Tag: IsraelGaza

Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast ...

Greece pledges to help islands with surge in migrant arrivals mostly from Pakistan, Egypt ATHENS: Greece’s conservative government promised on Monday to offer extra financial aid and more staff to help the island of Crete and its tiny neighbor Gavdos handle a steep rise in arrivals of migrants trying ...

Labour has withdrawn its support for Azhar Ali, its candidate for this month’s Rochdale byelection, in the wake of controversial comments he made about the 7 October attacks on Israel.In line with electoral law, Labour cannot replace Ali with another candidate because the deadline passed on 2 February. He ...

Efforts to renew the Israel-Hamas lapsed truce are continuing, mediator Qatar has said, as Israel resumed its bombardment of Gaza, killing dozens. Qatar, which led the talks that produced the weeklong truce that ended on Friday morning, said it will persist in seeking a renewed agreement, but warned that ...

The version displayed in the air show is said to be developed for ship-based operations, featuring short, folding wings and a large surveillance radar pod mounted under the nose. A VIP event before the air show opened to the public reportedly featured a vehicle armed with short-range guided missiles.Chinese-made ...

The question of Palestine is of immense significance in the Middle East – settling the issue would contribute a foundational element of peace in the region. The recent escalation, triggered by Hamas’ Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and Israel’s response, also has significant geopolitical and economic ramifications for the rest of ...

Just about the whole of Hong Kong has been transfixed during the past two weeks by events taking place in the Middle East. This is not surprising when you consider the extensive links between our city and that part of the world.For one thing, Hong Kong has a small ...

Ties between New Delhi and Tel Aviv have seen a major boost under the Narendra Modi governmentNew Delhi: As the Hamas rocket attack on Israel and the brutal counterstrike splits the world into two camps, India finds itself in a difficult situation diplomatically. This comes at a time when ...

Gaza City: The Palestinian death toll from last weekend's fighting between Israel and Gaza militants rose to 48 on Thursday after an 11-year-old girl and a man died from wounds they sustained during the worst cross-border violence in over a year. Meanwhile, two wounded Gaza children, ages 8 and 14, ...

The UN Human Rights Council will consider launching a broad, international investigation into abuses in the latest Gaza conflict and also into “systematic” abuses, according to a proposal tabled Tuesday. The draft resolution will be discussed during a special session of the council Thursday, requested amid 11 days of ...