Brown University on Tuesday reached an agreement with students protesting the war in Gaza that would see them remove their encampment from school grounds in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel. The move represents a first major concession from an
Ex-Google workers say that their sacking over the tech giant's Israel contract interfered with US labour laws for better working conditions.
Hours after Netanyahu said Israel would launch an invasion of Rafah "with or without" a cease-fire deal, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin sought to pump the brakes, telling House lawmakers that Israel has not fulfilled necessary steps to provide Rafah's civilians with a safe haven
Several leading warships and speedboats were shown off in the Persian Gulf exercise, accompanied by fresh warning messages, only two weeks after the Islamic Republic directly targeted Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles.
Guterres said an Israeli military assault on Rafah would be an unbearable escalation, killing thousands more civilians and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee
While Tehran has been withdrawing some military commanders from Syria in response to Israeli targeting, reports of a large-scale drawdown in Iranian forces in the country are exaggerated, analysts say.
While Tehran has been withdrawing some military commanders from Syria in response to Israeli targeting, reports of a large-scale drawdown in Iranian forces in the country are exaggerated, analysts say.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged Israel not to invade southern Gaza's Rafah city, after the Israeli prime minister said an offensive would go forward regardless of a pending hostage deal with Hamas. With the war roiling the region, international outrage
Turkey's president is notably staying mum over the comments made by Istanbul’s popular mayor.
G7 nations agreed to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2035, but Japan - which relies heavily on coal - was reluctant to set a date.
A letter from 60 journalism professors called for independent review of a now-infamous NYT article featuring unverified reports of Hamas rape of Israeli women
McDonald's reported a modest increase in quarterly profits Tuesday despite a boycott stemming from the Middle East conflict expected to drag on sales for the foreseeable future. While the boycott is not "getting worse," Chief Executive Chris Kempczinski does not have a
French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi, whose graphic novel "Persepolis" tells the story of a girl growing up in post-revolutionary Iran, was Tuesday awarded Spain's prestigious Princess of Asturias communications and humanities prize. The prize jury praised the 54-year-old as
Pro-Israel Schumer in the interview claimed she didn't agree with the Netanyahu government and described the mass atrocities in Gaza as "sickening"
Protesters in the occupied West Bank chased out EU diplomats who were visiting a museum over their countries' support for Israel as it bombards Gaza.
An image has emerged of Israeli soldiers dressing up in the abayas of displaced or dead Gazan women as they celebrate a Jewish holiday
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has once again called for indiscriminate violence against Palestinians, urging 'total annihilation' in Rafah
An Iraqi refugee and a radical Christian have reportedly requested approval to burn the Quran in Malmo before the Eurovision song contest.
US forces were expected to complete a floating pier on Gaza's coast later this week, allowing more aid deliveries into the besieged Palestinian territory, the president of Cyprus said Tuesday. The Mediterranean island nation hopes to be a hub for a "maritime corridor" to ship
Protesters from a Palestinian university chased a group of European diplomats out of a museum in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday over what activists said was their position on the Gaza war. Video posted on social media showed Italian consul general Domenico Bellato hurrying
Libya has called on Lebanese authorities to improve Hannibal Gaddafi's living conditions after leaked photos showed the tiny cell he was being kept in.
The US has called on countries, including the UAE, to stop supporting Sudan's warring factions, warning that the conflict would worsen.
The Syrian regime has sent military reinforcements and soldiers to the Syrian province of Suweida, causing fears it will crack down on peaceful protests there.
More than 100 outlets of fast-food company Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Malaysia have been “temporarily closed” amid a months-long economic boycott over Gaza
As US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed for a cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a Rafah incursion "with or without a deal.”
Lebanon's minister of the displaced suggested his country should open all maritime crossings to allow Syrian refugees to travel Europe.
As it cracks down on Palestine solidarity, the German security state now resembles that of a Cosa Nostra crime family rather than a democracy, says Timo Farooq
As it cracks down on Palestine solidarity, the German security state now resembles that of a Cosa Nostra crime family rather than a democracy, says Timo Farooq
UNICEF has sounded the alarm over the impact the cross-border clashes between Hezbollah and Israel were having on children in Lebanon.
France's foreign minister was in Israel on Tuesday to discuss the latest proposals made to Lebanese officials over the weekend to end border hostilities.
Nablus-born Basem Khadaqji won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, an award of $50,000. He was convicted in 2005 of assisting a suicide bomber who killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv
A Hamas leader said that other Palestinian groups in Gaza took part in formulating a position on proposals for a potential truce with Israel
Students who occupied a Columbia University building vowed Tuesday to fight back against efforts to evict them, as administrators struggled to contain pro-Palestinian protests that have launched dozens of campus demonstrations around the United States. The demonstrations -- the
Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building on Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend colleges across the United States. Masked individuals smashed windows and blocked doors with metal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to enter Rafah regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations with Hamas.
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over allegations some UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450
Hundreds of university students in Lebanon protested on Tuesday against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, inspired by recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have rocked US and European campuses, AFP correspondents said. Dozens of students gathered at the prestigious American
Many cities in the Gulf nations were built without adequate storm drainage systems as urban planners in the 20th century did not anticipate climate change
Nicaragua filed its case against Germany last month over alleged violations of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Renowned Lebanese actress and film director Nadine Labaki will join the nine-member strong panel of the 77th Cannes Film Festival jury.
Members of the US Congress have threatened the ICC with sanctions if it issues arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials
Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court have interviewed staff from Gaza's Al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals over possible Israeli war crimes.
An Abu Dhabi-backed group planning to take over Britain's Telegraph Media Group (TMG) said Tuesday it will withdraw and sell on the business after the UK government moved to block the deal. RedBird IMI, a joint venture between US firm RedBird Capital and Abu Dhabi's
Analysis: High-level visits and agreements between Turkey and Iraq go beyond economic cooperation as regional powers seek to carve out a space in the region.
Saudi Arabia is insisting on a Palestinian statehood and security guarantees from Washington before it agrees to establish ties with Israel.
The pro-Israeli counter-protesters yelling of 'Kill the Jews' led to the arrest of at least 100 student protesters at Boston's Northeastern University.
Hundreds of students across America's colleges launched encampments in support of Gaza. We speak to students to find out what this solidarity means to them.
Hamas and Fatah made progress in recent talks in the Chinese capital which seek to reconcile the rival Palestinian groups, Beijing has said.
Fallout from Israel's war in Gaza has led to threats to deport Syrian refugees from Jordan over pro-Palestinian activism, while the killing of a politician in Lebanon stirred calls for Syrian refugees to abandon their homes
Cautious hopes were building Tuesday for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal as Hamas said it was studying the latest proposal and US top diplomat Antony Blinken was due to head back to Israel. The Palestinian militant group whose October 7 attack started the Gaza war said it