A collaborative investigation by international media outlets on Tuesday shed light on the circumstances behind more than 100 Palestinian journalists and media workers being killed in the Gaza war, some while wearing a press vest. A consortium led by investigative outlet
A collaborative investigation by AFP and international media outlets published Tuesday points to Israeli tank fire likely being the cause of blasts that damaged the global news agency's Gaza bureau on November 2. A consortium led by investigative outlet Forbidden Stories and
Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the "intense phase" of the war was winding down, as the United States urged its ally to avoid further escalation along the Lebanon border. Israeli forces launched more deadly strikes,
On a Tel Aviv overpass, former spy Gonen Ben Itzhak addresses a small gathering of flag-waving protesters worried about the future of Israel under longest-serving premier Benjamin Netanyahu. Motorists honk enthusiastically to the group from the road as they drive past, and a
The warnings against escalation in Lebanon comes following an increase in tit-for-tat clashes between Israel and Hezbollah on the Israel Lebanon border.
Families of those killed in Hamas's October 7 attack inside Israel sued the United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees on Monday, alleging UNRWA facilitated the unprecedented bloodshed, according to court documents. UNRWA, which coordinates nearly all aid to Gaza,
French President Emmanuel Macron and King Abdullah II of Jordan Monday called on Israel to lift all land-based "restrictions" on the delivery of aid to war-torn Gaza, the presidency said. UN agencies have repeatedly warned of severe shortages of vital supplies in Gaza,
Rafah city centre in Gaza lies deserted after most residents fled weeks of fighting between the Israeli military and Palestinian armed groups led by Hamas that punctuated daily life there. Those who are left in the city feel trapped. Israeli officials have described Rafah as
The foreign ministers of Iran and Bahrain made the announcement at the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit in Tehran, following Iran and Saudi Arabia agreeing to reestablish relations last year in a deal brokered by China.
The State Department characterized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comment that he would accept only a partial cease-fire deal as a slip of the tongue.
Israel's defense minister on Monday vowed during a visit to Washington to work to bring back hostages from Gaza, and urged close cooperation with the United States after strains in the relationship. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with CIA chief Bill Burns, the key US
As the fighting in Gaza is scaled down by the IDF, Israel's focus is increasingly drawn to the northern border and the threat from Hezbollah. All-out war might yet happen, but both sides could also prefer to de-escalate for now
PM Netanyahu says he's still committed to cease-fire deal proposal presented by Biden last month after facing backlash for saying he supports 'partial' deal with Hamas ■ The Hostage and Missing Families Forum releases graphic footage from kidnapping of Israelis Hersh
Hamas and Fatah were due to meet in Beijing this month, following talks in the Chinese capital in April aimed at unifying the rivals amid the war with Israel.
Unlike Hamas, the Lebanese militant group will be Israel's main negotiating partner even after a war with it. The best way for Israel to get Hezbollah to hold its fire, is to reach an agreement in Gaza
Despite the calamity in Gaza triggered by the October 7 attack, support for Hamas has surged in the West Bank, while dipping in Gaza, a new poll finds. The numbers reflect a backlash against the Palestinian Authority, seen as a corrupt, illegitimate failure, unable to provide a
It was reported in August 2023 that Washington planned to curb exports of some AI microchips from NVIDIA, as well as from Advanced Micro Devices, beyond China to some unspecified Middle Eastern countries.
The head of UNRWA has said that the break down of order in Gaza due to Israel's assault on the enclave has impeded the distribution of much-needed aid.
Bashar al-Assad has finally opened up about his wife Asma's leukaemia, but few Syrian women show sympathy, and even fewer believe her, writes Loubna Mrie.
Senior Lebanese officials on Monday defended procedures at Beirut airport during a tour for journalists and diplomats, a day after a British daily alleged Hezbollah was storing weapons at the facility. The accusations came during escalating exchanges of fire and bellicose
A new discovery of 33 ancient tombs in Egypt's southern city of Aswan could reveal "new information on diseases" prevalent at the time, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Monday. The tombs date back to the Ancient Egyptian Late Period and the Greco-Roman Periods, which
Dubai on Monday announced an $8 billion plan for a stormwater runoff system, two months after an unprecedented deluge and widespread flooding brought the desert state to a standstill. The rainwater drainage network announced by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum
Contagious diseases are spreading through the Gazan population as piles of untreated rubbish attract mosquitoes and the displaced are forced to camp nearby.
Sudan's war worsens by the day: famine looms in Al-Fashir while the RSF threatens to partition Darfur. Yet the world is silent, writes Yassmin Abdel-Magied.
While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been charged in the submarine affair trial, a state inquiry commission has warned that its conclusions could harm him.
Libyan Minister of the Interior said Ras Jedir is "one of the largest smuggling hubs in the world," with a trade estimated value at "US$100 million" weekly.
Warehouse workers watched bemused as throngs of journalists descended upon cargo shelves, taking pictures of Amazon packages and pallets of luxury beverages.
Lebanon has responded to a report that Hezbollah is moving weapons through its international airport with a tour for foreign diplomats and journalists.
Chemical maker Covestro said Monday that it entered "concrete negotiations" with Emirati national energy firm ADNOC after the German group received a takeover offer worth nearly 12 billion euros ($12.8 billion). Covestro's shares surged more than six percent in Frankfurt