International

03-11-2023 GAZA CITY: When Fady Abukhousa travelled to the Gaza Strip some weeks ago from Australia, he never imagined the nightmare scenario he would find himself in. He, his wife Amani, and their two young children, Mohammed and Yazan all of whom are Australian citizens were visiting family in the …

03-11-2023 PYONGYANG: North Korea has initiated the closure of approximately a dozen embassies across the world, including those in Spain, Hong Kong, and various African countries. Reports and analysts suggest that nearly a quarter of North Korea’s global diplomatic missions could be affected. The move is seen as a result …

02-11-2023 GAZA CITY: The ceiling collapsed on little Yusuf Musa as his house in a south Gaza neighborhood was hit directly by an Israeli missile. It was Yusuf’s father who identified his dead son in the hospital where he works as a doctor (he has not gone home in the …

02-11-2023 ZURICH/ RIYADH/ Saudi Arabia is set to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after FIFA confirmed it was the only bidder for the tournament. Australia decided against bidding to stage the tournament hours before FIFA’s deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. Morocco, Portugal and Spain are the only …

02-11-2023 GAZA STRIP: Many Palestinian women have resorted to taking menstruation-delaying pills due to the desperate, unsanitary circumstances they have been forced into as a result of the continuing Israeli offensive in Gaza. Facing displacement, overcrowded living conditions, and a lack of access to water and menstrual hygiene products such …

02-11-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA: Thousands of Afghans living in Pakistan raced to the border on Tuesday ahead of a midnight deadline for undocumented foreigners to leave the country. Pakistan says 1.7 million such people must leave by 1 November or face arrest and deportation. Most …

02-11-2023 JERUSALEM/ WEST BANK: Disturbing videos have emerged from the Palestinian West Bank showing Israeli occupation forces engaging in severe violations of international humanitarian law as they mistreat political detainees. In one of the videos, which was filmed near Hebron, Israeli soldiers are seen stacking detainees and subjecting them to …

02-11-2023 MADRID: Spain’s Catholic Church Tuesday issued an apology to victims of sexual abuse perpetrated by priests, while also expressing reservations about the accuracy of a recent survey suggesting that such abuse might be more widespread nationwide than previous investigations indicated. The survey, included in a report by Spain’s human …

01-11-2023 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israel says there were “large exchanges” with Hamas in Gaza overnight as its ground offensive continues. The IDF says its forces were attacked by “terrorists” with anti-tank missiles and machine gun fire. Air strikes on the Gaza Strip also continued overnight – Israel says more than …

01-11-2023 TOKYO: Japan has announced sanctions against nine people and a company over their alleged links to the Palestinian armed group Hamas. Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday the measures would freeze assets belonging to individuals and a company that have helped fund Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip. The …