Latest batch of device explosions in Lebanon stoking fears of a full-blown war with Israel
A second deadly wave of unprecedented explosions in the strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah left it in disarray on Thursday, hours...Geostrategy
Israel faces risks of global isolation and losing UN membership over Gaza genocide, say UN experts
Experts from the United Nations have warned that Israel might become a pariah state, and its UN membership is under...Geostrategy
Gaza situation ‘beyond catastrophic’, says UN agency chief
The British-born official, who spent a week in the besieged Palestinian territory last month, said even when aid got through..."Everybody we drove by and many we spoke to were gaunt, starving, hungry and looking frail. Everybody was looking for food," said Dominic Allen, the head of UNFPA.
"Delivery rooms are overwhelmed. A midwife described women giving birth on the floor because they were at maximum capacity," he added.
World powers condemn deadly Gaza air strike on aid workers
World Central Kitchen -- one of two NGOs spearheading efforts to deliver aid by boat -- said a "targeted Israeli...The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who is also Spanish, said that "despite all the demands to protect civilians and humanitarian workers, we see new innocent casualties".
Australian PM Anthony Albanese slammed the "completely unacceptable" attack, and called it a "tragedy that should never have occurred"
Spanish president wants parliament to recognize Palestine state by July
"We have to think seriously about doing it this semester," Sanchez told a group of Spanish journalists accompanying him on...Sanchez, who after Jordan will visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar, wants to "try to convince Arab countries that have not yet recognized Israel to do so".
He has repeatedly said the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the recognition of two states, Israel and Palestine.
Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s President for third successive term
In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with...In power for the past decade, Sisi is set to remain president until 2030, after winning a December election with 89.6 percent of the vote against three relative unknowns
For the past two years, his administration has struggled to contain the fallout of a punishing economic crisis that has seen the currency lose two-thirds of its value
Israeli PM vows to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts
Netanyahu was quick to single out Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera, with which his government has a long-running feud that predates...The law, passed on Monday by 70 votes to 10, grants top ministers the power to ban broadcasts by foreign channels deemed a national security threat and to shut their offices
The Committee to Protect Journalists said the law contributes to a climate of self-censorship and hostility toward the press, a trend that has escalated since Israel-Gaza war began
Iran calls for ‘international community response’ after Israel’s Syria attack
In a statement, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani "strongly condemned" the attack and said that Iran "reserves the right...Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian described the Israeli attack on an Iranian consulate as a violation of all international obligations and conventions
In a night-time rally held in Palestine Square in central Tehran on Monday, hundreds of demonstrators, waving flags of Iran and Palestine, called for "revenge" and chanted slogans
Israeli attack kills several aid workers in Gaza
According to the health ministry in Gaza, the bodies of four foreign aid workers and their Palestinian driver were brought...World Central Kitchen, a US based organization, called the incident a "tragedy"
Australian prime minister confirmed one of his country's citizens was among those killed
Hizbollah vows revenge for Israeli missile strike in Syria
Beirut, Lebanon--Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizbollah group warned Tuesday that Israel will pay for killing high-level Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in a strike...The Lebanese resistance group has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with Israel in support of its ally Hamas since the Gaza war erupted in October.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 11 people were killed in the strikes, including eight Iranians, two Syrians and one Lebanese, all of them fighters.
Blinken in Paris for talks on Ukraine and Gaza
After Paris, Blinken will head to Brussels for NATO foreign ministers' talks ahead of the alliance's 75th anniversary summit in...Paris has also advocated for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
The United States recently let pass a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a truce
Israel, US hold virtual meeting on Rafah offensive plans
The White House said in a statement that the two sides had a "constructive engagement on Rafah" during two hours...The Israeli side agreed to take the concerns into account and to have follow up discussions
The statement said that follow-up discussions will include in-person meetings next week