Brussels, May 15, (dpa/GNA) – Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell urged Israel to “immediately” end its military operation in Rafah in a statement on Wednesday. The EU foreign…
Middle East
Egypt to back genocide case against Israel at world court
Cairo, May 14, (dpa/GNA) – Egypt announced on Sunday it would back South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice,…
Lebanese authorities arrange ‘voluntary return’ of 300 Syrians
Beirut, May 14, (dpa/GNA) – Amid growing tensions between Lebanese and Syrians in Lebanon, Lebanese authorities organized what they called the “voluntary return” of around 300 Syrian…
Taliban’s destruction of poppy fields sparks protest in Afghanistan
Islamabad, May 14, (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday the destruction of 148 hectares of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan. The…
UN: Almost 450,000 people fled Rafah fighting in a week
Gaza/Tel Aviv, May 14, (dpa/GNA) – Almost 450,000 people left the city of Rafah in Gaza in the space of one week as hordes of displaced people try…
UK ban on selling arms to Israel would strengthen Hamas, says Cameron
May 12 (BBC/GNA) – The UK has no plans to copy the US and stop some arms sales to Israel if it launches a…
Israeli military orders immediate evacuation of more neighborhoods in eastern Rafah
May 11 (CNN/GNA) – The Israeli military has ordered the immediate evacuation of several more neighborhoods in eastern Rafah as the Israeli military steps…
Israel condemns General Assembly resolution calling for UN membership for Palestinian Authority
May 11 (CNN/GNA) – Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz has condemned the passing of the UN General Assembly resolution on Friday calling for…
UNGA passes resolution calling on Security Council to reconsider Palestinian UN membership
May 10 (CNN/GNA) – A United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution calling on the UN Security Council to reconsider Palestinian membership to the UN passed…
Israel strikes eastern Rafah as ceasefire talks end with no deal
Cairo/Rafah, Gaza Strip/Washington, May 10 (Reuters/GNA) – Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed…
Rafah: UN says 80,000 have fled Gaza city as Israeli strikes intensify
May 9 (BBC/GNA) – More than 80,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah since Monday, the UN says, as Israeli tanks…
Israeli police raid Al Jazeera offices in Nazareth
Tel Aviv, May 9, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli police have raided the offices of broadcaster Al Jazeera in the city of Nazareth, confiscating equipment belonging to the Arab-language…
Israel says key Gaza crossing reopened after rocket attacks
Tel Aviv/Gaza, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – The Kerem Shalom border crossing for the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip reopened on Wednesday after being closed for…
Hamas agrees to ceasefire proposal as Israel attacks Rafah
Tel Aviv, May 7, (dpa/GNA) – A few hours after the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement announced that it would agree to the mediators’ proposal for a ceasefire…
Report: CIA chief to meet Netanyahu in hostage deal effort
Tel Aviv, May 6, (dpa/GNA) - The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plans to make a “last-ditch” effort for a hostage deal when he…
Al Jazeera decries Israeli move to shut down the TV channel in Israel
Tel Aviv, May 6, (dpa/GNA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his Cabinet unanimously voted to close broadcaster Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel. The move came after…
Report: CIA chief to meet Netanyahu in hostage deal effort
Tel Aviv, May 6, (dpa/GNA) – The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) plans to make a “last-ditch” effort for a hostage deal when he…
Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country
May 5 (CNN/GNA) — Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a “criminal act.” Israel’s…
Israel-Gaza war: Kerem Shalom crossing shut as Hamas fires rockets from Gaza
May 5 (BBC/GNA) – Israel has closed the Kerem Shalom crossing with Gaza after Hamas fired rockets from within the strip, the military has…
Israel pounds Gaza as Cairo peace talks with Hamas continue
Cairo, May 5 (Reuters/GNA) – Hamas leaders held a second day of truce talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on Sunday, with no apparent…