- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned in a live broadcast to state TV of the possibility of pre-emptive action by...
The minister said the "resistance leaders" will not allow Israel "to do whatever it wants in Gaza"
The Islamic republic celebrated the Hamas assault but was at pains to stress that it was not involved
- Biden will visit Tel Aviv, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in Washington. He also announced that Biden would...
Biden "will hear from Israel what it needs to defend his people as we continue to work with Congress to meet those needs," Blinken said
US officials said that a new US coordinator on humanitarian aid, David Satterfield, would work with Israel to develop more concrete plans
- If aid is not allowed into the besieged territory, doctors will have to "prepare death certificates for their patients," WHO...
With emergency responders overwhelmed, doctors working around the clock and a dire lack of space, "bodies cannot be properly taken care of", WHO official said
Overcrowding has paralyzed hospitals, where "intensive care units, operating rooms, emergency services and other wings" are all on the brink of collapse, he said
- TEHRAN, IRAN - Iran on Monday said time was running short to reach a political solution in the Israel-Gaza conflict, warning...
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday held phone calls with his Russian and Turkish counterparts.
During his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Raisi warned of a "possibility of expanding the scope of war and conflict to other fronts".
- ABU DHABI, UAE - Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi has said...
The UAE has successfully enticed a staggering US$23 billion in 2022, up 10 percent from 2021, to be ranked 16th globally in FDI attraction.
UAE is now the world's fourth-largest recipient of greenfield projects, with nearly a thousand ambitious ventures announced last year.
- Frankfurt, Germany - The postponement of a Palestinian author's award ceremony at the Frankfurt Book Fair due to the Israel-Hamas conflict...
Sharjah Book Authority, in the United Arab Emirates, said in a statement that "we champion the role of culture and books to encourage dialogue and understanding between the people.
Adania Shibli was due to receive the honor for her book "A Minor Detail," a work based on the real events of a 1949 rape and murder by Israeli soldiers.
- Jerusalem, Undefined - The Israeli military on Monday raised the figure to 199 people confirmed to have been abducted by Hamas...
"We have updated the families of 199 hostages," military spokesman Daniel Hagari told a media briefing, revising up an earlier figure of 155 captives.
"The efforts on the hostages are a top national priority," Hagari said. "The army and Israel are working around the clock to bring them back."
- At the top of the invitation list to China's Belt and Road Initiative forum is Russia's President Vladimir Putin, on...
While China hopes the forum will help boost its international standing, Israel's war with Palestinian organization Hamas will continues to dominate the headlines
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi condemned Israel's actions for going "beyond the scope of self-defense" and called for it to "cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza





















