Middle East

Middle East

Overcrowding forces halt to Gaza aid distribution

Aid distribution in Gaza was halted on Friday after the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said overcrowding had made it unsafe to continue operations, in the latest disruption to its troubled relief effort.

12h ago

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat in hajj apex

Thousands of pilgrims began to gather before dawn around the hill and the surrounding plain

2d ago

Million gather in Makkah as hajj begins

More than a million pilgrims participated in Islam’s most important rite under a scorching sun yesterday as the hajj pilgrimage began.

2d ago

Hajj begins today

More than 1.4 million Muslims will begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Makkah today.

4d ago

Israel army intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen yesterday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and other cities.

5d ago

UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine

Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that the Palestinian territory’s entire population was now at risk of famine.

1w ago

Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday evening after air raid sirens sounded in the centre of the country and explosions were heard over Jerusalem.

1w ago

Saudi frees Iran cleric it detained ahead of hajj: Iran media

Iran said it had held consular meetings with the cleric since his arrest on Monday after a video circulated online showing him criticising the Saudi government

1w ago

Overcrowding forces halt to Gaza aid distribution

Aid distribution in Gaza was halted on Friday after the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said overcrowding had made it unsafe to continue operations, in the latest disruption to its troubled relief effort.

12h ago

Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat in hajj apex

Thousands of pilgrims began to gather before dawn around the hill and the surrounding plain

2d ago

Million gather in Makkah as hajj begins

More than a million pilgrims participated in Islam’s most important rite under a scorching sun yesterday as the hajj pilgrimage began.

2d ago

Hajj begins today

More than 1.4 million Muslims will begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Saudi holy city of Makkah today.

4d ago

Israel army intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen yesterday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and other cities.

5d ago

UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine

Gaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, the United Nations said yesterday, warning that the Palestinian territory’s entire population was now at risk of famine.

1w ago

Israel intercepts missile fired from Yemen

The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday evening after air raid sirens sounded in the centre of the country and explosions were heard over Jerusalem.

1w ago

Saudi frees Iran cleric it detained ahead of hajj: Iran media

Iran said it had held consular meetings with the cleric since his arrest on Monday after a video circulated online showing him criticising the Saudi government

1w ago

Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel

Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the judiciary said yesterday.

1w ago

Israel intercepts two projectiles fired from Yemen

Israel’s military said yesterday it had intercepted a missile and another projectile fired from Yemen, which Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they had fired.

1w ago