Netanyahu denounces bid to arrest him over Gaza war

May 21 (BBC/GNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has angrily condemned the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor for seeking arrest warrants for him alongside…

Israel’s Gallant, US national security adviser discuss Gaza war

Tel Aviv, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant met with US National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss the…

Iran to hold memorial services for Raisi on Tuesday

Tehran, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Memorial ceremonies for President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian are planned in Iran for Tuesday after they were killed in…

Israel plans to expand Rafah operation despite US concerns

Tel Aviv, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Israel intends to expand its military operation in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip to defeat Hamas and to…

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

Amsterdam, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court said on Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Iran’s vice president Mokhber named acting leader after Raisi’s death

Tehran, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president in the wake of hardliner Ebrahim Raisi’s…

Saudi Arabia’s 88-year-old King Salman falls ill with lung infection

Beirut, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Saudi King Salman has fallen ill with a lung infection, according to the country’s state media. The 88-year-old had to be treated…

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders

May 20 (BBC/GNA) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Iran President Raisi dies in helicopter crash

Tehran, May 20 (IRNA/GNA) – Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth president of Iran, has died after a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in…

All nine victims in Iranian helicopter crash identified

Tehran (dpa) – The Iranian government says that all nine people killed in Sunday’s helicopter crash have now been identified. Despite severe burns, the…

Crash reported for helicopter carrying President Raisi in Iran’s northwest

Tehran, May 19 (IRNA/GNA) – A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in northwestern Iran has suffered a crash with no…

Israeli strikes deep inside Lebanon kill at least three people

Tel Aviv/Beirut, May 17, (dpa/GNA) – The number of dead after an Israeli attack in Lebanon has risen to three and several others were seriously injured, according…

First lorries with aid for Gaza leave newly constructed US pier

Washington/Gaza, May 17, (dpa/GNA) – The first aid lorries to use a temporary US-built pier have come ashore in Gaza, the US military announced on Friday. No…

Top EU diplomat urges Israel to end military operation in Rafah

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…

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…