Mounting casualties in Sudan's Al Fasher as battles rage
A doctor working in a MSF hospital in Sudan said that there are snipers in the streets, heavy shelling and "nowhere" in Al Fasher is safe.
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Austria to unblock funds for UNRWA
Austria said it would be releasing funds to UNRWA that were blocked after Israel accused its staff of being involved in the 7 October attacks.
BBC Tel Aviv remark sparks backlash over 'bias'
The accusations of bias came following a report on relations between the US and Israel following Iran's attack on Israel in April.
Israel at war, day 225: Truce talks are at an 'impasse,' foreign source says
'There is no progress' in truce talks between Israel and Hamas, a foreign source familiar with negotiations tells Haaretz ■ Israel willing to continue talks before making major decisions on broad military op in Rafah, White House says ■ Arab-Jewish grassroots movement plans to
Oil tanker hit by missile off Yemen
Ambrey said on Saturday, a crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen's southwestern city of Mokha.
US billionaires urged New York to use police on Gaza protest
A WhatsApp group of prominent US businessmen has been contacting New York's mayor to press him to use police in the student-led pro-Palestine encampments
US Ambassador warns Israel must have 'post-war Gaza plan'
The comments were made prior to the breakout of a public rift over post-war plans between Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
Bridgerton star urges Gaza donations as new season starts
Nicola Coughlan, the current star of Netflix's Bridgerton, is asking viewers to donate to Rafah as the long-anticipated season 3 of the hit show debuts.
Varoufakis’s MERA25 fight EU election with Palestine agenda
MERA25 will be contesting the upcoming European Elections on a radical platform with Israel's 'genocidal' attack on Gaza front and centre.
Iranian Nobel laureate faces new trial: family
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi faces a new trial over accusations she made against the security forces of sexually assaulting female prisoners, her family said on Saturday. The trial, due to begin on Sunday, relates to an audio message she shared from
Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot: Guardian
Film director Mohammad Rasoulof made an "exhausting and extremely dangerous" walk across a mountainous borderland in order to avoid being jailed in Iran on national security charges, he told the Guardian newspaper. Rasoulof said Monday he had fled Iran after a court sentenced
Israeli leaders split over post-war Gaza governance
New divisions have emerged among Israel's leaders over post-war Gaza's governance, with an unexpected Hamas fightback in parts of the Palestinian territory piling pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli army has been battling Hamas militants across Gaza for
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza face acute water shortage
Months of Israeli attacks have destroyed much of Gaza's water system and Palestinians have said it is is becoming even harder to find clean water
Fifty dead in heavy rain floods in central Afghanistan
Officials say at least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan.
Warren, Omar push for fair banking for Muslim Americans
In a letter signed by Sen. Warren and Rep. Omar, six proposals were laid out to ensure equitable banking access for Muslim Americans and minority groups.
Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO
Iran on Saturday hanged at least seven people, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic republic further intensified its use of capital punishment, an NGO said. Parvin Mousavi, 53, a mother of two grown-up
Israeli forces kill senior PIJ member in Jenin
The Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of the group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, confirmed one of its leaders was killed during an Israeli raid on Friday night.
University chiefs face faculty backlash over Gaza protests
Presidents of prominent US universities are facing retribution for weeks-long student encampments protesting Israel's war in Gaza.
Israeli lawmaker Naama Lazimi isn't afraid of Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir. Will she bring back the Zionist left?
Labor MK Naama Lazimi has been a prominent presence on the front lines of anti-government protests in recent months, fighting alongside hostage families for the return of their loved ones from Gaza. "I'm a parliamentary opposition member, it's my duty to do whatever I can to
AIPAC super PAC pours millions into Bowman opponent in NY
An AIPAC-affiliated political action committee has put $2 million into defeating progressive US House member Jamaal Bowman, a vocal critic of Israel.
'You pack your house on your back, and you move': A Palestinian speaks on fleeing Rafah
For their sixth displacement, the family of a retired public employee will split up – the women to an apartment in Deir al-Balah and he and his boys to a tent on the coast of Gaza. He calls the arrangement 'bourgeois,' saying others don't have money for travel, a tent or food
Fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah after first aid delivery via pier
Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza's southern city of Rafah as the Israeli military announced the first humanitarian aid had entered the besieged territory via a US-built pier. The military said its air forces "struck over 70 targets" across the Gaza Strip over
Fierce fighting on streets of Gaza's Rafah
Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked Rafah on Saturday, as Israel pressed an assault against Hamas militants that has led hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee the southern Gaza city. The Israeli military said its air forces hit more than 70 targets across the Gaza
Gaza: Israel carries out deadly airstrikes amid Rafah attack
Israeli aerial and artillery bombardment in the Gaza Strip has killed two Palestinians and injured dozens on Saturday, as it continues deadly Rafah assault.
Dozens killed as Israeli forces thrust Jabalia and Rafah
Israeli troops and tanks further pushed into parts of northern Gaza, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, medics and residents said.
18 Palestinian shepherding communities have been recently erased in the West Bank. This one might be next
Settlers have harassed a Bedouin hamlet near Jericho for years, but during the war they have ramped up the intimidation. Clad in army uniforms, equipped with army vehicles, the pogromists have seized land in the area and set up 13 new outposts – all since October
Trapped US doctors are out of Gaza, White House says
On Friday, 17 American doctors and healthcare workers, out of a total of 20, got out of Gaza, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said.
Ukraine's Zelensky warns Russia could step up offensive
Zelensky admitted issues with staffing and 'morale' in Ukrainian ranks, which have often been outgunned and outmanned as the third year of the war grinds on.
Israel strikes kill at least five in Lebanon, including two children
UNICEF Lebanon said two children were killed in an Israeli strike on Friday. UNICEF is the UN children's agency.
Israel strike kills 1, wounds 8 in West Bank's Jenin camp
The Palestinian health ministry said the eight wounded people were in stable condition and receiving treatment at hospitals.
US's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia, Israel this weekend
Jake Sullivan's talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials will include Rafah, a White House spokesperson said.
Pyramids built along long-lost river, scientists discover
Archaeologists had long thought that ancient Egyptians must have used a nearby waterway to move the giant materials used to build the pyramids.
First brewery opens in Abu Dhabi as UAE relaxes alcohol laws
Alcohol sales long have been a major driver of tax revenue and a moneymaker for the UAE. Dubai Duty Free, for instance, sold six million cans of beer last year.
With outsiders purged, Iran hard-liners set to settle Khamenei succession
Former President Hassan Rouhani has attacked the ruling hard-liners for purging him and other moderates from a key clerical body that will be responsible for picking Khamenei's successor.
8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns
Officials from 8 EU states said they agree on a re-assessment that would lead to 'more effective ways of handling' Syrian refugees trying to reach EU countries.
Hamas says commander killed in Israel strike in Lebanon
Palestinian militant group Hamas said Friday that a "commander" was killed in an Israeli strike on an eastern district of Lebanon near the Syrian border. Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement that "commander" Sharhabil Sayed was killed "after