World / Middle East

Palestinian Prime Minister meets Greek Foreign Minister 18 May 2021 - 08:09 pm

Ramallah - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh met here today with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. Palestinian WAFA news agency said that the...

In Gaza, UN classrooms become dormitories as Palestinians flee violence 18 May 2021 - 06:08 pm

GAZA: UN-run schools in Gaza look very little like places of learning these days in the midst of violence in its second week....

Death toll in Israel's ongoing attack on Gaza rises to 213 18 May 2021 - 04:59 pm

Ramallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today the rise of number of Palestinian martyrs as a result of the Israeli attacks on...

Germany pledges 40 mln euros to support civilians in Gaza 18 May 2021 - 03:05 pm

BERLIN: Germany on Tuesday pledged 40 million euros ($48.86 million) to ramp up humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza, where more than 52,000...

Palestinian killed by Israeli military gunfire in Hebron 18 May 2021 - 01:29 pm

Ramallah: Israeli forces Tuesday killed a Palestinian youth in the center of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to the Palestinian...

More than 52,000 Palestinians displaced in Gaza: UN aid agency 18 May 2021 - 01:08 pm

Geneva: More than 52,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israeli air strikes that have destroyed or badly damaged nearly 450 buildings in the...

341,000 Britons sign a petition demanding the government impose sanctions on Israel 18 May 2021 - 12:33 pm

London: More than 341,000 Britons signed an electronic petition on the British government website demanding that it impose sanctions on the Israeli entity...

Lebanon president says foreign minister's comments just personal opinion 18 May 2021 - 10:18 am

Beirut: Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday comments made by caretaker foreign minister Charbel Wehbe in a television interview on Gulf countries...

Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip continues for ninth day 18 May 2021 - 08:14 am

Gaza: The Israeli occupation warplanes launched, at dawn today, a series of raids targeting homes, apartments, sites and agricultural lands in separate areas...

Qatar Red Crescent Society headquarters in Gaza hit by Israeli forces 17 May 2021 - 08:48 pm

Doha: The headquarters of the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) located in the Gaza Strip was hit in shelling by Israeli forces today. ...

Palestinian President meets US envoy to Middle East 17 May 2021 - 04:36 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday with US Envoy to the Middle East Hady Amr. During the meeting, they reviewed the...

Blinken hasn't seen any evidence on AP, Al Jazeera Gaza building strike 17 May 2021 - 03:46 pm

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has not seen any Israeli evidence of Hamas operating in Gaza office building hit by...

Erdogan calls on Pope to keep denouncing Gaza violence 17 May 2021 - 01:39 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Pope Francis in a phone call that the international community should impose sanctions on Israel for its...

Two Palestinians injured and dozens suffocated as a result of Israeli aggression 17 May 2021 - 11:04 am

Gaza: Two Palestinians were wounded this morning by a missile from an Israeli unmanned plane, east of Deir Al-Balah city, in the central...

Turkey registers almost 10,500 new coronavirus cases 16 May 2021 - 10:31 pm

ANKARA – Turkey reported more than 10,500 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the Health Ministry said, as the country is set to lift...

Jordan King says diplomatic contacts under way to halt Israel's military campaign 16 May 2021 - 07:21 pm

AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah said on Sunday his kingdom was involved in intensive diplomacy to halt what he described as Israeli military escalation...

UN chief says hostilities in Middle East 'utterly appalling' 16 May 2021 - 05:58 pm

NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council on Sunday that hostilities in Israel and Gaza were "utterly appalling" and...

Palestinian Health Ministry: Death toll in Gaza, West Bank rises to 202 16 May 2021 - 05:53 pm

General/ Arab Affairs/ PalestineRamallah: The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that a total of 202 Palestinians have been killed and 5,588...