UN races to feed one million Gazans after truce
The UN's World Food Programme said Sunday it was moving full throttle to get food to as many Gazans as possible after border crossings reopened as part of a long-awaited ceasefire deal.’We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time,’ the WFP's Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told AFP, as the Rome-based […]
Mohammed bin Rashid meets with members of Board of Young Arab Leaders
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, met with More…
Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire as aid trucks rush to help civilians
US President Joe Biden welcomed a ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday and said hundreds of trucks were entering the seaside enclave to help its civilians.’Today the guns in Gaza have gone silent,’ Biden said in brief remarks during a visit to North Charleston, South Carolina. ‘We anticipate several hundred trucks will enter the Gaza Strip […]
Abiding by Gaza ceasefire deal, success hinges on Israeli commitment: Hamas armed wing
Hamas' armed wing said the group would abide by a ceasefire agreement that came into force in Gaza on Sunday but that any possible Israeli violations would endanger the process and put the lives of hostages at risk.In a video speech, al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Ubaida urged mediators to compel Israel to commit to the […]
Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza; freed Israeli hostages reunited with mothers
Palestinians burst into the streets to celebrate and return to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on Sunday after a ceasefire deal halted fighting in Gaza, and three female hostages freed by Hamas were reunited with their mothers inside Israel. Armed Hamas fighters drove through the southern city of Khan Younis with crowds cheering and […]
Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 launches largest relief phase in Gaza amid ceasefire
The largest phase of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 was launched today to provide relief aid to Gaza residents, in line More…
Mohammed bin Rashid attends ‘Ruler’s Court Elite Men’s Cycling Race’
In the presence and under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime More…
Ahmed bin Mohammed launches Media Leadership Programme
– Initiative is part of the Dubai Media Council’s comprehensive strategy to develop the media sector in the emirate More…
Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza; Hamas gives first hostages to Red Cross
Palestinians poured into the streets to celebrate and return to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on Sunday, and Hamas handed over the first three hostages to the Red Cross under a ceasefire deal that halted fighting in Gaza after a delayed start.Live television pictures showed three female hostages exiting a vehicle surrounded by armed […]
Three Israeli women hostages handed over to Red Cross in Gaza: Hamas
A senior Hamas official told AFP that the Palestinian militant group had handed over three Israeli women hostages to the Red Cross on Sunday, as agreed with Israel in a ceasefire deal.’The three women hostages were officially handed over to the Red Cross at Al-Saraya Square in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood in western Gaza City,’ the […]