Ties between Turkey and Israel have been shattered by Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, with Ankara accusing Israel of...
- Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was...
In 1948 more than 760,000 Palestinians either fled or were forced off land claimed by the new state as the...The Israeli army went on to expel Palestinians from the areas newly under its control, notably the central towns of Lod and Ramle, and Galilee in the north.
According to the UN there are now 5.9 million Palestinian refugees living in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
- In Gaza, UN officials said the Israeli military, whose troops are massing at the border, had told them the evacuation...
But the United Nations described the immediate movement of some 1.1 million people -- nearly half of the 2.4 million in the Gaza Strip -- "impossible".
Aid agencies have warned mass evacuations would stretch support to the limit, as fuel, food and water dwindled due to an Israeli blockade.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – A farm in Saudi Arabia has entered the Guinness World Records as the world's largest sustainable...The farm is one of the extension farms of the rejuvenated water farming research unit of the Bin Heshbal Valley in the Asir Region.
The total area of the farm is 3.2 million square meters, divided into two sections, each with a concrete tank with a capacity of 500 cubic meters.
- The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza is the only passage in and out of the coastal enclave not...
Egypt is committed to ensuring the delivery "of aid, both medical and humanitarian at this difficult time", Egyptian president said
Egypt, historically a key intermediary between Hamas and Israel, has called for donors to send humanitarian aid bound for Gaza to El Arish airport
- Qatar, where Blinken will head immediately after Jordan, has longstanding ties with Hamas and has been seen as an intermediary...
Blinken will meet Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Amman and will then visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and UAE
The top US diplomat spent Thursday in Tel Aviv where he promised unwavering solidarity to US ally Israel after the surprise October 7 offensive by Hamas
Israel's army said it has called for all Gaza City residents to evacuate their homes and head south of the...Stephane Dujarric said the army's evacuation order applies to all UN staff and those sheltering in UN facilities - including schools, health centers and clinics
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is sheltering more than 60 percent of the 423,000 people displaced in recent days in the Gaza Strip
- Nearly 60 percent of households in Gaza were considered food insecure before the start of the new hostilities. As of...
The funds would be used to help more than 1.2 million people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said
UN has previously estimated it would need $502 to fund operations to aid 2.1 million Palestinians in 2023, a goal that is less than 50-percent financed
- The bloc's initiative aims for a customs union by 2024, fostering competition and ensuring the smooth flow of goods between...
The bloc's initiative aims for a customs union by 2024, fostering competition and ensuring the smooth flow of goods between Gulf countries through joint economic action
Additionally, the Gulf Common Market will also contribute to regional political stability, bolstering military cooperation and enhance tourism and investments in the region
- Speaking from Beirut's airport, the top diplomat said that Iran's regional allies, known as the "axis of resistance", could respond...
Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Hamas, Iranian officials have been adamant that the country had no involvement in the Hamas attack
Nevertheless, the United States fears the opening of a second front on Israel's northern border with Lebanon if Hezbollah were to intervene
Cairo, Egypt- The first shipment of humanitarian aid arrived in Egypt's Sinai on Thursday from Jordan, state-affiliated media reported, to be...El-Arish airport, 30 miles away from the Rafah border crossing into Gaza, "has been designated by Egyptian authorities to receive international humanitarian aid.
It was not immediately clear when the aid would arrive in Gaza, after three Israeli air strikes on the Rafah border crossing resulted in its closure.
