Syria’s Aleppo airport reopens after Israeli air strike
DAMASCUS: Syria’s Aleppo airport, a key conduit for relief flights after the devastating February earthquake, reopened on Friday, an official said, following Israeli…
Category: Middle East
14 dead, 54 rescued off Tunisia in migrant boat sinking
TUNIS, Tunisia: At least 14 Africans died and 54 were rescued when a boat in which they were trying to reach Europe sank…
Israeli settler kills Palestinian who military says was planning attack
JERUSALEM: An Israeli settler shot dead a Palestinian man who the Israeli military said was armed with knives and explosive devices on Friday…
Facing uproar, Tunisian president denies he’s stoking racism
TUNIS: Tunisia’s president has rejected accusations that he is stoking anti-Black racism, saying that he has sub-Saharan African friends and that his comments…
Pentagon chief pushes Netanyahu to reduce anti-Palestinian violence
RAMALLAH: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Israeli leaders on Thursday to take steps to reduce tensions in the occupied West Bank,…
Israelis stage ‘day of resistance’ against Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan
TEL AVIV: Israeli protesters on Thursday were intensifying their opposition to a contentious government proposal to overhaul the judiciary, with a bid to…
UN ‘alarmed’ at West Bank violence day after Israeli raid
JERUSALEM: The UN Middle East peace envoy urged Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday to calm surging violence in the occupied West Bank,…
US increasingly worried about West Bank situation as Austin visits Israel
The United States is concerned that escalating tensions in the West Bank could distract Israel and the United States’ attention from Iranian activities,…
US says will do what is necessary to defend itself after attack in Iraq
WASHINGTON: The United States will do what it sees as necessary to defend its interests after a rocket attack last week against Iraq’s…