Fighting rages in Gaza’s Rafah after first aid delivery via pier
Rafah – Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as the Israeli military announced the first 310 pallets of humanitarian aid had entered the besieged territory via a US-built pier. More than 10 days…
Israel’s Rafah attack set Hamas talks ‘backward’: mediator Qatar
Doha – Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, adding that talks have reached “almost a stalemate”. “Especially in the past few weeks, we have seen some momentum building but…
US slams Israel’s use of American weapons in Gaza
Rafah – The United States issued Friday a stunning criticism of Israel’s use of American weapons in the Gaza war, after Israeli forces intensified operations around the southern city of Rafah, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering….
Asian markets mostly rise as US data boosts rate hopes
Hong Kong – Growing hopes that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are close to cutting interest rates helped push Asian stocks higher Friday. Traders tracked gains in New York as well as records in London and Frankfurt as…
Israel attacks Gaza after truce talks end
– Israel launched fresh strikes in the Gaza Strip Friday after negotiators pursuing a long-stalled truce agreement left talks in Cairo without having secured a deal. AFP journalists in the Gaza Strip early Friday witnessed artillery strikes on Rafah on…
Iraq to complete electrical interconnection with Gulf States by the end of 2024
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced on Wednesday that the electrical interconnection with the Gulf States will be completed by the end of 2024. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Musa, told the Iraqi News…
South Gaza hospitals have only three days’ fuel left: WHO
Geneva – Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded southern…
Baghdad praises Hamas approval of ceasefire
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed on Wednesday that Hamas’s approval of a truce in Gaza is a responsible decision that has been taken in support of the interests of the Palestinian people. Al-Sudani’s remarks…
Israel launches fresh Gaza strikes as negotiators work towards truce
Rafah – Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where negotiators were working to make good on their “last chance” to cement a ceasefire deal. After weeks of vowing to…
Israel army says in ‘operational control’ of Gaza side of Rafah crossing
Jerusalem – The Israeli army said it took “operational control” of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday and that troops were scanning the area. “Last night, IDF (army) troops managed to establish…