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KUWAIT CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the return of hostages and a “surge” in humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian territory. “I repeat my call, the world’s call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and an immediate surge […]

Students participate in an assembly to talk about the protest camp in solidarity with Palestine at Complutense University in Madrid, Spain [Getty] Spanish universities expressed willingness Thursday to suspend ties with any Israeli educational institution that failed to express “a clear commitment to peace” as Israel’s war on Gaza rages. Students protests have gathered pace

NAJAF, Iraq – Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is laying the groundwork for a political comeback two years after a failed and ultimately deadly high-stakes move to form a government without his Shia rivals, multiple sources said. His return, likely planned for the 2025 parliamentary election, could threaten the growing clout of rivals including

TUNIS: Tunisian police stormed the building of the Deanship of Lawyers on Saturday and arrested Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer known for her fierce criticism of President Kais Saied, and then arrested two journalists who witnessed the confrontation, a journalists’ syndicate said. Two IFM radio journalists, Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaiss, were arrested, an official in

Lazzarini said that it was the second attack on the compound in a matter of days [Getty/file photo] The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday it was temporarily shuttering its headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem after Israeli extremists set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated attacks. “This evening, Israeli residents set fire

LONDON – Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would strengthen Hamas, Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Sunday. Israel ordered Palestinians to evacuate more of the southern city on Saturday in an indication it was pressing ahead with its plans for a

TUNIS: Tunisian police stormed the building of the Deanship of Lawyers on Saturday and arrested Sonia Dahmani, a lawyer known for her fierce criticism of President Kais Saied, and then arrested two journalists who witnessed the confrontation, a journalists’ syndicate said. Two IFM radio journalists, Mourad Zghidi and Borhen Bsaiss, were arrested, an official in

Israeli warplanes struck Gaza’s crowded southern city of Rafah Thursday after US President Joe Biden vowed to stop supplying artillery shells and other weapons to Israel if a full-scale assault goes ahead. It was the starkest warning yet from the United States, Israel’s main military provider, over the civilian impact of its war on the

In a message to other Palestinian factions, Hamas said it stood by the proposal [Getty/file photo] Palestinian group Hamas said early Friday that its delegation attending Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo had left the city for Qatar, adding the “ball is now completely” in Israel’s hands. “The negotiating delegation left Cairo heading to Doha. In

Israel said Friday it had delivered 200,000 litres of fuel into the besieged Gaza Strip, after the United Nations said a lack of stocks was crippling aid operations. The Israeli defence ministry body that oversees Palestinian civil affairs, COGAT, announced “the transfer of 200,000 litres [52,834 gallons] of fuel to international organisations in the Gaza