Greek-flagged ship on fire since August 23 after Houthi attack, EU naval mission says
The Greek-flagged ship Sounion has been on fire since Aug. 23 after an attack by Yemen’s Houthis with no obvious signs of an oil spill, EU Red Sea naval mission Aspides said in a post on X on Monday.
Libya’s eastern government says all oilfields to close
BENGHAZI: Oilfields in eastern Libya that account for almost all the country’s production will be closed and production and exports halted, the eastern-based administration said on Monday, after a fla
Israel’s economy is struggling. Economists say ending the war would help
JERUSALEM: In Jerusalem’s Old City, nearly all souvenir shops are closed. In Haifa’s flea market, forlorn merchants polish their wares on empty streets. Airlines are canceling flights, businesses are
Iran doesn’t seek to increase regional tensions, FM tells Italian counterpart
DUBAI: Iran does not seek to increase Middle East tensions, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, adding that its response to the killing of the Hamas chief in Te
Patients flee Gaza hospital after latest evacuation order from Israel
DEIR EL-BALAH: War-weary Palestinians on Monday pushed wheelchair-bound and bed-ridden patients through the streets of central Gaza, evacuating a hospital in a frantic bid to stay ahead of feared Isra
Iran says Hezbollah’s attack shows Israel losing its deterrent power
DUBAI: Iran said on Monday that Israel had lost its power to deter and that the strategic balance in the region had shifted against it, following attacks by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Hezbol
Israel minister says would build synagogue at flashpoint Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM: A far-right Israeli minister sparked fresh outrage on Monday by saying he would build a synagogue at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound if he could, once again challenging gover
Egypt says will not accept Israeli force on its Gaza border: state-linked media
CAIRO: Egypt has said it will not accept the continued presence of Israeli forces along its border with the Gaza Strip, state-linked media reported on Monday. Cairo, a key mediator in efforts to secu
UN aid operations in Gaza halted after Israel evacuation orders
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations humanitarian aid operations in Gaza ground to a halt on Monday after Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late on Sunday, a se
Sudan’s Arbaat Dam collapse triggers deadly floods, dozens feared missing
CAIRO: A dam collapsed in Sudan’s eastern Red Sea state, sending water flooding over nearby homes, the country’s health ministry said. Local media said dozens of people are missing. In a statement la
Algeria-Tunisia railway resumes services after nearly 30 years
LONDON: The National Company for Rail Transport in Algeria announced on Sunday the resumption of rail services on the line between Algeria and Tunisia following a hiatus of nearly 30 years. The serv
Algeria-Tunisia railway resumes services after nearly 30 years
LONDON: The National Company for Rail Transport in Algeria announced on Sunday the resumption of rail services on the line between Algeria and Tunisia following a hiatus of nearly 30 years. The serv
Egypt deplores Israeli assaults on civilians in Gaza Strip
CAIRO: Egypt has condemned in the strongest terms the bombing of a school where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in eastern Gaza. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emig
Yemen toll of flooding fatalities climbs to 61
AL-MUKALLA: Four internally displaced people were killed and many others were injured on Sunday in Yemen’s central province of Marib when torrential rains and high winds pounded their tents. The fou
Yemen toll of flooding fatalities climbs to 61
AL-MUKALLA: Four internally displaced people were killed and many others were injured on Sunday in Yemen’s central province of Marib when torrential rains and high winds pounded their tents. The fou
Hamas tells Gaza mediators to implement Biden truce plan instead of ‘more negotiations’
GAZA: Hamas on Sunday called on US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators to implement a ceasefire plan for Gaza put forward by US President Joe Biden, instead of holding “more negotiations.” Hamas “demands
Algerians flee wildfires in country’s northeast
AIT FRAH, Algeria: Algerian firefighters on Sunday were battling blazes in the northeastern Kabylie region as families were ordered to evacuate, local media and an AFP journalist said. Residents were
Hezbollah says two fighters killed in Israeli strike
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said an Israeli air strike on Sunday killed two fighters from the Iran-backed group, with the health ministry reporting another death from an attack days ago. Hez
How a ceasefire in Gaza could help prevent a deadly new outbreak of polio
LONDON: More than 1 million children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of contracting type 2 poliovirus, a highly infectious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death, as displacement and the dest
Palestinian gunmen kill Israeli in West Bank attack, Israeli military says
JERUSALEM: An Israeli was killed and another wounded on Sunday by Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on a main road in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s ambulance service and military said, with the ar
US orders submarine, aircraft carrier to rush to Mideast as Israel warns of coming Iran attack
WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the
In Iraq’s summer, residents of Kurdistan’s Irbil ache for water
IRBIL, Iraq: The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn’t bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in
Families flee new Israeli assault in Gaza’s Khan Younis
CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli tanks returned to the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate along congested roadways, as Palestinian fighters continued to attack Israeli troop
Lebanon security source says Israel strike kills Hamas camp official
BEIRUT: A Lebanese security source said an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the southern city of Sidon on Friday killed a Hamas security official from the nearby Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp.
UN’s Turk ‘extremely concerned’ after spate of executions in Iran
BERLIN: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is extremely concerned that Iranian authorities have reportedly executed 29 people in the last two days, a spokesperson said on Friday. “Thi