Middle East

New York City: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday delayed the vote on a resolution calling for more humanitarian aid into the Gaza...

Gaza: In the more than two months of devastating bombardment by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in retaliation for the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel,...

Bahrain: A multinational naval force will be deployed in the Red Sea to defend against attacks from Houthis that have disrupted international shipping...

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has secured a third term in office, the National Election Authority said on Monday.Sissi received 89.6% of...

Baghdad: People in Iraq voted on Monday in the first provincial council elections since 2013.The elections, wherein the Shiite Muslim alliance is likely to...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the emergency department at the al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza as "a bloodbath."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Saturday that a new round of Qatar-mediated negotiations could get underway to free hostages held by the...

Around 61 migrants are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their vessel was swamped by high waves off the coast of Libya, the...

Tel Aviv: A US destroyer destroyed a wave of Houthi drones over the Red Sea on Saturday morning, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced.Centcom said the...

Kabul: Millions of Afghan immigrants live in Iran under challenging economic conditions, out of which around one-third are women with limited employment...