Gaza invasion
“Neither the government of Israel nor Hamas really want the ceasefire," the UN secretary general says.
Updated 23 Sep, 2024 08:50am
Pregnant woman, 13 children among dead; Hamas calls attack "a war crime under American cover".
Updated 22 Sep, 2024 07:58am
According to Saudi government adviser Ali Shihabi, Riyadh’s position was always clear, even if “some had insinuated that it was flexible”.
Updated 22 Sep, 2024 08:13am
Tanks advance further into northwest Rafah, near border with Egypt.
Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:04am
Twelve killed, 66 injured in attack on high-rise building; Ibrahim Aqil, wanted by US for role in 1983 embassy bombing, among those killed.
Updated 21 Sep, 2024 08:39am
One security source says it's very hard to detect explosives with devices.
Published 20 Sep, 2024 05:34pm
Like the first song, all the proceeds from the second iteration will go to the UNRWA.
Published 20 Sep, 2024 12:59pm
Panicked citizens toss power banks, mobile phones following carnage of pager blasts.
Updated 20 Sep, 2024 09:22am
While Hezbollah aimed to secure itself by switching to pagers, little did it know that Israeli machinations, according to officers and experts, could make even the low-tech devices a deadly tool.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 07:32pm
Lebanese PM calls on UN Security Council to take a firm stand to stop Israel’s “aggression” and “technological war” against his country.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 06:18pm
"Use of cyber and electronic means to commit terrorism in foreign countries is reprehensible," says FO spokesperson.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 02:04pm
Twenty-five dead in Wednesday's walkie-talkie explosions, just a day after pager blasts killed a dozen, injured thousands.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 07:27pm
One Western security source says that a military unit that is not part of the spy agency involved in the development stage of the operation.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 11:21am
Crown prince says the kingdom rejects and condemns "crimes of the Israeli occupation authority against the Palestinian people”.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 11:04am
This dangerous brinkmanship is likely to drag the region — and the global economy — into a vortex of violence and instability.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 12:12pm
Children among at least 26 dead, more than 3,000 hurt after walkie-talkies, pagers explode over two days across the country.
Updated 19 Sep, 2024 09:39am
Hezbollah already had concerns about the security of its communications after losing several key commanders to Israeli strikes in recent months.
Published 18 Sep, 2024 02:35pm
At least one of the blasts took place near a funeral organised by Hezbollah for those killed the previous day; 12 dead in pager blasts a day earlier.
Updated 18 Sep, 2024 11:51pm
Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran’s envoy to Beirut also wounded; Hezbollah official terms incident “biggest security breach” in nearly a year of conflict with Israel.
Updated 18 Sep, 2024 12:23am
“We will see what is their proof to ask to be extradited,” Shahzeb Khan’s lawyer says.
Published 17 Sep, 2024 01:20pm
Abdel Wahed is a Palestinian journalist, politician and diplomat.
Updated 17 Sep, 2024 06:04pm
Most rulers of Muslim states seem unconcerned about Gaza’s plight.
Updated 18 Sep, 2024 09:20am
Over several decades Khoury has produced a large body of work in Arabic that touched on the themes of collective memory, war and exile.
Published 16 Sep, 2024 07:07am
Netanyahu says Houthis will pay heavy price for Tel Aviv attack.
Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:46am
10 others die in attacks elsewhere.
Updated 15 Sep, 2024 08:05am
Asks international community to take a "decisive step" towards a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
Updated 14 Sep, 2024 08:45am
UN envoy condemns the strike; Israeli defence minister says focus will turn to border with Lebanon as mission in Gaza nears completion.
Published 11 Sep, 2024 07:48am
UN secretary general spokesman says the convoy was carrying 12 staff members on their way to support the polio campaign in northern Gaza Strip.
Updated 11 Sep, 2024 10:36am
War monitor calls strike "one of the most violent" in years; Damascus accuses Tel Aviv of provoking further escalation in the region.
Published 10 Sep, 2024 08:05am
Senior Palestinian official, family members killed in Israeli air strike; polio drive for Gaza children extended for a day.
Updated 09 Sep, 2024 08:12am
