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Middle East and Africa

Druze regain control of Sweida city after Syria announces ceasefire

Fighting nonetheless persisted in other parts of Sweida province, even as the Druze regained control of their city following days of fierce battle with armed Bedouin supported by tribal gunmen from other parts of Syria.

16 hours ago
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Indonesia condemns Israeli strikes in Syria, urges peaceful dialogue

Indonesia has urged dialogue to resolve all conflicts in Syria while condemning the Israeli military's recent strikes in Swedia and Damascas, which it has described as a “violation of Syria’s sovereignty”. ...

2 days ago
Middle East and Africa

Pope 'deeply saddened' by Gaza church strike, urges immediate ceasefire

The deaths at the church compound came as Gaza's civil defense agency reported at least 20 people killed in other Israeli strikes around the Palestinian territory. ...

2 days ago

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Middle East and Africa

Israel concerned over possible ICC arrest warrants related to Gaza war

The ICC - which can charge individuals with war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide - is investigating Hamas' Oct. 7 cross-border attack and Israel's devastating military assault on Hamas-ruled Gaza, now in its seventh month.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA tussle with Israel supporters

As the size of the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California at Los Angeles expanded in recent days, counter-protesters have become increasingly vocal and visible on the campus, although both sides remained peaceful until Sunday. 

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

At least 13 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah

In Gaza City, in the north of the strip, Israeli planes struck two houses, killing and wounding several people, health officials said.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Blinken says US campus protests part of 'democracy'

Police have carried out large-scale arrests in universities across the United States, at times using chemical irritants and tasers to disperse protests over Israel's war with Hamas.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Trump compares campus Israel protests to 2017 white nationalist rally

Trump, the Republican candidate for president in the November elections, also sought to place blame for the campus protests on Democratic President Joe Biden.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Netanyahu says 'more has to be done' to stop pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses

"What's happening in America's college campuses is horrific," he said in a recorded statement, accusing "antisemitic mobs" of taking over leading universities.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel says it is poised to move on Rafah

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government said Israel was "moving ahead" with a ground operation, but gave no timeline.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

US hints at sanctioning Israeli unit over alleged abuses

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted at such steps when asked by a reporter in Italy about reports that his department had recommended cuts in military aid to an Israeli unit involved in violent incidents in the West Bank.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

'Bombing' hits Iraq military base: security sources

The ministry of interior official said the attack had killed one person and wounded eight others, while the military source reported three Iraqi military personnel had been wounded.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran

Analysts said spiraling tit-for-tat violence could still be avoided, provided Iran continues to play down the reported Israeli strike and Israel takes no further action.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia regrets UN’s latest failure on Palestine's full membership

The United States vetoed a draft resolution that would recommend the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly to accept Palestine's full membership to the world body, stopping the UN from recognizing a Palestinian state.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

No plan for immediate retaliation against Israel, senior Iranian official says

"The foreign source of the incident has not been confirmed. We have not received any external attack, and the discussion leans more towards infiltration than attack," the Iranian official said on condition of anonymity.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

United States had advance warning of Israel attack on Iran

NBC and CNN, citing sources familiar with the matter and a US official, respectively, said Israel had provided Washington with pre-notification of the strike.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Australia tells citizens to depart Israel, Palestinian territories

"We urge Australians in both Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories to depart if it's safe to do so," the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a travel advisory update.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Dubai Airport will return to full operational capacity within 24 hours

The hub has struggled to clear a backlog of flights in the aftermath of heavy rain that swamped the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran says drones shot down, 'no missile attack for now'

Several drones "have been successfully shot down by the country's air defence, there are no reports of a missile attack for now," Iran's space agency spokesman Hossein Dalirian said on X.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel launches strike against Iran: US media

Israel had warned it would hit back after Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend. Most of them were intercepted. 

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Palestinian woman with dead niece image wins World Press Photo award

The picture taken by Reuters news agency's Mohammed Salem shows Inas Abu Maamar cradling the body of five-year-old Saly, who was killed with her mother and sister when a missile hit their home in Khan Younis in October.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran tells US it does not seek 'expansion of tensions'

The Islamic republic carried out its first-ever direct attack on Israel, firing drones and missiles on the weekend. The barrage -- to which Israel's army chief has vowed a response -- was retaliation for an April 1 air strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus. Iran blamed Israel for the consular attack.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel reserves 'right to protect itself' after Iran attack: Netanyahu

Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend in an attack that caused little damage after most of the projectiles were intercepted.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Did cloud seeding cause the Dubai storm?

At least 20 people were reported to have died in the deluge in Oman while another person was said to have died in floods in the UAE that closed government offices and schools for days. 

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Dubai roads, airport reel from floods after record rains

Tailbacks snaked along waterlogged, six-lane expressways after up to 259.5 millimetres (10.2 inches) of rain, the most since records began 75 years ago, fell on the desert United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Middle East on edge as Israel and Iran trade threats

The war in the besieged territory and its soaring civilian toll have revived the push for a two-state solution, with the UN Security Council preparing to vote Thursday on full United Nations membership for a Palestinian state, according to diplomatic sources.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Government warned it should be cautious in evacuating citizens from Middle East

An expert advised the government not to be careless and to prioritize diplomatic efforts in evacuating the Indonesian citizens from impacted regions following the Iran-Israel conflict.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia calls on key countries for restraint, de-escalation in Mideast

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has reached out to a dozen countries to call for de-escalation and promote restraint following Iran's assault on Israel over the weekend, with experts expecting that Indonesia will use its diplomatic channels for its own benefit amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Iran says any action against its interests will get a severe response

"We categorically declare that the smallest action against Iranian interests will certainly be met with a severe, widespread and painful response against any perpetrator," Raisi told the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli army vows response to Iran strikes

Six months of war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza have triggered violence across the region involving Iranian proxies and allies who say they act in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia looks on with concern amid escalating Mideast conflict

Indonesia expressed “deep concern” for the escalation of violence in the Middle East and called on “all parties” to exercise restraint. It did not join the chorus of Israeli allies condemning the attack.

1 year ago
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