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Israeli tanks retreat from central Gaza camp, medics say 30 killed

Israeli tanks retreat from central Gaza camp, medics say 30 killed

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians overnight in the Gaza Strip, most of them in the Nuseirat camp at the center of the enclave, medics said on Friday after some tanks pulled back from an area they had raided. Medics said they had recovered 19 bodies of Palestinians killed in the northern areas […]

US senator slams Biden administration for not punishing Israel over Gaza aid

US senator slams Biden administration for not punishing Israel over Gaza aid

LONDON: Progressive US Sen. Elizabeth Warren has criticized the Biden administration’s failure to punish Israel after Washington delivered an ultimatum last month on improving aid deliveries to Gaza. The Democratic senator endorsed a joint resolution of disapproval in Congress after the State Department said it would not take punitive action against Israel, The Guardian reported. […]

French, Saudi officials meet in Paris to advance AlUla development initiative

French, Saudi officials meet in Paris to advance AlUla development initiative

PARIS: French and Saudi officials gathered in Paris on Friday at the French foreign ministry for discussions about advancing the AlUla development initiative. The AlUla Committee, a joint initiative established under an intergovernmental agreement signed in April 2018, is the coordinating body for a range of ambitious projects being carried out by the Kingdom and […]

Iran president says potential ceasefire ‘could affect’ response to Israel

Iran president says potential ceasefire ‘could affect’ response to Israel

TEHRAN: Iran’s president said Sunday a potential ceasefire between its allies and Israel “could affect the intensity” of Tehran’s response to Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian military sites. “If they (the Israelis) reconsider their behavior, accept a ceasefire and stop massacring the oppressed and innocent people of the region, it could affect the intensity and […]

Lebanon PM says hopes for ceasefire with Israel in ‘coming hours or days’

Lebanon PM says hopes for ceasefire with Israel in ‘coming hours or days’

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister said US envoy Amos Hochstein had signalled during a phone call Wednesday that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war was possible before US elections are held on November 5. “The call today with Hochstein suggested to me that perhaps we could reach a ceasefire in the coming days, before the fifth” […]

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees

Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s ban on UN agency for Palestinian refugees

RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Tuesday condemned a decision by the Israeli parliament that prevents the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees from working in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, describing it as a “flagrant violation of international law.” The criticism by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs came a day after Israeli lawmakers […]

Sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe

Sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe

GENEVA: Rape is widespread in Sudan’s civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a “staggering” scale. Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report. […]

Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza

Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza

JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main UN agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil, severing ties with it and deeming it a terror organization. The laws, which do not immediately go into effect, signal a new low for […]

UAE condemns attack on residence of ambassador in Sudan

UAE condemns attack on residence of ambassador in Sudan

ABU DHABI: The UAE has condemned an attack that targeted the residence of its head of mission in Khartoum by a Sudanese army aircraft, which resulted in extensive damage to the building. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that it would submit a formal letter to the League of Arab States, the […]

Hezbollah’s deputy chief speaks in first address after Nasrallah’s killing

Hezbollah’s deputy chief speaks in first address after Nasrallah’s killing

RIYADH: Lebanon’s Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qasim appeared in a televised speech on Monday, telling Lebanese to be “reassured, victory is our ally, we need a bit of patience”. In his speech Qassem vowed to fight on, saying the group was prepared for a long war in his first speech since the leader, Hassan Nasrallah, […]

Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

Beirut: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said 20 of its members were killed, with a source close to the group telling AFP on Thursday that they had died in walkie-talkie blasts blamed on Israel the day before. The group sent separate death notices for each member from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning, saying they had been killed […]

Another assassination attempt on Trump thwarted, suspect in custody

Another assassination attempt on Trump thwarted, suspect in custody

WASHINGTON: The FBI said Donald Trump was the target of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well. Palm Beach County Sheriff […]

Israeli leaflets tell south Lebanon residents to evacuate

Israeli leaflets tell south Lebanon residents to evacuate

BEIRUT: Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village Sunday urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel’s military told AFP a brigade had taken the initiative without approval. It was the first time Israelis had told residents of south Lebanon to evacuate in 11 months of cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel over […]

UAE president pardons Bangladesh citizens jailed for protesting

UAE president pardons Bangladesh citizens jailed for protesting

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has pardoned 57 locally based Bangladeshi nationals who were convicted in July after staging a protest, UAE news agency WAM reported on Tuesday. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed “has ordered a pardon for the Bangladeshi nationals involved in last month’s protests and disturbances across several emirates,” […]

Salvage of stricken oil tanker in Red Sea expected in coming days, say sources

Salvage of stricken oil tanker in Red Sea expected in coming days, say sources

ATHENS: A salvage operation to recover a Greek registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants is expected to start in the coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday. What was decided yesterday is an initial gameplan, of the operation starting in 48 hours,” […]

Sri Lanka announces visa-free entry to Saudi nationals from Oct. 1

Sri Lanka announces visa-free entry to Saudi nationals from Oct. 1

RIYADH: Sri Lanka’s government will allow visa-free entry for Saudi Arabia citizens from Oct. 1, the Adviser to the Ministry of Tourism Harin Fernando was reported as saying on Thursday. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad told Arab News: “The landmark decision to provide visa-free access to Sri Lanka for Saudi citizens […]

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza after Blinken ends visit with truce deal still elusive

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza after Blinken ends visit with truce deal still elusive

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, Palestinian health authorities said on Wednesday, as the military said troops continued to target militants and seize weapons and ammunition. As last-ditch diplomatic efforts continued to halt the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas, the Israeli military said jets hit […]