Gaza, Nov. 10, (dpa/GNA) – The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip has risen to 10,818 since the start of the war…
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Australia offers Tuvalu residents climate refuge
Sydney, Nov. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Residents of the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which is threatened by rising sea levels, will be given the…
UN rights chief urges end to use of highly explosive weapons on Gaza
Geneva/Amman, Nov. 10, (dpa/GNA) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on Israel to immediately stop firing highly explosive…
WHO: 20 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are no longer in operation
Geneva, Nov. 10, (dpa/GNA) – Twenty of the 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are no longer in operation due to heavy bombardment, destruction…
Italy to set up two reception centres for migrants in Albania
Rome, Nov. 7, (dpa/GNA) – The Italian government is planning to open two reception centres for migrants in Albania to house irregular migrants who…
Portuguese Prime Minister Costa resigns over corruption scandal
Madrid, Nov. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa abruptly resigned on Tuesday, hours after police raided his residence, government ministries and other…
US envoy calls for calm at the Lebanese-Israeli border
Beirut, Nov. 7, (dpa/GNA) – US envoy Amos Hochstein on Tuesday appealed for calm at Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, following weeks of skirmishes…
Pope Francis ‘slightly unwell’ and exhausted, Holy See says
Rome, Nov. 6, (dpa/GNA) – Pope Francis is “slightly unwell” and exhausted after numerous audiences at the Vatican, according to the Holy See. The…
UN agencies say ‘enough is enough’ as Hamas says 10,000 dead in Gaza
Tel Aviv/Gaza, Nov. 6, (dpa/GNA) – The heads of several UN organizations and humanitarian groups have made a joint call for an “immediate humanitarian…
Renewed rocket attacks from Gaza fired at Israeli cities
Tel Aviv, Nov 6, (dpa/GNA) – Rockets were again fired at Israeli towns and cities from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said on…
Joint UN, NGO statement calls for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’
Gaza, Nov 6, (dpa/GNA) – The heads of several UN organizations and humanitarian groups, have issued a joint call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”…
US sends submarine to Middle East
Washington, Nov 6, (dpa/GNA) – The US military, says it has deployed a nuclear-capable submarine to the Middle East. An Ohio-class submarine arrived on…
Israeli army bombs hundreds more targets in Gaza overnight
Tel Aviv, Nov 6, (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli air force, says it has once again attacked hundreds of targets in the Gaza Strip, and…
Bloodshed in Gaza takes shocking toll on children, deeply traumatizes survivors
GAZA, Oct. 24, (Xinhua/GNA) — Abdul Rahaman, a Palestinian child survivor of an Israeli airstrike that killed the rest of his family members, has…
Hamas releases 2 Israeli hostages as more aid reaches Gaza
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct. 24, (Xinhua/GNA) — The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza on Monday, as more…
UN says Gaza is not getting the relief supplies it needs
Geneva, Oct 24, (dpa/GNA) – The UN says just 54 trucks with relief supplies, have arrived in the Gaza Strip since Saturday. Tamara Alrifai,…
Qatari Emir tells Israel ‘enough is enough’
Doha, Oct 24, (dpa/GNA) – Qatar’s Emir, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has urged Israel to end its heavy bombardments of the Gaza Strip,…
Macron calls on Israel to protect civilians, okay humanitarian access
Tel Aviv, Oct 24, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron, has called on Israel to respect the laws of war and humanitarian principles, in…
Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years hailed
Oct 23 (BBC/GNA) – Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of…
Number of dead in Gaza rises to over 4,100, ministry says
Gaza, Oct 20, (dpa/GNA) – The number of Palestinians, killed in the Gaza Strip since the war with Israel, began has risen to 4,137,…