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A UN agency warned it could be forced to stop aid operations in war-riven Gaza on Wednesday due to dwindling fuel supplies, as calls mounted for a humanitarian "pause" in fighting. After 18 days of...

Muscat: A 14-month-old Palestinian baby Wateen was injured in an Israeli strike that killed her mother and injured her twin brother Ahmed.At least 2,000 children have been killed in Gaza over the past...

RAFAH- Gaza's government said Tuesday that Israeli air strikes on the besieged territory during the night killed at least 140 people. A statement from the government's media office said that more than...

RAFAH: Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza, offering a "sliver of hope" to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid...

CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told a summit in Cairo on Saturday that he had invited leaders to come to an agreement for a roadmap to end the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip...

Islamabad - Three-time Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return home on Saturday after four years of self-imposed exile, primed to make a political comeback ahead of elections.The South Asian...

Rafah, Egypt - Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza started passing into the Rafah border crossing from Egypt Saturday, a security source and an Egyptian Red Crescent...

Gaza Strip - More than one million people have fled their homes in Gaza in scenes of chaos and despair as Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and continued amassing troops Monday in preparation for a...

Gaza City - Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 324 people in the past 24 hours alone, including 126 children, the Hamas-controlled health ministry said.There were 88 women among those...

Thousands of Palestinians fled Saturday to southern Gaza seeking refuge after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned...

Countries urged Israel on Friday to hold off on plans for an all-out assault on northern Gaza, where more than a million civilians largely defied its order to evacuate before it goes after...

Israel said it would escalate its response to an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas with a ground offensive even as 5 Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation bullets in the West Bank,...

Oil prices climbed by $3.14 to $87.72 a barrel on Monday as fears of disruptions to supply were enough to drive Brent up $3.14 to $87.72 a barrel.The Israel and Palestinian territories are not oil...

Hangzhou India surged past a landmark 100 medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with golds in archery and kabaddi on Saturday, on a bumper final full day of competition in Hangzhou. The curtain comes...

OSLO: Iran's women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.She is the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, a non-governmental organisation led by Shirin...

Tehran - Iran voiced hope Monday that a prisoner swap with the United States would take place later in the day, once Tehran gains access to $6 billion frozen by US ally South Korea.Under the deal,...

Apple on Tuesday took the wraps off newer variants of some of its best-selling devices against the backdrop of flagging discretionary spending and expanded curbs on its flagship iPhone in China.The...

Kozhikode: India's Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday confirmed that the Nipah virus was the cause behind the two deaths in Kerala's Kozhikode district.The Union Health Minister added that...

Muscat: Apple will on Tuesday unveil its new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, updating last year’s iPhone 14 handsets besides upgrading the Watch lineup.The iPhone maker will host its launch event,...

Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain.The head of...