Israel-Hezbollah tensions drive fears of widening Gaza war
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah's group and Israeli forces have exchanged near-daily fire since Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel...Geostrategy
Fire at Iraqi oil refinery injures 13
"More than 10 people were injured, mainly men from the Arbil civil defense," said the Iraqi civil defense in a...Geostrategy
US wants war between Israel and Hamas contained: Pentagon official
Washington, United States - United States wants to see the war between Israel and Hamas contained to Gaza and not...As of today, "we have not seen this war spill over into other neighboring countries and into the region," Sabrina Singh said
However, Iranian-backed groups in Syria and Iraq have continued attacks on US troops engaged in the defeat-ISIS mission, she added
Israeli troops storm Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital
Israel has repeatedly claimed that Hamas uses the hospital as cover for a command post and weapons stores, a claim...Israel said its troops were carrying out "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas"
Hamas has accused US President Joe Biden of being responsible for the Israeli assault on Al-Shifa
Israeli army kills eight Palestinians in occupied West Bank
The Israeli army said its forces conducted "counterterrorism activities" in the city, during which "engineering vehicles uncovered explosive devices planted...Seven Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid on the northern city of Tulkarem, the health ministry and a local hospital said
In a separate incident near the southern West Bank city Hebron, a 20-year-old Palestinian was killed by "occupation bullets", the Palestinian health ministry said
179 Palestinians buried in ‘mass grave’ at Gaza hospital complex
A journalist inside the hospital who is collaborating with AFP said the stench of decomposing bodies was everywhere in the..."We were forced to bury them in a mass grave," said Al-Shifa hospital director Mohammad Abu Salmiyah
"There are bodies littered in the hospital complex and there is no longer electricity at the morgues," he said.
Israel army seizes Gaza parliament, other government buildings
Military units "took over the Hamas parliament, the government building, the Hamas police headquarters and an engineering faculty that served...The army said the institutions have been "used for training in preparation for the attack on Israel" on October 7.
Israel has heavily bombed and invaded the densely populated Gaza Strip, killing more than 11,200 and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
Qatar, UAE condemn Israeli attack on Gaza committee building
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar has strongly condemned the Israeli shelling of the Qatar Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza's headquarters,...The incident, viewed as an extension of the occupation's pattern of targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, has sparked international outrage, Qatar said.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined Qatar in denouncing the attack and emphasized the immediate need for a ceasefire.
Global Media Congress opportunity for showcasing AI advances: Expert
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Rapid advances in AI technologies have created a major challenge for the media sector: the difficulty...Professor Charlie Beckett of LSE says it is important to keep pace with AI advances like ChatGPT and Metaverse.
He said despite warnings about AI, it remained a useful tool for creating huge content and handling services using algorithms.
COP28 priorities: From climate action progress to energy transition
Dubai, UAE -- As world leaders and climate experts gear up for the COP28 climate summit scheduled to take place...COP28 has been strategically organized around four overarching themes: Technology and Innovation; Inclusion; Frontline Communities; and Finance, writes Pedro Gomez of WEF.
COP28's Trade Day will explore the potential of trade to reduce emissions across the value chain and promote markets for climate-friendly products.
UN demands access to address humanitarian plight in Sudan
The parties to the conflict pledged last week at talks in Saudi Arabia to improve humanitarian access, tasking the UN...Martin Griffiths demanded unimpeded access for UN relief teams to help stem what he called the "avalanche of human suffering" in Sudan
After nearly seven months of conflict between the Sudanese army and RSF "almost 25 million people in Sudan are now in need of humanitarian assistance," Griffiths said
Lebanese journalists blame Israeli army for ‘targeting’ colleagues
A local mayor and Lebanese state media corroborated the journalists' account of the cross-border incident, which came exactly a month...Al Jazeera's Lebanon bureau chief accused Israel of "directly targeting" the group, adding that the journalists were in an open area
Lebanon's official National News Agency also said two Israeli strikes "targeted a media team" who were working in Yarun