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West Bank/Gaza poll: Poll reveals support for Hamas

West Bank/Gaza poll: Poll reveals support for Hamas

It found that 95 per cent of respondents believed Israel had committed war crimes in the current war, 17 per cent believed Hamas had done so

Thu Dec 14 2023 - 18:41
Hizbullah says it must fight from Lebanon to put Israel off ‘broad war’

Hizbullah says it must fight from Lebanon to put Israel off ‘broad war’

Since October 7th, 103 Hizbullah fighters and 17 civilians have been killed in southern Lebanon while six soldiers and four civilians have been killed in northern Israel

Tue Dec 12 2023 - 15:42
Gaza analysis: ‘Israel’s resumption of the war is the biggest mistake since October 7th’

Gaza analysis: ‘Israel’s resumption of the war is the biggest mistake since October 7th’

Israelis speak out against Israel’s attacks on Gaza

Fri Dec 08 2023 - 18:09
Much of Gaza’s cultural heritage has been destroyed or damaged by Israeli attacks

Much of Gaza’s cultural heritage has been destroyed or damaged by Israeli attacks

Historic mosques, churches, universities, museums, libraries and a Unesco-listed harbour among the many precious sites bombed in the last two months

Thu Dec 07 2023 - 17:45
NGOs warn of ‘moral failure’ to protect citizens of Gaza

NGOs warn of ‘moral failure’ to protect citizens of Gaza

The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross was speaking after a visit to Khan Younis’s European Hospital

Tue Dec 05 2023 - 17:16
Gaza rebuild: UN agencies have not calculated a price for reconstruction

Gaza rebuild: UN agencies have not calculated a price for reconstruction

Turkey and Qatar have been the largest regional contributors to Gaza’s reconstruction efforts in the past

Mon Dec 04 2023 - 17:28
Unicef spokesman says ‘today those in power decided  the killing of children would recommence in Gaza’

Unicef spokesman says ‘today those in power decided the killing of children would recommence in Gaza’

Israeli army urged Gazans in the south to squeeze into enclaves that cannot sustain large numbers of people

Fri Dec 01 2023 - 21:18
Eliminating Hamas’s leadership proving a daunting task for Israel

Eliminating Hamas’s leadership proving a daunting task for Israel

Hamas's roots are deep within Gaza society and designated successors are already poised to replace the current generation of leaders should the need arise

Thu Nov 30 2023 - 17:59
Hizbullah to pay for repair of damaged homes on Lebanese border

Hizbullah to pay for repair of damaged homes on Lebanese border

Pause in military conflict allows Lebanese who have fled villages near the border with Israel to return and check on their properties

Tue Nov 28 2023 - 16:24
Uneasy calm on Lebanon-Israel border as Hizbullah join in truce

Uneasy calm on Lebanon-Israel border as Hizbullah join in truce

Hizbullah respond to Israeli-Hamas Gaza truce by unilaterally pausing missile firings into Israel

Fri Nov 24 2023 - 16:16
West Bank and Gaza Palestinians lack confidence in leaderships, surveys find

West Bank and Gaza Palestinians lack confidence in leaderships, surveys find

Negative view of Hamas held by two-thirds of respondants while almost 80% still committed to goal of Palestinian state, researchers say

Thu Nov 23 2023 - 19:06
Qataris use ties to both US and Hamas to secure pause in Gaza onslaught - despite Israel’s reluctance

Qataris use ties to both US and Hamas to secure pause in Gaza onslaught - despite Israel’s reluctance

Analysis: Qatar’s vast Al-Udaid air base has earned it US protection, while connections with Hamas parent movement the Muslim Brotherhood have also paid off

Wed Nov 22 2023 - 19:38
Israel-Hamas war: What are the chances of the conflict spreading beyond Gaza to the wider Middle East?

Israel-Hamas war: What are the chances of the conflict spreading beyond Gaza to the wider Middle East?

Houthi rebels in Yemen have hijacked a cargo ship owned by a wealthy Israeli businessman and, in Lebanon, Hizbullah continues to launch attacks on northern Israel

Mon Nov 20 2023 - 18:36
Jordan pulls out of energy-for-water deal with Israel

Jordan pulls out of energy-for-water deal with Israel

Foreign minister says peace deal will be allowed to ‘gather dust’

Fri Nov 17 2023 - 14:36
Russia does not believe Tehran or Beirut want Hamas-Israel war to escalate

Russia does not believe Tehran or Beirut want Hamas-Israel war to escalate

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claims neither country has an ‘appetite’ for ‘any involvement in the crisis’

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 15:27
Unicef chief calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire

Unicef chief calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire

Catherine Russell declares that ‘inside the Strip, there is nowhere that is safe for Gaza’s one million children’

Thu Nov 16 2023 - 06:00
As Gaza suffers, Israeli army and settlers step up attacks in West Bank

As Gaza suffers, Israeli army and settlers step up attacks in West Bank

Violence by settlers has become ‘much more considerable and much more lethal’ since October 7th, says UN official

Tue Nov 14 2023 - 16:55
Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza highlights gulf between rulers and citizens

Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza highlights gulf between rulers and citizens

Failure to agree concrete measures undermines regimes’ credibility

Mon Nov 13 2023 - 16:45
Humanitarian agencies sceptical about pauses in Gaza hostilities

Humanitarian agencies sceptical about pauses in Gaza hostilities

Proposal for four-hour ceasefires is ‘cynical and cruel’, says UN special rapporteur on Palestine

Fri Nov 10 2023 - 15:37
Hizbullah pursues a complicated ‘dual strategy’ amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Hizbullah pursues a complicated ‘dual strategy’ amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Lebanese paramilitary organisation is Iran’s most important partner and a central political actor in the region

Thu Nov 09 2023 - 21:00
Groups should ‘suspend the transfer of arms to warring parties’ given risk of war crimes, Human Rights Watch says

Groups should ‘suspend the transfer of arms to warring parties’ given risk of war crimes, Human Rights Watch says

Human Rights Watch has called for a cessation in the supply of arms to Israel and Palestine due to the risk to human life in the region

Tue Nov 07 2023 - 17:38
Netanyahu’s rejection of humanitarian pause in Gaza weakens Blinken’s appeals for regional patience

Netanyahu’s rejection of humanitarian pause in Gaza weakens Blinken’s appeals for regional patience

US secretary of state fails to receive an agreed plan from leaders for a postwar Gaza during his Middle East trip

Mon Nov 06 2023 - 17:00
Israel-Gaza war threatens to jeopardise Turkish-Western relations

Israel-Gaza war threatens to jeopardise Turkish-Western relations

Analysis: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Israel of committing war crimes and the US and Europe of being complicit

Fri Nov 03 2023 - 15:34
Emirates pressure on UN echoes deepening Arab dismay at lack of ceasefire in Gaza

Emirates pressure on UN echoes deepening Arab dismay at lack of ceasefire in Gaza

The sole Arab member of the United Nations Security Council normalised relations with Israel in 2020 but war is causing fresh divisions

Tue Oct 31 2023 - 17:35
Hamas-Israel war: Palestinian Authority will not resume rule over Gaza when war ends, says Shtayyeh

Hamas-Israel war: Palestinian Authority will not resume rule over Gaza when war ends, says Shtayyeh

Palestinian prime minister says there has to be a ‘genuine peace process’ which links West Bank and Gaza

Mon Oct 30 2023 - 13:22
Iran knows it could lose a lot if war spreads

Iran knows it could lose a lot if war spreads

Further attacks on US facilities or intervention in the Gaza war by Iran or its allies could prompt massive retaliation against a country that has only recently exited international isolation

Fri Oct 27 2023 - 17:00
Gaza conflict places competing pressures on Egypt’s Sisi

Gaza conflict places competing pressures on Egypt’s Sisi

Egyptian president warns military and the public to ‘rein in anger and outrage’ over the war

Thu Oct 26 2023 - 18:15
Israel-Hamas war: Gulf states walk geopolitical tightrope as popular Arab sentiment condemns bombardment of Gaza

Israel-Hamas war: Gulf states walk geopolitical tightrope as popular Arab sentiment condemns bombardment of Gaza

Gulf rulers fear expanded war pitting the US and Israel against Iran’s allies

Tue Oct 24 2023 - 18:00
WHO reports 59 attacks on Gaza’s health facilities, including damage to 26 hospitals

WHO reports 59 attacks on Gaza’s health facilities, including damage to 26 hospitals

Al-Quds hospital surgeon Nidal Abed says wounds are washed with saline fluid and polluted tap water if available and household vinegar has replaced medical disinfectants

Mon Oct 23 2023 - 18:24
Gaza in crisis: How much aid does the stricken area need?

Gaza in crisis: How much aid does the stricken area need?

Gaza’s hungry, dehydrated, ailing and wounded people need supplies now

Fri Oct 20 2023 - 17:31
Israel determined to remove threat posed by its most dedicated enemy

Israel determined to remove threat posed by its most dedicated enemy

Analysis: Many Palestinians see Hamas as heroic for resisting Israel’s occupation, despite the country’s retribution for the recent attack

Thu Oct 19 2023 - 16:17
Mass protests across Middle East over death of hundreds at al-Ahli Baptist hospital

Mass protests across Middle East over death of hundreds at al-Ahli Baptist hospital

Three Arab governments which have normalised ties with Israel heavily criticise attack

Wed Oct 18 2023 - 16:40
Palestinian conflict breaks from pattern of past violence

Palestinian conflict breaks from pattern of past violence

Hamas has moved beyond Gaza’s boundaries, and Israel’s ambitions have extended to complete elimination of the organisation

Tue Oct 17 2023 - 21:00
Saudi Arabia stops normalisation talks with Israel, demands end to Gaza siege

Saudi Arabia stops normalisation talks with Israel, demands end to Gaza siege

Mohammed bin Salman calls for a halt to US-backed Israeli military operations

Mon Oct 16 2023 - 18:53
How Hamas went from bit player to taking a leading role in Palestine-Israel tragic drama

How Hamas went from bit player to taking a leading role in Palestine-Israel tragic drama

Profile: The militant group was formed in 1987 at the outset of the first intifada, and took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007

Tue Oct 10 2023 - 16:00
Hamas attack on Israel followed years of containment and dire poverty in Gaza

Hamas attack on Israel followed years of containment and dire poverty in Gaza

Since Gaza has been under Israeli siege and blockade for 15 years and has suffered four full-scale Israeli military operations between 2008 and 2021

Mon Oct 09 2023 - 19:40
Cyprus intensifies efforts to work with Lebanon to stop refugees

Cyprus intensifies efforts to work with Lebanon to stop refugees

Island has the highest number of migrants per capita in the EU, and the country’s far-right party is exploiting opposition to further arrivals

Thu Sept 28 2023 - 18:12
Iraqi torture survivors remain without answers over US reparations

Iraqi torture survivors remain without answers over US reparations

Human Rights Watch has called for the US to acknowledge abuse and torture of 100,000 detained Iraqis

Tue Sept 26 2023 - 17:09
Mahmoud Abbas makes desperate UN plea for creation of Palestinian state

Mahmoud Abbas makes desperate UN plea for creation of Palestinian state

Remarks directed at Saudi prince who said normalisation between kingdom and Israel was ‘getting closer’

Fri Sept 22 2023 - 16:40
Saudi Arabia progressing in normalisation negotiations with Israel, crown prince says

Saudi Arabia progressing in normalisation negotiations with Israel, crown prince says

‘For us, the Palestinian issue is very important. We need to solve that part’

Thu Sept 21 2023 - 13:13
US-Iran prisoner swap: Ten people freed as part of $6bn deal

US-Iran prisoner swap: Ten people freed as part of $6bn deal

The swap was mediated by Qatar, Oman and Switzerland

Mon Sept 18 2023 - 18:24
Houthi and Saudi negotiators in talks in Riyadh to end eight-year war in Yemen

Houthi and Saudi negotiators in talks in Riyadh to end eight-year war in Yemen

‘Peace was and remains our first choice,’ says Houthi supreme political council head Mahdi al-Mashat

Fri Sept 15 2023 - 19:25
Libya floods: aid effort overcomes east-west rift

Libya floods: aid effort overcomes east-west rift

Rival governments agree to co-operate to get aid to Derna

Thu Sept 14 2023 - 16:17
Lost in translation: Oslo Accord gave Palestinians false hope

Lost in translation: Oslo Accord gave Palestinians false hope

The peace agreement, signed 30 years ago, ceded a huge advantage to Israel

Tue Sept 12 2023 - 17:45
SDF ‘ends military operations’ against Arab tribal militias in eastern Syria

SDF ‘ends military operations’ against Arab tribal militias in eastern Syria

US warned SDF commanders and Arab tribal leaders that fighting in Deir al-Zor risked enabling Islamic State to regain strength

Thu Sept 07 2023 - 16:25
Hard to see how US can balance demands and broker Middle East peace plan

Hard to see how US can balance demands and broker Middle East peace plan

Even if the Biden administration agreed to pay Saudi Arabia’s price for normalising relations with Israel, the US Congress would be unlikely to support such a deal

Tue Sept 05 2023 - 15:15
Iran: Two journalists sentenced to three years for conspiracy

Iran: Two journalists sentenced to three years for conspiracy

Ruling is latest in wave of detentions following women’s nationwide anti-hijab protests

Mon Sept 04 2023 - 21:00
Bahrain jail inmates reject partial plan and persist with large-scale hunger strike

Bahrain jail inmates reject partial plan and persist with large-scale hunger strike

Political prisoners use starvation to pressurise authorities to deliver on pledge to improve conditions

Thu Aug 31 2023 - 16:40
Israeli forces ‘face no accountability for killing Palestinian children’, says report

Israeli forces ‘face no accountability for killing Palestinian children’, says report

At least 34 West Bank Palestinian children killed by Israel in 2023

Tue Aug 29 2023 - 16:42
Protests against Syria’s soaring cost of living spread to north and east of country

Protests against Syria’s soaring cost of living spread to north and east of country

Calls for minimum wage and release of political prisoners

Fri Aug 25 2023 - 17:00
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