Hamas West Bank leader freed from detention
JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday freed a senior leader of Hamas in the West Bank after imprisoning him without trial for 16 months, his son said. Hassan Yousef, a co-founder of…
Israel records highest single-day virus tally
JERUSALEM: Israel has recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections over a 24-hour period, with nearly 1,500 new cases confirmed in the most recent daily count, the health ministry said…
France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans
PARIS: Emmanuel Macron asked Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from annexing Palestinian territory in the West Bank and elsewhere during a telephone call between the two leaders, the…
Egypt, France, Germany, Jordan warn Israel over annexation
BERLIN: The foreign ministers of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan on Tuesday urged Israel to abandon plans to begin annexing settlements in the West Bank, warning such action could have…
China says final border between Palestine, Israel to be drawn through peaceful negotiations
BEIJING: China on Tuesday called for resolution of the issue of occupied territories in the West Bank as soon as possible in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions, saying, the…
Israel’s annexation plans ‘illegal’: UN rights chief
GENEVA: Israel's aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank was clearly "illegal", the UN's human rights chief said on Monday, warning that the consequences could be "disastrous". Just…
Israeli PM says Israel “prepared” to negotiate with Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Monday he is willing to negotiate with the Palestinians on the basis of U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast "peace plan." The remark…
Kashmir conflict should be solved through dialogue on basis of justice, equity: Erdogan
NEW YORK: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, expressed his support for Muslim nations and said that Turkey would keep…
Israeli PM Netanyahu cancels his speech at UNGA 2019
TEL AVIV/ NEW YORK: A spokesman of the Israeli government has said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled his annual speech at the United Nations General Assembly next week.…
Trump discusses mutual defense treaty with Netanyahu
WASHINGTON: President Trump has informed on Saturday (14th of September, 2019) that he had discussed the possibility of moving forward on a mutual defense treaty with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.…
Netanyahu meets Putin in Moscow, says Iran preparing to attack Israel
SOCHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rendezvous with Russian President Vladimir Putin here today claimed that Iran was "ramping-up efforts to attack Israel". Netanyahu’s meeting with Putin was…
Israeli PM announces post-election plan to annex West Bank’s Jordan Valley
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says if he wins next election and forms his government again, he is going to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the…
Mecca summit slams US embassy move to Jerusalem: statement
MECCA: The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Saturday slammed the US decision last year to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise the disputed city as Israel's capital.…
Jumatul Wida
Jumatul Wida being observed today
KARACHI: Jumatul Wida is being observed countrywide on Friday (today) amid foolproof security measures. The authorities have made special security arrangements to ensure safety of people offering prayers at mosques…
Israeli parliament votes to hold new elections in September
Israeli parliament votes to hold new elections in September
JERUSALEM: Israel's parliament voted early Thursday to hold new elections only months after April polls in an unprecedented move provoked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attempts to remain in power…
shireen mazari
Pakistan to continue its support for Palestinians, Kashmiris: Shireen Mazari
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari has said Pakistan will continue its support to Palestinian and Kashmiri people till realization of their right to self-determination. This she stated…
Palestine
Arab League pledges $100 million to Palestinians, rejects Trump’s ‘deal’
CAIRO: The Arab League has pledged to pay $100 million a month to the Palestinian Authority to plug the gap left when Israel blocked tax transfers earlier in the year.…
Scientists unveil first 3D print of heart with human tissue vessels
Scientists unveil ‘first’ 3D print of heart with human tissue, vessels
TEL AVIV: Scientists in Israel on Monday unveiled a 3D print of a heart with human tissue and vessels, calling it a first and a "major medical breakthrough" that advances…
UN peace envoy arrives in Gaza amid talk of ceasefire
UN peace envoy arrives in Gaza amid talk of ceasefire
GAZA CITY: Nickolay Mladenov, the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday via the Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing. Mladenov's visit…
Iran welcomes AL statement on Syrias Golan Heights
Iran welcomes AL statement on Syria’s Golan Heights
TEHRAN: Iran welcomed a recent Arab League (AL) statement which endorses Syria's sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. AL's move to support Syria's territorial integrity was a positive and promising…
Arab League rejects Trump’s Israel policies at annual summit
Arab League rejects Trump’s Israel policies at annual summit
TUNIS: Arab leaders papered over long-running regional rivalries on Sunday to condemn a US move to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights and said stability in the Middle…
Israeli airstrikes damaged 500 Palestinian homes
‘Israeli airstrikes damaged 500 Palestinian homes’
GAZA: A total of 500 houses in the Gaza Strip were damaged by the latest Israeli airstrikes, Palestine's public works minister said on Wednesday. "In Israeli airstrikes against Gaza, 30…
Trump set for star turn in Netanyahu re-election campaign
JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump's role in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's electoral campaign gets its star turn this week when the two allies meet in Washington ahead of Israeli polls.…
U.N. Panel urges probe into Israeli shootings at Gaza border one year ago
NEW YORK: A United Nations commission has urged Israeli authorities to step up their inquiries into shootings by Israeli troops of Palestinian demonstrators during the protests a year ago, which…