Gaza medical student’s dreams of becoming doctor tested by war
Palestinian medical student Aseel Abu Haddaf was due to graduate medical school in Gaza this year but instead she is living in a tent as her home and her university ...
Hamas reiterates that Gaza war must end for any hostage release
Hamas said on Monday that releasing hostages it is holding would require a guaranteed end to the Israeli offensive in Gaza and withdrawal of all invasion forces, reiterating its position ...
Three US troops killed in Jordan drone strike, Iran denies involvement
Three U.S. service members were killed and at least 34 wounded in a drone attack by Iran-backed militants on U.S. troops in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President ...
Riyadh’s multi-billion EV dream risks crashing into reality
Riyadh has spent billions to try to turn itself into a hub for electric vehicles and overcome obstacles including a lack of infrastructure, talent and raw materials, as it seeks ...
US says its Israel policy unchanged after report on leveraging weapon sales
The White House said on Sunday there was no change in its Israel policy after NBC News reported the United States was discussing using weapon sales to Israel as leverage ...
Biden says three US service members killed in drone attack on US forces in Jordan, blames Iran backed militant groups
Three U.S. service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on U.S. forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe ...
UN urges countries to reverse funding pause for Palestinian agency
U.N. officials and aid groups called for countries to reconsider their decision to pause funding for the U.N. refugee agency for Palestinians on Sunday, warning that its life-saving ...
Iran simultaneously launches three satellites – state media
Iran simultaneously launched three satellites for the first time on Sunday using the Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier rocket developed by the Ministry of Defence, state media reported.
One satellite weighing 32 ...
Guterres: UN to punish staffers involved in ‘terror,’ urges UNRWA funding
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account “any U.N. employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved ...
Crew extinguishes blaze on tanker hit by missile in Gulf of Aden
Crews extinguished a fire on board the tanker Marlin Luanda on Saturday after the vessel was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, commodities ...
Israeli rave site hit by Hamas draws tourists
At the site of the bloodiest incident in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, foreigners and Israelis walk between placards that carry the names and photos of the dead, killed ...
South Africa’s genocide case a diplomatic win, after ‘damning’ verdict
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel may have ruffled feathers in the capitals of vital Western trading partners, but it has boosted the country’s standing as a champion ...
World Court: Israel must prevent acts of genocide
The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as ...
Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
UN judges in The Hague will rule on Friday whether to order Israel to suspend its military campaign in Gaza as officials push ahead with efforts to negotiate a new ...
US, Israeli intelligence chiefs to discuss Gaza hostage deal -sources
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and his Israeli counterpart will meet with Qatari officials in coming days for talks on a second potential Gaza hostage deal, two ...
US warned Iran of ‘terrorist threat’ before Islamic State attack -official (Updated)
The U.S. government privately warned long-time antagonist Iran about a “terrorist threat” within its borders ahead of a deadly attack this month that was claimed by the Islamic State ...
Palestinian embassy urges new approach to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The time has come for the international community to take a different approach to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute and to the ongoing crisis in Gaza, the Palestine Embassy in Cyprus said ...
Gaza health ministry says 20 Palestinians killed in strike on food aid queue
An Israeli strike on Gaza City killed 20 Palestinians and wounded 150 who were queuing for food aid on Thursday, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said, in what Palestinian groups called a “...
Once bustling Jerusalem ‘like a desert’ says Palestinian shopkeeper
Over more than 100 days of the Gaza war, Rami Nabulsi’s antique shop in the Old City of Jerusalem has been virtually empty of customers. Still, he walks the cobble-stoned ...
Israeli tanks pound hospital districts in south Gaza, displaced set to flee anew
Israeli tanks battered areas around two hospitals in Gaza’s main southern city Khan Younis on Thursday, forcing displaced people into a new desperate scramble for safety, residents said, in ...
UN chief says ‘unacceptable’ for Israel to reject two-state solution
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the “clear and repeated rejection of the two-State solution at the highest levels of the Israeli government is unacceptable” as he appealed ...
Houthis order US, British nationals to leave Yemen
Yemen’s Houthi authorities have ordered U.S. and British staff of the United Nations and Sanaa-based humanitarian organisations to leave the country within a month, a document and a ...
‘Mass casualties’ at UN complex as Israeli forces advance through Khan Younis
A UN training centre sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people was hit on Wednesday, causing “mass casualties” as buildings blazed, a senior U.N. relief official said as Israeli ...
Saudi Arabia prepares to open first alcohol store for diplomats
Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats, a source familiar with the plans and a document showed ...