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TNI gears up, awaits order for Gaza peace mission

While awaiting President Prabowo Subianto’s official order on Indonesia’s deployment to the international stabilization force (ISF) in Gaza, the Army has begun selecting soldiers for the mission. 

5 days ago
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Gibran steps in for Prabowo at G20 summit under US boycott

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka called for fairer global finances, as he stood in for President Prabowo Subianto in South Africa amid growing divisions within the G20 following a United States boycott and the promise of a clean break next year. ...

6 days ago
Middle East and Africa

G20 host South Africa sees consensus for summit declaration despite US boycott

In opening remarks to the Johannesburg summit, Ramaphosa said: "There's been overwhelming consensus and agreement that one of the other tasks we should undertake right at the beginning is to [...] adopt our declaration." ...

1 week ago

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Israel launches ground assault on Gaza City

A United Nations commission accused Israel of committing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials had incited the crime.

2 months ago
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Indonesia calls for Israeli accountability amid Qatar strike outrage

Indonesia condemned Israel’s strike on Qatar as a “horrific and cowardly” breach of international law, urging Arab and Islamic nations to mount a united response against Tel Aviv’s continued aggression in the region.

2 months ago
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Heavy bombing in Gaza City after Rubio backs Israel

Rubio showed no daylight between himself and Netanyahu on a visit to Jerusalem on Monday, saying Israel could "count on our unwavering support" for its military push in the devastated Palestinian territory.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Arab, Muslim leaders urge review of Israel ties after Qatar attack

The Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation joint session, which brought together nearly 60 countries, sought to take firm action after Israel's attack on Qatar-hosted Hamas officials as they discussed a Gaza ceasefire proposal.

2 months ago
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RI to reaffirm support for Qatar, Palestine at emergency Doha meeting

Foreign Minister Sugiono on Monday reaffirmed Jakarta’s solidarity with Qatar and Palestine, arriving in Doha to represent Indonesia at an emergency Arab-Islamic summit called amid surging regional tensions sparked by Israel’s recent attack on Qatar. 

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Netanyahu says US ties never stronger as Rubio prays at Western Wall

Rubio, a devout Catholic, and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, an evangelical Protestant pastor, donned kippas on their heads with Netanyahu as they reached out in silent prayer to touch the Western Wall.

2 months ago
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Prabowo calls for Middle East unity after Israeli strike on Qatar

President Prabowo Subianto has wrapped up his brief visit to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), during which he called for unity among Middle East countries amid rising tensions in the region following Israel’s attack on the Qatari capital Doha last week.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives

Israel has said it plans to seize the city, where about a million Palestinians have been sheltering, as part of its declared aim of eliminating the militant group Hamas, and has intensified attacks on what it has called Hamas' last bastion.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Rubio visits Israel in aftermath of Qatar strike

The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack against Hamas leaders meeting in Doha on Tuesday.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

UN overwhelmingly endorses two-state solution declaration that condemns Hamas

The vote comes ahead of a meeting of world leaders on Sept. 22 - on the sidelines of the high-level UN General Assembly - where Britain, France, Canada, Australia and Belgium are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

UN General Assembly to vote on a Hamas-free Palestinian state

Formally called the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, the text states "Hamas must free all hostages" and that the UN General Assembly condemns "the attacks committed by Hamas against civilians on the 7th of October."

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

'We're more than our pain': Miss Palestine to compete on global stage

"[Palestine] is a country, it is a nation, I will be representing an actual country," insisted Nadeen Ayoub, the first Palestinian to compete in Miss Universe.

2 months ago
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Prabowo flies to Doha to support Qatari emir after Israeli attack

Indonesia has reaffirmed its support for Qatar and called for diplomatic efforts toward a just and lasting peace in the Middle East based on a two-state solution.

2 months ago
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Prabowo to highlight Palestine at UNGA

President Prabowo Subianto will use his debut at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this month to press for Palestinian statehood, the Foreign Ministry said, as it prepares for a flurry of meetings on the sidelines of the annual gathering.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Tunisia says Gaza aid flotilla targeted by 'premeditated attack'

Organizers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Tuesday that another of their boats had been struck in a suspected drone attack off Tunisia's coast, the second in 24 hours.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strikes

Trump said he was not notified in advance of the Israeli attack on the Gulf state, a crucial broker in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas on ending the Gaza war and securing the release of hostages held by Palestinian militants.

2 months ago
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Abrahamic leaders call for Gaza ceasefire, aid access

A forum of leaders from all Abrahamic faiths has called for an end to all violence as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza that has claimed the lives of at least tens of thousands of people.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas over hostages

In a statement released shortly after, Hamas said it was ready to "immediately sit at the negotiating table" following what it described as "some ideas from the American side aimed at reaching a ceasefire agreement."

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel vows to inflict biblical plagues on Huthis

"The Huthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn -- we will complete all 10 plagues," Israel Katz posted on X.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Belgium to recognize Palestinian state at UN General Assembly

Belgium will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Tuesday, adding to international pressure on Israel after similar moves by Australia, Britain, Canada and France.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Huthis vow to intensify attacks on Israel after PM killed

An attack on Thursday killed the Huthis' prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi, and other officials, the Iran-backed group has said.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Evacuation of Gaza City would be unsafe and unfeasible: Red Cross chief

An evacuation would provoke a massive population displacement that no other area in the Gaza Strip is equipped to absorb, amid severe shortages of food, shelter, and medical supplies, Spoljaric said.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel army says Gaza City now 'a dangerous combat zone'

The UN estimates that nearly a million people currently live in Gaza governorate, which includes Gaza City and its surroundings in the north of the territory.

3 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump holds Gaza policy meeting with Tony Blair and Jared Kushner

Trump, top White House officials, Blair and Kushner discussed the hostage crisis, plans to escalate food aid deliveries, post-war plans and more, the official told Reuters.

3 months ago
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Indonesia presses Islamic nations to stop Israel’s expansionist agenda

Indonesia has called on Islamic nations to unite and “use all their power and available resources” to stop Israel from fully occupying the Gaza Strip and entrenching itself further in the West Bank, during an emergency Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.

3 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

Gaza's civil defense agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing regret over the "tragic mishap".

3 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Norway wealth fund divests from Caterpillar over Gaza 'rights violations'

Fuelled by Norway's vast energy revenues, the fund is the world's biggest, with a value of nearly $2 trillion and investments in more than 8,600 companies across the globe.

3 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital kill six, Huthis say

The Huthi-run Saba news agency reported six people killed and 86 wounded in the Israeli raid, with more than 20 in critical condition, citing the health ministry.

3 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel pounds Gaza City suburbs, vows to press on with offensive

Israeli planes and tanks pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City overnight Saturday to Sunday, destroying buildings and homes, residents said, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with a planned offensive on the city.

3 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza

Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday, a day after the United Nations declared a famine in the war-battered territory.

3 months ago

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