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Middle East and Africa

UN head 'appalled' by reports of deaths of Palestinians while seeking food aid

"It is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food," Antonio Guterres said in a statement.

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Gaza rescuers say 31 killed near aid site, Israel denies involvement

Israel recently eased its blockade and introduced a revamped aid mechanism in cooperation with a newly formed US-backed organization, bypassing the longstanding UN-led system. ...

1 day ago
Middle East and Africa

Pilgrims come together in Mecca under scorching desert heat

Temperatures were forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius this week as one of the world's largest annual religious gatherings officially commences on Wednesday.  ...

1 day ago

The Latest

Middle East and Africa

No Gaza hostage release before Friday

Israel and Hamas agreed early on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in humanitarian aid and free at least 50 hostages held by militants in the enclave in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel.

1 year ago
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RI welcomes temporary truce in Gaza, seeks lasting solution

Jakarta has welcomed a temporary cease-fire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas while continuing its efforts to find a permanent solution to the conflict in Gaza.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

53 journalists, media workers killed in Israel-Hamas war

The toll includes 46 Palestinians, four Israelis and three Lebanese killed since the war began on October 7, the New York-based organisation said. 

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Qatar says four-day humanitarian pause in Gaza subject to extension

The pause, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the US, includes the release of 50 civilian women and children hostages currently held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli prisons, the ministry said in a statement.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel, Hamas agree deal for truce

Officials from Qatar, which has been mediating secret negotiations, as well as the US, Israel and Hamas have for days been saying a deal was imminent.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Hopes for hostages as Israel, Hamas, Qatar say progress in talks

The Indonesian Hospital lies near Gaza's largest refugee camp Jabalia, which has been the scene of intense Israeli bombing.

1 year ago
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Top envoys from Muslim countries head to Moscow in effort to lift Gaza siege

Six top diplomats from Muslim-majority nations, including Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, were set to depart for Moscow on Tuesday as part of a string of diplomatic visits to countries key to the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt as Hamas reports deadly Indonesian hospital strike

While fighting raged, negotiators worked to seal a deal for the release of some of the roughly 240 hostages the Islamist militants took during their unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Hamas says Gaza truce deal 'close'

There was no immediate response from Israel on the status of negotiation efforts to secure the release of the estimated 240 hostages seized during Hamas's horrific assault.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

200 patients evacuated from Gaza's Indonesian hospital: Hamas-run ministry

Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP 200 people were evacuated from the Indonesian hospital in Jabaliya and taken by bus to Nasser hospital in the southern town of Khan Yunis.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia incensed by Israeli attack on Gaza hospital

Indonesia’s top diplomat issued “the harshest of condemnations” on Israel’s attack on an Indonesian-funded hospital in Gaza, as she jetted off to persuade the UN Security Council to impose a ceasefire.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli tanks reported near Indonesian hospital in Gaza

There was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli military of the reports from the Indonesian Hospital but the Palestinian news agency WAFA said the facility had been hit by artillery fire.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Jordan's king says immediate ceasefire in Gaza

In remarks made during a meeting with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, the monarch said global powers should force Israel to comply with international law to protect civilians and ensure Israel heeds calls to allow uninterrupted flow of aid into the enclave.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Biden says Gaza, West Bank should be 'reunited' under Palestinian Authority

Israel's top ally Washington has given its full backing to the country's response to the October 7 shock attack by Hamas, which left 1,200 dead, mostly civilians. About 240 people were taken hostage.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Gaza communications down as Israel searches main hospital

Al-Shifa hospital has become a focal point for Israeli operations in northern Gaza since soldiers raided the complex on Wednesday, hunting for a command center they say militant group Hamas operates there.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesia has no plans to withdraw peacekeepers from Lebanon, says Prabowo

As the conflict in Gaza continues to escalate, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia had no plans to withdraw its troops in Lebanon.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

US concerned over Gaza hospital strikes

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi "to share his deep concern for the Jordanian medical personnel injured outside the Jordanian Field Hospital while providing critical medical care in Gaza," the State Department said.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Russian arms makers kept to low profile at Dubai Airshow

Russian arms makers appear to have been kept to a low profile at this week's Dubai Airshow, underscoring how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sought to balance its ties with the West and Moscow.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel orders southern Gaza evacuation, raising fear of war's spread

In the north of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave, Israel said its forces were still present at Gaza's biggest hospital, Al Shifa, but gave no further details of their operations since the previous day when they entered the facility culminating a days-long siege.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli President Herzog says Israel cannot leave a vacuum in Gaza

"If we pull back, then who will take over? We can't leave a vacuum. We have to think about what will be the mechanism; there are many ideas that are thrown in the air," Herzog said in an interview with the FT.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Hamas health ministry says Israeli army deployed bulldozers at Al-Shifa hospital

By early evening, Israeli troops had withdrawn from the facility, the journalist said, redeploying around the hospital.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Trudeau tells Israel 'killing of babies' must stop

The Israeli military stormed the Al-Shifa hospital, the largest in Gaza, on Wednesday in what it described as "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas".

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel raids hospital in centre of Gaza war

"All men 16 years and above, raise your hands," a soldier shouted in Arabic through a loudspeaker, to those sheltering inside Al-Shifa hospital, which has become the centre of fierce urban combat for days.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Israeli tanks at gate of Gaza hospital, Biden urges care

After days of heavy air strikes around Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, witnesses said tanks and armoured vehicles were metres from the gate of the besieged facility, which has become a focal point of the five-week-old war. 

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Jokowi urges Biden to do more to stop Gaza 'atrocities'

"Indonesia appeals to the US to do more to stop the atrocities in Gaza. Ceasefire is a must for the sake of humanity," Jokowi said in the Oval Office.

1 year ago
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Israel must be held responsible, Jokowi to tell Biden

Israel must be held responsible for the atrocities it has committed in the Gaza Strip, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo proclaimed on Monday, following a weekend of diplomacy that saw world leaders call for an immediate ceasefire.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Indonesian officer named youngest UN Woman Police Officer of the Year

The United Nations announced that an Indonesian woman police officer would accept the 2023 UN Best Woman Police Officer award, becoming the youngest ever recipient.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

President Jokowi calls for Gaza ceasefire ahead of meeting with Biden

"A ceasefire must be implemented soon, we also must accelerate and increase the amount of humanitarian aid, and we must begin peace negotiations," President Jokowi said in a video recorded after he took part in an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Largest Gaza hospital 'not functioning' amid Israeli assault

Hospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave, including the al-Shifa complex, are blockaded by Israeli forces and barely able to care for those inside, with three newborns dead and more at risk from power outages amid intense fighting nearby, according to medical staff.   

1 year ago
Middle East and Africa

Russia is spreading Middle East disinformation: Microsoft chief

Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, was asked about the role of the US tech giant in promoting peace at an international peace forum in Paris. 

1 year ago
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