Netanyahu vows to pressure Hamas after ceasefire proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a demand on Sunday for Hamas to disarm and for its leaders to leave Gaza as he promised to step up pressure on the group while continuing efforts to return hostages..He said Israel would work to implement US President Donald Trump’s “volun
30 March 2025, 18:18 PM

Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid tomorrow

The crescent moon was spotted at Sudair and Tamir observatories in the Kingdom
29 March 2025, 15:31 PM

Israel hits building in Beirut’s south suburbs

Israel’s air force conducted a large strike on a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital yesterday, a Reuters reporter said, the first heavy bombardment there since a truce deal in November ended a war between Israel and Hezbollah.
28 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli actions in Gaza resemble ‘atrocity crimes’

Israeli actions in Gaza, including strikes on populated areas in which civilians have been killed, “bear the hallmarks” of atrocities, the United Nations’ aid agency warned yesterday.
28 March 2025, 18:00 PM

1,42,000 displaced in Gaza in one week

The resumption of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip has displaced 1,42,000 people in a mere seven days, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning of dwindling stocks of humanitarian aid.
27 March 2025, 18:33 PM

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 23

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 23 Palestinians yesterday, local health officials said, as the Israeli military expanded evacuation orders to tens of thousands of residents across the enclave.
25 March 2025, 18:06 PM

Iran unveils missile systems on Gulf islands

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have unveiled new missile systems on three strategic islands in the Gulf, saying they can target nearby “enemy bases, vessels, and assets”, state media reported Saturday.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 30 Palestinians

An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel yesterday, officials of the group said, as residents reported an escalation in Israel’s six-day-old military campaign.
23 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel threatens to annex parts of Gaza

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz yesterday threatened to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Hamas urges Muslim nations to act to end Gaza ‘genocide’

Hamas has called on Arab and Muslim nations to take urgent action to halt Israel’s renewed offensive on Gaza, saying they had a “direct moral and political responsibility” to “end the genocide”.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US threats ‘will get them nowhere’: Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader yesterday said that US threats against his country “will get them nowhere” after President Donald Trump warned of possible military action against the Islamic Republic.
21 March 2025, 18:00 PM

970 killed in Gaza in 48 hours

At least 183 children among the dead; thousands flee after new evacuation order.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran ‘will be held responsible’ for Huthi attacks

Yemen’s Huthis yesterday said they carried out their third attack on American warships in 48 hours, after US President Donald Trump declared he will hold Iran directly responsible for any future attacks by the Tehran-backed rebels.
18 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel shatters truce, kills 413 Gazans

Israeli airstrikes yesterday killed more than 400 people in Gaza, shattering a fragile ceasefire and drawing global condemnation.
18 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israel military says Gaza air strikes hit militants trying to plant explosives

The Israeli military said it launched air strikes in central and southern Gaza on Monday targeting militants attempting to plant explosives near Israeli forces stationed in the territory.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Iran says ‘committed’ to cooperating with UN nuclear watchdog

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Monday that his country was “committed” to cooperating with the UN’s nuclear agency after meeting with its chief, Rafael Grossi.
17 March 2025, 18:00 PM

US strikes kill 31 in Yemen

Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthis yesterday vowed to meet “escalation with escalation” after a wave of deadly US air strikes, with witnesses to the bombing saying they were taken aback by its intensity, even after years of war.
16 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Israeli strikes kill 9 in northern Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes in the north yesterday, an attack Hamas denounced as a “blatant violation” of the fragile ceasefire.
15 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Iraq says kills senior Islamic State group leader

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader responsible for foreign operations, according to the country’s prime minister, with US President Donald Trump saying later Friday his “miserable life was terminated”.
15 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Hamas ready to free Israeli-US hostage, four bodies

Hamas yesterday said it was ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four others after the Palestinian militants and Israel resumed indirect Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
14 March 2025, 18:00 PM