Israeli military operations killed 50 people in Gaza on Friday, the territory's civil defence agency said, as the army stepped up its attacks on Gaza City. Israel has said it intends to capture the territory's largest urban centre, which it describes as one of the last
(Reuters) -The United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt called on Friday for a three-month humanitarian truce in Sudan followed by a permanent ceasefire, the countries said in a joint statement. The so-called "Quad" countries are seen as having the most
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will offer robust support to Israel on a trip timed before French-led moves for a Palestinian state, the State Department said Friday, despite US unease over Israel's airstrike in Qatar. President Donald Trump will meet over dinner with Qatar's
Hamas said in an official statement that al-Hayya 'led the funeral prayer for his martyred son and for the victims of the treacherous assassination attempt in Doha'
The resolution received 142 votes in favor and only 10 votes against, with 12 countries chosing to abstain
The response by Middle Eastern countries suggests a coalition that's accepting Iran after a long break because it's not the only power in the region that Israel is attacking. If they think the U.S. can't attend to their interests, the anti-Iran axis could become an anti-Israel
The UN General Assembly voted Friday to back a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine -- without the involvement of Hamas. The text was adopted by 142 votes in favor, 10 against -- including Israel and key ally the
The Eurovision Song Contest will respect countries' decisions on participating in next year's competition, its chief said Friday, after several European broadcasters threatened a boycott if Israel takes part. During the past two editions of the competition, the event has been
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders.
The text initiated by France and Saudi Arabia for the implementation of the two-state-solution was adopted Friday by the United Nations General Assembly with a large majority.
Hamas has not agreed to give up its weapons in Lebanon, though the military has received a number of weapons from other Palestinian factions in recent weeks.
The CENTCOM commander's involvement adds heft to US diplomatic requests as lawmakers float future defense ties between Washington and Damascus.
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares summoned the Israeli charge d'affaires in Madrid on Friday over recent comments about Spain made by the office of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Albares summoned Dana Erlich - currently Israel's top
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio will fly to Israel this weekend amid tensions among fellow U.S. allies in the Middle East over Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank. State
The launch coincides with the start of the Saudi Women’s Premier League season, which will see the soccer competition broadcast nationally and globally for the first time.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, local health authorities said, most of them in Gaza City where many residents are staying put despite Israeli evacuation orders because they have nowhere safe to
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) has closed eight centres providing support to Afghan refugees forced back to the country because Taliban authorities are preventing female U.N. staff from entering them, an official said on Friday. The United
In an unusual move reflecting the difficult position Netanyahu placed the administration in, the United States supported a United Nations Security Council statement on Thursday condemning the Israeli strike.
Israel's airstrike in Doha on Hamas leaders, coming days before the UN gathering and possible recognition of a Palestinian state, seems to have been a step too far for even its staunchest allies. Still, despite his growing impatience, Trump continues to give Netanyahu free rein
By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump planned to meet the Qatari prime minister in New York on Friday, a White House official said, days after U.S. ally Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha. The official did not elaborate on the timing of the meeting
AL-SOMARIA, Syria (Reuters) -Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In their wake, they left the district's homes spray-painted with big black "X"s and "O"s: marking who could stay and who must go. The
The UN General Assembly will vote on Friday whether to back the "New York Declaration," a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine -- without the involvement of Hamas. Although Israel has criticized UN bodies for nearly
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump had a 'heated' exchange after the strike on Qatar's capital killed six, a source on the president's national security team told Politico, but they were unaware of U.S. plans to penalize Israel
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) -A Turkish court will decide on Monday whether to oust the head of the main opposition, in what some see as a test of the country's shaky balance between democracy and autocracy after a nearly year-long legal crackdown
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkey's main opposition party has seen hundreds of its members arrested in a nearly year-long legal onslaught that will reach a critical point on Monday when a court decides whether to annul the party's last congress and unseat its leader.
Israeli referee Sapir Berman beamed as she recalled the moment her "dream came true" earlier this year, when she became the first transgender woman to officiate an international football match. "I always wanted to be a woman, and I always wanted to be a football referee -- and