Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Festival set for 18 February
The 18th edition of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Festival gets underway at Dubai More…
UAE President receives Russian First Deputy Prime Minister
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Excellency Denis Manturov, First Deputy More…
Freed Palestinian inmates set prison garb ablaze on return to Gaza
As Palestinian inmates released by Israel yesterday stepped off the buses that took them to the Gaza Strip, some flashed a victory sign and swiftly set fire to sweatshirts they were made to wear in prison. Images broadcast on Israeli media before their release under a ceasefire deal with Hamas showed rows of Palestinian prisoners […]
Thousands march in UK against Trump’s Gaza plan
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London to the United States embassy on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump's proposal that the US ‘take over’ Gaza.Waving Palestinian flags and placards saying ‘Hands off Gaza,’ several thousand people walked from Whitehall in Westminster over the River Thames to the embassy in Nine Elms.Earlier this […]
Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange
Swap goes ahead after mediators avert collapse of ceasefireDispute over exchange had threatened ceasefire dealIsrael frees 369 Palestinian prisoners, gets back three hostagesSome released Palestinians were involved in suicide bombingsHamas released Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov in Gaza on Saturday and Israel freed some 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees […]
Saudi to host Arab summit on Trump’s Gaza plan
Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on Feb 20 to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover of Gaza, a source with knowledge of the preparations said Friday.The leaders of Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates will attend the summit, to take place ahead […]
Gazans return to ruined homes and severe water shortage
A ceasefire has enabled some Gazans to go back to their ruined homes without fear of Israeli airstrikes, but they have returned to a severe water crisis. “We returned here and found no pumps, no wells. We did not find buildings or houses,” said 50-year-old farmer Bassel Rajab, a resident of the northern town of […]
Arab plan in works for rebuilding Gaza: Jordan’s FM
Arab countries are putting together a plan that would rebuild Gaza without displacing its people, guarantee security and governance, Jordan's foreign minister said Friday, adding that his country could not take more Palestinians.Arab countries were dismayed earlier this month after US President Donald Trump announced a plan to ‘clean out’ Palestinians from Gaza and resettle […]
UAE broadens visa-on-arrival to Indian nationals
The United Arab Emirates has expanded its visa-on-arrival programme for Indian nationals to include those with valid More…
More than 120 armed conflicts rage across globe: ICRC
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, said that there are more than 120 More…