2+ hour, 11+ min ago   (699+ words) RAMALLAH: Alia al-Hallaq's son Mohammed was nine when he was killed by an Israeli army bullet last October, but the Palestinian homemaker still speaks of herself as a mother of five, not four. "I still haven't accepted the idea of…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (551+ words) The Dutch Grand Prix is bidding goodbye to Formula 1 on Sunday but its organizers say it could potentially "serve as an alternative venue" in the future amid continuing uncertainty over next year's schedule. Already this year, the security situation in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1514+ words) "The occupation has left no other option before us. Smuggling has become routine," one trader said, noting that some in Israel's military are willing to help — for a price. "We benefit, they benefit and the people in Gaza benefit because…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (382+ words) BEIRUT: Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike in the country's south early Saturday killed seven people, the worst toll since deals in June saw a lull in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. The National News Agency (NNA) said Israel…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (967+ words) QUSRA: For five nights, Israeli settlers surrounded three Palestinian homes on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank, preventing the families from leaving safely as their food and water supplies dwindled. Qusai Abu Rida was holed up…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (409+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's foreign minister said Sunday a new defence agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey was not directed against any country and remained open to other nations in the region. The landmark Mecca Joint Defence Agreement was…...

3+ week, 24+ min ago   (296+ words) ANKARA: Turkey's foreign minister said Saturday he expected Egypt to join a joint defence agreement with regional partners designed to stabilise the region that is grappling with the Middle East war. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed the agreement on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (481+ words) JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel did not agree to the US-backed plan for Gaza, even after receiving assurances that an Israeli pullout would only happen after Hamas disarms. In a video posted to his social media accounts…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (348+ words) BEIRUT: Hezbollah's chief said on Tuesday that direct talks between Lebanon and Israel would bring only "humiliation" for Lebanon and accused authorities of helping Israel, prompting Lebanon's prime minister to hit back. Lebanon and Israel were holding on Tuesday a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (249+ words) WASHINGTON: The US State Department confirmed Monday that the next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Rome on August 4 through 6, as Israel prepares to withdraw from two "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon. Italian Foreign Minister…...