Middle East

US launches new round of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, other provinces

SANAA, March 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — A new round of US airstrikes struck Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Wednesday evening, wounding at…

UN says worker killed in Gaza as Israeli air strikes resume

GAZA, March 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN says that one of its workers has been killed and others injured after a…

DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in Qatar talks

 DOHA, March 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have…

EU told Israel fresh Gaza strikes ‘unacceptable

BRUSSELS, March 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The EU’s top diplomat said that she told her Israeli counterpart the fresh wave of…

Turkiye police detain Istanbul mayor, Erdogan’s main rival

ISTANBUL, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkish police raided the home of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday, detaining him over…

War monitor says Israel strikes central Syria military site

BEIRUT, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Syria war monitor said Israeli jets struck a military site in central Syria on…

S$200,000 raised for scholarships at Singapore universities for Palestinian students

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong with former NMP Anthea Ong and former minister Professor Yaacob Ibrahim speaking to two volunteers at…

Hamas says head of its government in Gaza killed in Israeli strike

Essam al-Dalis  GAZA CITY, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hamas on Tuesday named the head of its government in the Gaza…

At least 332 Palestinians killed or reported missing within five hours as Israel escalates attacks in Gaza

Gaza’s local authorities said on Tuesday morning that over 322 Palestinians were killed or missing within five hours across the…

Cyprus: 7 dead after refugee boat capsizes off coast

NICOSIA, March 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Seven people have been confirmed dead after a refugee boat capsized off the southeastern coast…