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…
Middle East
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…
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…