The Israeli army has launched the latest exodus of Gaza residents, who are forced to choose between the ruins of Khan Yunis and a coastal strip without water and sewage infrastructure
Eurovision song contest organisers apologised after a Swedish singer breached a ban on political symbols by wearing a pro-Palestinian scarf as he performed. Eric Saade, one of the opening acts for the semi-final contest on Tuesday night, proved the most controversial act of the
The US is confident that any gaps in Hamas' revised proposal can be bridged, as truce talks between mediators and involved parties will resume in Cairo.
Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed Wednesday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into Rafah on Tuesday and seized
Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where negotiators were working to make good on their "last chance" to cement a ceasefire deal. After weeks of vowing to launch a ground incursion into the border city of
The reservoir behind the massive Darbandikhan dam, tucked between the rolling mountains of northeastern Iraq, is almost full again after four successive years of drought and severe water shortages. Iraqi officials say recent rainfall has refilled some of the water-scarce
Tunisia has been facing a major migrant crisis and President Saied has taken a hard line against charities helping refugees
Students at universities globally have faced arrest for staging pro-Palestine demonstrations and encampments and calling for colleges to divest from Israel
A spokesman for Kataeb Hezbollah said that the group "did not perceive the American enemy's seriousness in withdrawing the troops and dismantling"
The US military has completed construction of its Gaza aid pier, but weather conditions mean it is currently unsafe to move the two-part facility into place, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The pier -- which the US military started building last month and which will cost at least
The United States paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over fears it would invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, an official said Tuesday, marking the first time in the conflict that President Joe Biden has squeezed military aid to the key US ally. Washington halted
The White House said Tuesday that key ally Israel must reopen Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, while expressing hope that a ceasefire deal with Hamas was within reach. Israel sent tanks into the southern Gaza city of Rafah and seized control of the crossing, a key aid
The agreements come as part of Meloni's long-awaited "Mattei Plan" named after Enrico Mattei, founder of the Italian energy company Eni.
The visit by the UN nuclear watchdog's chief comes two months after he raised concerns about losing track of Tehran's enrichment program and its possible capabilities to produce nuclear weapons.
Egyptian police are currently investigating the killing of an Israeli businessman in Alexandria on Tuesday.
Security is tight in the Swedish city, which expects an influx of some 100,000 Eurovision fans, along with tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters
The Kuwaiti emir traveled to Turkey for his first foreign visit to a non-Arab country since he took the oath of office in December.
Anyone caught transporting unauthorized individuals attempting Hajj faces stiff penalties. Violators can be jailed for up to six months and fined a hefty 50,000
The United States announced Tuesday it had brought back two dozen Western citizens, half of them Americans, from Islamic State prison camps in northeastern Syria where tens of thousands have languished. The repatriation is the largest ever of US citizens and comes as rights
Student protests to demand that universities break ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across Europe on Tuesday, with police breaking up demonstrations in the Netherlands, Germany and France. Students at some elite European universities, inspired by ongoing demonstrations
Belgium is the latest European country to push for Palestine's full membership at the UN, which would grant them full voting rights at the world body.
The US also helped repatriate six Canadians, four Dutch citizens, and a child from Finland back to those countries, a State Department spokesperson said.
Israeli settlers from an illegal settlement close to Jerusalem blocked humanitarian aid truck for Gaza on Monday and destroyed food parcels.
Meta’s moderators are considering if the popular "from the river to the sea" slogan should be allowed on its platforms.
IDF takes control of Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing ■ Israeli delegation lands in Egypt to continue cease-fire negotiations ■ PM Netanyahu says proposal Hamas agreed to far from Israel's demands, key difference is whether live or dead hostages would be released,
Vasyl Maliuk, head of the Security Service of Ukraine, said the 'terrorist attack… was supposed to be a gift' to Russia's Vladimir Putin for his inauguration.
Analysis: As protests over the Gaza war sweep US college campuses, Biden has supported a crackdown which alienates the very voters he needs to defeat Trump.
The rap star addresses the US' role in Israel's war Gaza, genocide and the police's response to the US campus protests in his new track Hind's Hall
A Taliban spokesman said a delegation from Kabul would this week travel to Badakhshan to investigate, a rare official acknowledgement of civil disturbance.
As elections continue in India, popular cinema has been employed as a campaign tool, fuelling hatred towards religious minorities, particularly Muslims.
Israeli officials feel they were kept in the dark about the new proposal handed to Hamas which the group said they would accept on Monday.
The international watchdog called on the governments of Somalia and Turkey to investigate the incidents for potential “war crimes.”
The independent body that oversees the financial system in Palestine acknowledged that banks in Gaza had faced "increased challenges" linked to the war there.
Jonathan Yudelman of Arizona State University launched a racist and threatening tirade against a Muslim woman at a pro-Gaza protest.
Egypt has condemned the Israeli takeover of the Rafah border crossing and warned that it derails the efforts to reach a comprehensive truce in the Gaza Strip.
The State of Palestine is seeking more diplomatic recognition from Western Europe as it seeks to become a full member of the United Nations.
Americana Restaurants said the decline was due to the “ongoing geopolitical tensions” in the Middle East and the effect of the Ramadan period.
Israel agreed to send a working-level delegation to Cairo to discuss the Hamas proposal, but it will continue with its limited military operation in eastern Rafah.
Egypt and Israel have technically been at peace since the late 1970s, sharing solid diplomatic, economic and security ties despite the public's opposition.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began a visit to Libya on Tuesday to sign cooperation agreements, and was set to meet leaders from rival administrations in the conflict-torn country. Accompanied by a ministerial delegation on her second visit to Libya since taking office
A senior Israeli official said that were there a 'credible deal in the offing', the 'principals would be heading the delegation' to Egypt's capital Cairo.
Former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that support for banning TikTok was linked to the availability of pro-Palestinian content there.
Saudi Arabia has issued a strongly worded statement condemning Israel’s "systematic bloody campaign" amid fears of an assault on Rafah.
Cannabis farmers and investors are set to hold debates and seminars with MPs this year to lobby for a draft of recreational cannabis legalisation.
In-depth: The Rapid Support Forces have surrounded and besieged the Sudanese army's last Darfur holdout in El Fasher - a city gripped by famine and fear.
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, visiting Iran on Tuesday, urged the country to adopt "concrete" measures to bolster cooperation on its nuclear programme and address the international community's concerns. At a news conference in the city of Isfahan, Grossi said he had
Families of hostages held in Gaza have urged the United States and other governments with citizens among the captives to pressure Israel to strike a deal with Hamas for their return. Following indications Monday of progress in talks towards a truce in the seven-month war, the
France on Tuesday accused Iran of employing a policy of state hostage-taking and blackmail, as it called for the release of a French couple held in jail for the last two years. Activists have long accused Iran of having a deliberate hostage-taking strategy aimed at extracting
Five years after the Islamic State lost its final stronghold in Syria, tens of thousands of women and children remain stranded in detention camps in the country's northeast.