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Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting: White House 09 Nov 2023 - 10:10 pm

Update: Nov9 (18:55 GMT) - 9:55pm Doha time Here’s what we know about 4-hour ‘pauses’ • The White House said Israel has agreed...

US surgeons perform world's first whole eye transplant 09 Nov 2023 - 08:11 pm

Washington: A team of surgeons in New York said on Thursday they had performed the world's first transplant of an entire eye in...

Saudi FM calls for immediate cessation of military escalation, lifting Gaza siege 09 Nov 2023 - 04:34 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah stressed the Kingdom's position in rejecting the targeting of civilians in...

Spain PM offers amnesty to Catalan separatists in controversial deal 09 Nov 2023 - 04:13 pm

Brussels: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has clinched a controversial deal to remain in power by offering amnesty to Catalan separatists, raising tensions...

Cold air, gales to drop temperatures in China 09 Nov 2023 - 04:06 pm

Beijing: Frequent cold air movements will affect many parts of China and bring gales and temperature drops over the next ten days, China's...

4 buried in building collapse in Malaysia's Terengganu 09 Nov 2023 - 03:52 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Four construction workers were buried when a building under construction collapsed on Perhentian Island in Malaysia's Terengganu state on Thursday. The...

Iceland's iconic Blue Lagoon closes over eruption fears 09 Nov 2023 - 02:53 pm

Reykjavik: Iceland's famed Blue Lagoon geothermal spa said on Thursday it was temporarily closing as a precaution, after thousands of small recent tremors...

Israeli snipers taking up positions in Jenin refugee camp 09 Nov 2023 - 02:21 pm

Sources in the Jenin refugee camp said that Israeli forces are taking up sniper positions. The army is moving from home to home...

Philippines to launch five coast guard patrol ships with Japan aid 09 Nov 2023 - 02:00 pm

Manila: The Philippines is to launch five coast guard vessels worth half a billion dollars through a Japanese government loan, a senior official...

Indonesia inaugurates Southeast Asia's largest floating solar farm 09 Nov 2023 - 11:44 am

Cirata, Indonesia: Indonesia inaugurated a $100 million floating solar farm on Thursday, the largest in Southeast Asia, as it seeks more opportunities to...

UNRWA, WHO deliver medical supplies to Al-Shifa Hospital 09 Nov 2023 - 11:23 am

Occupied Jerusalem: UNRWA has facilitated the delivery of WHOs much needed emergency medical supplies and medicines to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, north...

Japanese billionaire's lunar SpaceX voyage postponed 09 Nov 2023 - 10:04 am

Tokyo: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced Thursday the postponement of his journey around the Moon on a SpaceX rocket, a voyage that boasts...

Al Quds hospital shuts keys services to ration fuel 09 Nov 2023 - 09:42 am

Al Quds hospital is curtailing most operations in an attempt to ration fuel use and ensure a minimum level of services over the...

Sick, wounded treated in hospital ‘corridors, on the floor, outdoors’: UN officials 09 Nov 2023 - 09:31 am

Conditions at Gaza’s largest hospital – Al-Shifa – “are disastrous” with emergency rooms overflowing and doctors forced to treat the sick and injured...

Six killed in Israeli attack near Khan Younis, several wounded in Gaza City 09 Nov 2023 - 09:02 am

According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, civil defence and ambulance crews have recovered the bodies of six people killed following an Israeli...