2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (127+ words) Arab News An Iraqi captain sails through "ball of fire" amid US-Iran tension - War put commercial vessels in the crossfire amid the ongoing standoff between US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz BAGHDAD: Aboard an oil tanker plying the…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (415+ words) PARIS: Foreign aid groups are struggling to work in the occupied Palestinian territories including in war-torn Gaza despite Israel's top court lifting a ban against them, a director at one of the charities said Monday. Israel in December said it…...

6+ hour, 32+ min ago  (441+ words) SA-NUR, West Bank: A Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank received demolition orders for 15 shops "on Monday, a day after Israeli ministers celebrated the reestablishment of a settlement on a neighboring hill. Israel's ruling far-right coalition has supported a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (339+ words) RIYADH: Ports across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are broadly well-positioned to absorb the economic shock of a prolonged Iran conflict and a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with most maintaining sufficient rating headroom, Fitch Ratings said....

6+ hour, 36+ min ago  (99+ words) Arab News Israeli strike kills two Palestinians in Gaza - A Hamas security official said fighters confronted Alastal's gunmen after they stormed civilian territory east of Khan Younis, endangering the lives of displaced families CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least two…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago  (521+ words) NEW YORK CITY: A group of UN experts said on Monday that the suspension of an EU-Israel trade deal would be the "minimum required" step'from the EU to comply with its obligations under international law, amid the continuing escalation of…...

7+ min ago  (174+ words) LONDON: The death toll from the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023 has risen to 72, 553, according to the Palestine news agency, Wafa. A total of 172, 296 people have been injured in the conflict. Palestinian medical sources said on Monday…...

13+ hour, 14+ min ago  (862+ words) DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official "told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran's ports, a major hurdle for Iran to…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago  (268+ words) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's representative at a conference on the two-state solution in Brussels stressed the necessity of ensuring the full and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Monday. Manal bint Hassan Radwan also emphasized the importance of advancing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (164+ words) BRUSSELS: The EU's top diplomat called Monday for a 2024 ceasefire to be upheld to prevent Lebanon from "sliding into chaos," saying Israel's "heavy-handed" response to Hezbollah attacks was further destabilizing the region. "Israel should cease its operations in Lebanon," EU…...