At least eight people have been killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza, as Israel sent several senior officials for talks on a…
Tag: Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Top Western and Arab officials gather in Riyadh to discuss Syria
Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western countries and the Middle East have gathered in the Saudi capital to discuss the future of Syria, the first such regional meeting since…
Syria: Lebanon’s PM Najib Mikati meets Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said Beirut and Damascus will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders. In…
Palestine: Gaza war death toll believed to be significantly higher- researchers say
The Palestinian death toll from the war in Gaza could be substantially higher than official figures reported by the Hamas-run health ministry, research published in The Lancet medical journal suggests.…
Palestine: Israeli military says body of Bedouin hostage found in Gaza
The Israeli military says its troops have found the body of a Bedouin Arab hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as evidence that suggests another may also be…
Iran: Swiss citizen dies in prison after spying arrest
A Swiss national arrested in Iran and accused of spying has died in prison, according to Iranian state media. The man was being held with another inmate at a prison…
Lebanon: Army chief elected president after years of deadlock
Lebanon’s parliament has elected the country’s army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years. Joseph Aoun’s candidacy for the mainly ceremonial role –…
Palestine: Israeli strikes kills 19 in southern Gaza, health officials say
At least 19 Palestinians, including eight children, were killed in Israeli air strikes in southern Gaza overnight, local health officials say.A mother and her four children were reportedly killed when…
Iran: Authorities free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month has been freed and is on a flight back to Rome, the Italian government says.Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December,…
Iran: Authorities reportedly executed at least 901 people in 2024- UN
At least 901 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including about 40 in a single week in December, according to the UN human rights chief. “It is deeply…