Hamas says it’s serious about a Gaza deal, but conditions remain
- 07-Oct-2025
Hamas said on Tuesday it wants to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on U.S. President Trump’s plan, but still has a set of demands, a statement signaling that indirect talks with Israel in Egypt could be difficult and lengthy. Senior Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum set out Hamas’s position on the […]
Gaza City officially in famine, says global hunger monitor
- 22-Aug-2025
UNITED NATIONS: Gaza City and surrounding areas are officially suffering from famine, and it will likely spread, a global hunger monitor determined on Friday, an assessment that will escalate pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the Palestinian enclave. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification system said 514,000 people – nearly a quarter of […]
Bilawal warns India of war if it violates Indus Waters Treaty
- 23-Jun-2025
Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Monday warned that India of war if it continues to violate Indus Waters Treaty. “India has two options: either it abides by the Indus Waters Treaty, or Pakistan will respond with war,” he was quoted as saying while addressing the NA budget session. Referring to the visit of […]
Any attempt to stop water will be considered ‘act of war’, Pakistan warns India
- 24-Apr-2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has vehemently rejected the Indian announcement to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over the National Security Committee meeting in Islamabad following Indian aggression. The participants discussed the national security environment and the regional situation, particularly in the wake of Pahalgam attack in the Anantnag District of […]
Netanyahu says war on Gaza ‘not over yet’ after death of Yahya Sinwar
- 18-Oct-2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip was the “beginning of the end” of the year-long war in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military said that after a lengthy hunt, troops had on Wednesday “eliminated Yahya Sinwar, in an operation in the southern […]
Hezbollah says it will escalate war with Israel after Hamas leader martyrdom
- 18-Oct-2024
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Friday it was moving to a new and escalating phase in its war against Israel while Iran said “the spirit of resistance will be strengthened” after the martyrdom of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the Gaza war, was killed during an […]
Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon as war fears surge
- 05-Aug-2024
Urgent calls grew for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon, which would be on the front line of a regional war, as Iran and its allies readied their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel. While diplomats worked to avert a feared conflagration, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Sunday a regional military […]
Ukraine on the defensive as Russia war enters third year
- 24-Feb-2024
Ukraine on Saturday marked two years since Russia’s invasion, entering a new year of war weakened by a lack of western aid while Russia is emboldened by fresh gains. When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” at dawn on February 24, 2022, many expected Moscow’s victory within days, but Ukraine fought back, […]
US says it is not seeking war with Iran after Jordan attack
- 30-Jan-2024
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday vowed the US would take “all necessary actions” to defend its troops after a deadly drone attack in Jordan, even as President Joe Biden’s administration stressed it was not seeking a war with Iran. The attack on Sunday killed three US soldiers and wounded more than 40 […]
Israelis and Palestinians end dark year, with no end in sight to war
- 31-Dec-2023
Israelis and Palestinians end a dark year on Sunday, with no end in sight to the deadliest military offensive on Gaza. There has been no respite from Israel’s air raids, artillery fire or ground fighting with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, to the despair of Palestinians surviving the onslaught. “We were hoping that 2024 would […]