Hamas responds to a proposed cease-fire as Blinken meets Israeli leaders
Jerusalem: Hamas has put forward a detailed plan for a new cease-fire and hostage release deal with Israel, which will be discussed when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Wednesday with Israeli leaders. Qatar’s prime minister said Tuesday that Hamas gave a “generally positive” answer to the latest plan for Gaza, but the Palestinian […]
Syria says Israeli airstrikes over Homs have killed and wounded civilians
Damascus: Israeli airstrikes over the central city of Homs and nearby areas killed and wounded civilians, the Syrian military said Wednesday. There was no immediate comment from Israel. Syrian state news agency SANA quoted an unidentified military official as saying the strikes late Tuesday damaged both private and public property, without giving additional details. The […]
Blinken seeks progress on Gaza cease-fire-for-hostages deal in meetings with Egyptian mediators
Cairo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Cairo on Tuesday for a meeting with Egyptian leaders that US officials said would concentrate mainly on the task of negotiating a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in exchange for the release of hostages held by the militants. Blinken’s visit also comes amid growing concerns in […]
At UN, Russia brings US election into Mideast attacks and US vows to respond to Iran-aligned groups
United nations: Russia accused the United States on Monday of aggression against Iraq and Syria aimed at preserving its global dominance and salvaging the Biden administration’s “image” ahead of US elections. The US retorted that its military response to unjustified attacks by Iranian-backed proxies against American forces is not only legal but will continue. The […]
9 UNSC members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar’s military
United Nations: Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective. The plan, adopted in April 2021 shortly after the military seized power in […]
Israel issues detailed warning to Hezbollah, while the war in Gaza marks 4 months
Rafah: Israel’s military has issued its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon that it would be “ready to attack immediately” if provoked, as it recounted its actions along the northern border during four months of war in Gaza and made a rare acknowledgement of dozens of airstrikes inside Syria against the militant […]
US retaliates for fatal drone attack; strikes Iran-backed groups in Iraq, Syria
Washington: The US has conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria against Iranian Revolutionary Guards and affiliated militia groups in retaliation for a drone strike on an American base in Jordan last Sunday that killed three of its service members. President Joe Biden and other top US leaders had been warning for […]
ICJ says it has jurisdiction in part of Ukraine’s genocide case against Russia
The Hague: The United Nations’ top court said on Friday it has jurisdiction to rule on a request by Ukraine for a declaration that Kyiv is not responsible for genocide, but not on other aspects of a Ukrainian case against Russia. The two countries have at various times accused each other of committing genocide. Ukraine […]
Hamas seeks release of key Palestinian leaders in response to proposal on hostage releases
Jerusalem: A senior Hamas official said on Friday the group will respond “very soon” to a proposal that includes extended pauses in Gaza fighting and phased exchanges of Hamas-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. Hamas and other militants in Gaza are holding dozens of hostages, after having abducted about 250 during their deadly October […]
US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals
Washington: The United States has attributed the drone attack that killed three US service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his options to respond to the strike. Iran on Wednesday threatened to “decisively respond” to any US attack on the Islamic […]
