Quarter of Gazans displaced again as fighting rages north to south
Fighting has flared in north Gaza four months after the army said Hamas's command structure there had been dismantled, and...Geostrategy
US slams Israel’s use of American weapons in Gaza
The US has warned that the reputational damage Israel will suffer if it storms a city where an estimated 1.4...Geostrategy
Nations closer to global guidelines on disease outbreaks, says WHO
NEW YORK, US - Governments agreed on a way forward to update disease outbreak regulations ahead of meetings to draft...A total of 307 amendments to the WHO International Health Regulations came in response to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governments had focused on making their countries, and the international community, better prepared for future emergencies.
Trade restarts as key Afghan border crossing with Pakistan reopens
The crossing was closed last Sunday by Afghan authorities, who objected to what they said were new documentation rules restricting...Torkham border crossing was reopened at 6 am on Saturday, Afghan customs official Muslim Khaksar said at the site in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province
On Saturday, people attending to patients were allowed to enter Pakistan after showing their Afghan identity cards, the Pakistani customs official said
Palestinian home to be razed showing Israeli punishment policy
The entrances to the home of Fatima Alqam, her husband Moussa and four children were sealed within days after her...Khayri Alqam shared the name of his grandfather, who was killed in 1998, allegedly by an Israeli extremist.
Last month the cabinet announced that the family home of a 13-year-old boy who shot and wounded two Israelis in the Silwan neighbourhood of east Jerusalem would also be sealed.
Iran still seeking to kill former US president Donald Trump: general
Three years after former US president Donald Trump ordered the killing of top Guards' commander Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian genera...Donald Trump had ordered the strike in response to a number of attacks on US interests in Iraq that his administration blamed on Iran
Iran retaliated by firing missiles at a US airbase in Iraq that housed US troops, but none were killed
Tunisia climate of fear pushes sub-Saharan migrants to the exit
A steady flow of taxis has rolled up outside the Ivorian embassy in Tunis in recent days, depositing dozens of...On Saturday, hundreds of protesters marched down Avenue Habib Bourguiba in central Tunis, against the controversial remarks that Tunisian President made
Authorities began a wave of arrests targeting migrants two weeks ago and have so far detained around 400 people, rights groups say
Poor and war-weary Yemenis cut trees for fuel, cash
A more than eight-year-long war between Saudi-backed government forces and pro-Iran Houthi rebels has devastated Yemen, the poorest country on...Fuel costs in government-held parts of Yemen peaked early last year in the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Environmental expert Anwar al-Shazli said more than six million trees had been felled since the start of Yemen's war
In new mass rally Israelis protest against judicial reforms
Israeli media reported the crowds were again in the tens of thousands, after lawmakers this week took a step towards...Netanyahu has presented the judicial reforms as key to restoring balance between the branches of government, arguing judges currently have too much power over elected officials
Another element of the reforms would give the 120-member parliament the power to overrule Supreme Court decisions with a simple majority of 61 votes
Tunisians rally to denounce President Saied for ‘racists’ remarks
Accusing him of racist comments and hate speech against sub-Saharan migrants, hundreds of people protested in the Tunisian capital on...The protestors demanded that the president apologise to sub-Saharan migrants
According to an advocacy group, more than 21,000 sub-Saharan Africans live in Tunisia, including those with student visas and other legal residency
Jordan to host Palestine-Israel meeting as tension escalates
Jordan will host a "political-security" meeting between Israel and the Palestinians to try and restore calm to the occupied Palestinian...The talks will come after 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 80 wounded in a gun battle on Wednesday
The talks aim to reach "security and economic measures to ease the hardships of the Palestinian people," the official added.
UAE takes part in first G20 Finance Ministers meeting in 2023
ABU DHABI, UAE - Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini headed the UAE delegation participating in...Held for the first time under the Indian presidency in Bengaluru, the meeting discussed the progress under the G20 priorities for 2023.
The UAE team reiterated the importance of a globally coordinated multilateral action to promote climate finance.
