Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf laid to rest
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who was defence minister when Iraq invaded the oil-rich country in 1990, was laid to rest on Sunday in a low-key funeral, a day after he died aged 86. Foreign leaders and envoys later paid their final respects, including the Saudi crown prince and the rulers of […]
53 injured in Russian missile strikes on Kyiv
KYIV: A volley of Russian missiles wounded several people and damaged a children’s hospital on Wednesday, the worst attack on Kyiv in months, Ukrainian officials said, as the country pleads for Western military aid. Journalists in the capital heard several explosions before dawn, and air raid sirens sounded soon after that. Ukraine’s air force said […]
FO cautious over reports Haqqani leader used ‘green passport’
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch on Thursday cautiously addressed media reports alleging that Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghan Taliban’s Interior Minister and a senior leader of the Haqqani Network, in the past used a Pakistani passport for international travel. Responding to queries at the weekly media briefing, Ms Baloch said: “I have just seen the […]
Top China, US diplomats discuss Gaza situation
BEIJING: The top diplomats from China and the United States discussed the Gaza situation in a call on Wednesday, saying agreed on the need to de-escalate the unrest as Turkiye rejects “buffer zone” plan for Gaza. Secretary of State Antony Blinken “reiterated the imperative of all parties working to prevent” the unrest from spreading, according […]
39 more Palestinians reunited with loved ones
• Hamas returns 13 Israeli, three Thai and one Russian prisoner, says it is willing to extend truce • Palestinian farmer killed by Israeli forces in refugee camp; 8 dead in West Bank JERUSALEM: Israel’s prison service said 39 Palestinian detainees were released on Sunday under the terms of a truce agreement, while Hamas hand […]
Houthis seize Israel-linked ship in Red Sea
HODEIDA: Israeli ships are a “legitimate target”, Yemen’s Houthis warned on Monday, after their seizure of an Israel-linked cargo vessel opened a new dimension in the ongoing unrest in the region. Sunday’s capture of the Galaxy Leader and its 25 international crew came days after the Houthis threatened to target Israeli shipping over the Israeli […]
Al Shifa Hospital a ‘death zone’: WHO
UNITED NATIONS: A joint UN team, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), discovered evident signs of shelling and gunfire at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, designating it a “death zone”. The hospital, with 24 health workers and 291 patients, including 32 critically ill infants, is no longer operational, resulting in recent patient deaths. Due […]
Palestinians barred from Al-Aqsa pray on the street
JENIN: For the sixth consecutive week, Israeli authorities imposed tight restrictions on Palestinians, banning them from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem for Friday prayers, leaving the mosque all but empty, Anadolu Agency reported. An official said that only around 4,000 Palestinians, most of them elderly, had managed to reach the venerated mosque to […]
North Korea shipping arms to Russia, alleges US
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday condemned North Korea for sending arms to help the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as he held meetings with top officials in key ally South Korea. The United States, South Korea and Japan have in recent weeks repeatedly criticised Pyongyang for helping Russia pursue its military campaign […]
Thousands flee Gaza’s north in ‘forced’ displacement
GAZA CITY: Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and artillery barrage. The exodus took place in a four-hour “window of opportunity” announced by Israel, which has told residents to evacuate the north, encircled by its forces, or risk […]
