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JEDDAH/RAFAH: Israeli tanks and troops battled Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters in central and northern Gaza on Sunday as the invading forces returned to parts of the enclave from which they had earlier pulled out after some Hamas militants regrouped in areas the military said it had cleared months ago. Palestinians reported heavy Israeli bombardment […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States and European countries were not doing enough to pressure Israel to agree a ceasefire in Gaza, after Palestinian militant group Hamas’ move to accept a truce proposal. Turkey has denounced Israel’s attacks on Gaza, called for an immediate ceasefire, and criticised what it

TUNIS: Tunisia on Sunday reported a 22.5 percent rise in the number of migrants “intercepted on shore or rescued at sea” as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. The National Guard reported that more than 21,000 people had been prevented from leaving Tunisian shores or had been rescued during the first four months

The new government comes following the dissolving of parliament indefinitely on Friday [Getty] Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree issued Sunday. Emad al al-Atiqi, Anwar Ali al-Mudhaf and Abdullah Ali al-Yahya retained their posts as oil, finance and foreign ministers respectively, according to the decree

JEDDAH/RAFAH: Israeli tanks and troops battled Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters in central and northern Gaza on Sunday as the invading forces returned to parts of the enclave from which they had earlier pulled out after some Hamas militants regrouped in areas the military said it had cleared months ago. Palestinians reported heavy Israeli bombardment

Tunisia on Sunday reported a 22.5 percent rise in the number of migrants “intercepted on shore or rescued at sea” as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. The National Guard reported that more than 21,000 people had been prevented from leaving Tunisian shores or had been rescued during the first four months of

DUBAI: Dubai Central Laboratory has developed an artificial intelligence technology able to detect Legionella pulmonary bacteria, the first of its type in the Middle East region, the Emirates News Agency reported on Sunday. The system works by pinpointing live colonies of the bacteria, which causes a variety of acute respiratory infections, and delivers examination results

Lineker, who hosts BBC’s Match of the Day, said he would not be silent over the atrocities committed in Gaza [Getty] Prominent British sports presenter and former England star Gary Lineker revealed that he cries regularly when he sees videos and photographs of children being killed in Gaza. Speaking with journalist Mehdi Hasan on Friday, Lineker, host of BBC’s

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan city of Rafah, saying Israel lacked a “credible plan” to protect some 1.4 million civilians sheltering there. Speaking to ABC News’ This Week, Blinken said

Gaza Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is said to have orchestrated the 7 October attack on southern Israel [file/GETTY] Israel is unsure of the exact whereabouts of senior Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza despite claiming otherwise, according to a report on Saturday. Sinwar has been top of Israel’s hit list and the military has said