- Middle East
Palestinians create role for vice president, possible successor to aging leader Abbas
Ramallah: The Palestine Liberation Organisation on Thursday announced the creation of a vice presidency under 89-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbas, who has not specified a successor. The PLO Central Council’s decision came as…
- Middle East
Syria’s new foreign minister to appear at UN in first US visit
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani was set to raise his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York Friday and to attend a UN Security Council briefing, the…
- Middle East
Escalation in West Bank: Raids, settler attacks, and mass displacement
Deir Al-Balah: After the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, ignited the devastating war in Gaza, a deadly new reality also took hold for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. With the…
- Middle East
Sudan faces world’s worst humanitarian crisis as second anniversary of war nears, UN says
United Nations: A nearly two-year-old war has engulfed Sudan in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and led the African country to become the only nation experiencing famine, a senior UN official said…
- Middle East
Istanbul residents spend night outdoors after strong earthquake, aftershocks
Turkey: Many Istanbul residents spent the night outdoors, too fearful to return to their homes, following a strong earthquake and over 180 aftershocks. The magnitude 6.2 quake tremor that struck on Wednesday…
- Middle East
Rubio says Iran must give up nuclear enrichment in any deal with US
Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview released Wednesday that Iran must give up all nuclear enrichment if it wants to make a deal during talks with the Trump…
- Middle East
Jordan announces ban on Muslim Brotherhood
Amman: Jordan announced Wednesday a sweeping ban on the Muslim Brotherhood that could include shutting down the country’s largest opposition party, after accusing the group of planning attacks. The Islamic Action Front,…
- Middle East
Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter kills 23 as Arab mediators seek long-term Gaza truce
Gaza Strip: An overnight Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed 23 people, as Arab mediators worked on a proposal to end the war with Hamas that would include a…
- Middle East
Baghdad invites new Syrian president to summit, sparking political division in Iraq
Baghdad: An official invitation to new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad has triggered sharp political divisions within Iraq. Al-Sharaa took power after leading a…
- World
First images of Pope Francis released
Vatican City: Vatican on Tuesday released first images of Pope Francis, showing him in casket with Vatican secretary of state praying over him. They showed him in a wooden casket, in red…
- Middle East
Israeli President urges India to deepen ties by working together on geostrategic issues
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday urged India to further deepen bilateral ties by working together on geostrategic issues, especially emphasising on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project, which he…
- News
Lebanese authorities detain people they say were planning rocket attacks on Israel
Beirut: Lebanese authorities have detained several people who were allegedly planning to launch rockets into Israel and seized the weapons, the military said Sunday. The army said that the arrests were linked…
- Middle East
Israeli probe into killings of Palestinian medics finds ‘professional failures’
Jerusalem: An Israeli probe into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces said Sunday it has found “professional failures” and a deputy commander will be fired.…
- Middle East
Lebanon detain people they say were planning rockets attacks on Israel
Beirut: Lebanese authorities have detained several people who they say were planning to launch rockets into Israel and confiscated the weapons they were intending to use, the military said on Sunday. The…
- Middle East
Iran, US prepare for second round of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme in Rome
Rome: Iran and the United States prepared Saturday for a second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme in Rome. The talks in Italy over Easter weekend again will hinge…
