters brand her "anti-Semite", supermodel issues a clarification, which infuriates Palestinian proponents as well.
Published 30 Nov, 2023 11:01am
Police tell lawmaker of Kurdish-Syrian decent they could not offer extra security at his premises.
Updated 30 Nov, 2023 09:32am
French diplomatic source says Paris favours EU sanctions but a debate in the bloc has yet to begin on the issue.
Updated 30 Nov, 2023 09:36am
Hostilities have displaced 80pc of Gazans from their homes, according to UN chief.
Updated 30 Nov, 2023 09:54am
UN chief tells Security Council efforts are underway for an extension of the truce.
Updated 30 Nov, 2023 10:06am
Jordan’s King Abdullah says Israeli aggression in Gaza and army operations in West Bank “negate human values and the right of life".
Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:11am
UN resolution requires all parties to allow "unimpeded access" for essential items.
Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:13am
Plan aims to protect civilian infrastructure, UN shelters to avoid extensive destruction.
Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:17am
Olive farmer says a better part of the harvest wasted.
Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:37am
Over a century ago, Britain paved the way for the Gaza killings.
Published 28 Nov, 2023 08:21am
Police chief believes incident in Vermont was "hate-motivated crime"; suspect fired at least four rounds.
Updated 28 Nov, 2023 09:16am
“Israeli forces don’t allow drones,” Motaz Azaiza says as he pursues the drone amid demolished buildings.
Updated 28 Nov, 2023 09:23am
EU official urges Palestinian Authority to hold elections as soon as possible to gain further legitimacy.
Updated 28 Nov, 2023 09:33am
Amid Israel's onslaught, Gazan journalists have taken it upon themselves to reveal their harsh realities using limited resources.
Updated 03 May, 2024 11:17am
Empty restaurants or products being taken off shelves should not be seen as the end goal of boycotts.
Published 27 Nov, 2023 11:42am
It would tarnish the image as reliable suppliers that the Persian Gulf states have carved over the past decades.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 08:38am
Israeli foreign ministry had swiftly summoned the ambassadors of Spain and Belgium for a “harsh rebuke”.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 10:21am
There’s no electricity or water, there are shortages of all basic human needs,” says a resident in Khan Younis.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 10:32am
Another 200 trucks dispatched to Gaza Strip; 11 ambulances delivered to Al-Shifa hospital.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 10:41am
Palestinian foreign ministry condemns shooting.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 11:01am
The vast majority of them — 287 — are aged 18 or under, including five as young as 14.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 11:09am
Flights being diverted to Aleppo, Latakia airports.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 11:26am
US National Security Adviser Sullivan believes prisoners release a testament to effectiveness of direct presidential diplomacy.
Updated 27 Nov, 2023 07:53am
Under the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, a total of 50 Israeli hostages are to be exchanged for 150 Palestinian prisoners over four days.
Updated 26 Nov, 2023 06:38pm
Even colleagues are seen as children of a lesser god by some of our Western media outlets.
Updated 26 Nov, 2023 09:39am
Several Pakistani NGOs agree the best way to provide humanitarian support to Palestinians would be for all to work together.
Updated 26 Nov, 2023 08:33am