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‘We’re still committed to Gaza peace plan’, senior Hamas official assures
26+ min ago (772+ words) Fri, Aug 21, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 8, 1448 | Fajr 04:34|DXB 38°C A senior Hamas political bureau official has confirmed the group is “still committed” to making the US-brokered peace agreement work and forge a future political settlement in Gaza. In a recent exclusive interview…...
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (128+ words) Fri, Aug 21, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 8, 1448 | Fajr 04:34|DXB 39°C Turkey has issued an international arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into Israel's interception of an aid flotilla for Gaza, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek announced Friday…...
ICC says US sanctions 'flagrant attack' on court independence
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (703+ words) Wed, Aug 19, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 6, 1448 | Fajr 04:33|DXB 32.7°C The International Criminal Court on Wednesday lashed out at the United States after Washington slapped sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane, calling it a "flagrant attack" on the court's independence. The US sanctioned…...
Gaza health officials say Israeli strike on police station kills 9
2+ day, 59+ min ago (397+ words) Wed, Aug 19, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 6, 1448 | Fajr 04:33|DXB 37°C Gaza health officials said an Israeli strike on the municipal police headquarters in Gaza City killed nine people on Wednesday, with the Israeli military saying it targeted a Hamas commander in that strike…...
Iran-backed Houthis plan to seize Bab al-Mandab coast, Yemeni minister warns
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (444+ words) Wed, Aug 19, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 6, 1448 | Fajr 04:33|DXB 38°C A Yemeni minister has warned that the country's Houthi rebels are plotting to seize land along the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which would allow the group to further threaten the vital shipping artery. Three…...
Back-to-school campaign to support 3,000 students in Sharjah, Gaza, Egypt
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (587+ words) Wed, Aug 19, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 6, 1448 | Fajr 04:33|DXB 39°C As the new academic year approaches, 3,000 students in Gaza, Egypt and Sharjah will receive school supplies and education support through a new back-to-school campaign aimed at helping children facing financial hardship, conflict and…...
Kushner talks with Israel; Hamas ends without breakthrough on Trump Gaza plan
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (658+ words) Mon, Aug 17, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 4, 1448 | Fajr 04:32|DXB 41°C Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday wrapped up two days of meetings with Israeli and Hamas leaders to break a stalemate over the US President's Gaza plan, but no breakthrough…...
US envoy Kushner, Hamas delegation in Egypt for Gaza plan talks
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (450+ words) Sun, Aug 16, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 3, 1448 | Fajr 04:31|DXB 38°C Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed the US leader's plan for Gaza with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday, hours after Hamas chief Khalil El-Hayya met with Cairo's spymaster. Kushner…...
Commentary: Gargash’s doctrine is the way to break the ‘no war, no peace’ limbo
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (715+ words) Fri, Aug 14, 2026 | Rabi al-Awwal 1, 1448 | Fajr 04:30|DXB 35.7°C The author is former managing editor and consultant at Khaleej Times, where he worked in various capacities for 32 years. He came to the Gulf in 1984 to relaunch an English-language daily. He also served…...
Lebanon becomes first country to abolish death penalty in Middle East
1+ week, 2+ day ago (512+ words) Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday abolished the death penalty, making the country the first in the Middle East to formally end the practice. Lebanon had not carried out an execution since 2004, but sentences were still being issued, the latest being on…...