Middle East

Israeli airstrikes kill 44 in Gaza after Hamas rocket fire; Palestinian-American teen shot dead in West Bank

JERUSALEM/GAZA, April 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 44 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to…

Mass protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza staged in Morocco’s capital

RABAT, April 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Thousands of Moroccans gathered in downtown Rabat to protest against the renewed deadly Israeli attacks…

Israel changes account of Gaza medic killings after video showed deadly attack

 GAZA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel’s army has admitted its soldiers made mistakes over the killing of 15 emergency workers…

UAE presses Palestinian cause during rare talks with Israel minister

ABU DHABI, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Arab Emirates foreign minister pressed the need for a ceasefire in the…

Aid cuts threaten battle against maternal mortality: UN

 GENEVA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Maternal mortality rates have dropped dramatically in the past quarter of a century, but the…

Egypt rejects Israeli attempts to divide Palestinian territories: FM

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty with the delegation from the Palestinian Fatah Movement CAIRO, April 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Egypt rejects…

Iran: President Masoud Pezeshkian sacks Deputy for ‘lavish’ Antarctic cruise

State media released a picture of Shahram Dabiri and his wife, superimposing a marker on the name of the ship…

Iran says wants dialogue ‘on equal footing’ with US

TEHRAN, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was willing to engage in dialogue with the…

Britain says Israel’s detention of two UK MPs ‘unacceptable’

LONDON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy said it was “unacceptable” and deeply concerning that Israel had…

New discoveries in South Egypt reveals history of Ramesseum Temple

A joint Egyptian-French archeological mission uncovered artifacts from an ancient tomb in Luxor, Egypt CAIRO, April 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — A…