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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.

15 hours 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. ...

17 hours 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 days ago

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Middle East and Africa

President Prabowo to visit UAE

Prabowo is currently on an overseas tour that has included stops in China and the United States, and Peru and Brazil for the APEC and G20 summits respectively. He was headed to Britain on Wednesday to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles, his office said.

9 months ago
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Baznas plans to build mosques, schools and hospitals in Gaza

Baznas has raised over Rp 310 billion (US$19.9 million) of funds for Palestine and has already sent Rp 101 billion worth of aid.

9 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Indonesia urges countries to halt economic activities with Israel

Deputy Foreign Minister Anis Matta urges OIC and Arab League member states to pressure Israel economically in support of Palestine.

9 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Prabowo mulls extending tour to Middle East

The President, who is preparing to take off to the UK on the next leg of his five-country tour, is looking at the possibility of stopping by the Middle East if his and Gulf leaders' schedules match, but he has also expressed a wish to come home.

9 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Italy protests to Israel over unexploded shell hitting Italian base in Lebanon

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar and protested Israeli attacks against its personnel and infrastructure in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), an Italian statement said.

9 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Saudi crown prince says Israel must not attack Iran

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders that the international community should oblige Israel "to respect the sovereignty of the sisterly Islamic Republic of Iran and not to violate its lands". 

9 months ago
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In Riyadh, Indonesia renews support for Palestine

Deputy Foreign Minister Anis Matta has renewed Indonesia's support of Palestinian independence and lasting peace in the Middle East.

9 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Qatar stalls its Gaza ceasefire mediation

The Gulf country has been working alongside the United States and Egypt for months on fruitless talks between the warring sides in Gaza and any disengagement from that process could further complicate efforts to reach a deal.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel signs deal to acquire 25 F-15 fighter jets from Boeing

It said the $5.2 billion agreement was part of a broader package of US aid approved by the US administration and Congress earlier this year and included an option for 25 additional aircraft.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Netanyahu congratulates Trump for 'history's greatest comeback'

The United States is Israel's top ally and military backer, and the election came at a critical time for the Middle East amid wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Gaza polio vaccinations to resume Saturday: WHO

Some 119,000 children in the north are awaiting their second dose of polio vaccinations, while 452,000 have been vaccinated in central and southern Gaza.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Saudi Arabia denounces Israel's north Gaza assault as genocide

Speaking on stage at an investment conference in Riyadh, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Israeli actions in northern Gaza could only be described as a form a genocide that was feeding a cycle of violence.

10 months ago
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Indonesia condemns Israel's ban of UNRWA

Indonesia has strongly condemned the Israeli parliament's decision to ban the United Nations agency responsible for aiding Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, from working in Israel, in a new law that could effectively cripple its work in war-torn Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territory in East Jerusalem.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Deadly Israeli strike in Gaza amid anger over UN agency ban

The bombing came with Israel facing an international backlash after its parliament voted overwhelmingly to ban UNRWA, the main United Nations aid agency working with Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

X suspends new account posting on behalf of Iran's Khamenei

The account had a short notice reading "X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules," though the Elon Musk-owned platform did not specify which rule had been violated.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran Guards chief warns Israel of 'bitter consequences' after attack

Guards chief Hossein Salami, quoted by Tasnim news agency, said Israel had "failed to achieve its ominous goals" with its air raids on Saturday.

10 months ago
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Indonesia condemns Israeli strikes on Iran, calls for restraint from all parties

The Foreign Ministry has condemned Israeli airstrikes on Iran over the weekend that killed at least four soldiers and have stoked fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East, calling on all parties to the conflict to refrain from escalating it further.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

What we know about the Israeli strikes on Iran

The Israeli army said it conducted "precise strikes on military targets in Iran" on Saturday.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Netanyahu hoping for Trump triumph

Trump's last time in office was good for Netanyahu, and in the lead-up to the November 5 vote, the former president has sent mixed messages on his Middle East policy.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran warns will defend itself after Israeli strikes

Israel warned Iran would "pay a heavy price" if it responded to the strikes, and the United States, Germany and Britain demanded Tehran not escalate the conflict further.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel says conducting 'precise strikes' in Iran

Israel had vowed to hit back at Iran following its Oct. 1 missile attack, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saying the response would be "deadly, precise and surprising".

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

FIFA to overlook Bahrain's request for match venue change: PSSI

Indonesia has successfully hosted numerous major sporting events, including soccer, without any issues. 

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Democratic lawmakers request probe into Jared Kushner after Saudi report

The letter from US Senator Ron Wyden and US Representative Jamie Raskin cited an Oct. 4 Reuters report that revealed that Kushner on multiple occasions had discussed US-Saudi diplomacy concerning Israel with Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, since leaving government.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Putin says Middle East 'on brink of full-scale war'

"The military action that started a year ago in Gaza has now spread to Lebanon. Other countries in the region are also affected," Putin told a meeting in Kazan attended by several world leaders.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel pounds Beirut, levels residential complex

With six buildings levelled in at least 17 Israeli raids, the strikes mark one of the most brutal nights in the capital's southern suburbs since the war erupted on September 23.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel strikes Damascus, military site near Homs, Syrian defense says

The Israeli strikes targeted the central Damascus neighborhood of Kafr Sousa and a military site in the Homs countryside, killing one soldier and injuring seven other people, the ministry said in a statement.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel says killed Nasrallah's apparent successor in Beirut strike

The army said the air force had hit Hezbollah's main intelligence headquarters in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Hezbollah's stronghold in the Lebanese capital, and that more than 25 Hezbollah militants were present at the time.

10 months ago
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Indonesia condemns Israel’s attack on Gaza hospital

The Indonesian Hospital in Gaza has sustained multiple attacks in the past few days, including a siege on Saturday that led to the death of two patients treated in the facility, amid Israeli forces' intensified operations in the northern part of the territory.

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Indonesia hospital under fire as Israeli forces deepen operations in northern Gaza

Troops rounded up men and ordered women to leave the Jabalia historic refugee camp, they said. An Israeli airstrike on a house in Jabalia killed five people and wounded several others, medics said. 

10 months ago
Middle East and Africa

US envoy Hochstein to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanese officials, sources say

Israel has demanded its IDF forces be allowed to engage in "active enforcement" to make sure Hezbollah doesn't rearm and rebuild its military infrastructure close to the border, Axios reported, citing an Israeli official.

10 months ago
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