Middle East
Iran air traffic resumes after suspension: state media
Flights have been operational again since 11:00 pm (1930 GMT) Sunday and were being "carried out in accordance with the flight schedule"
A year of Israel's invasion / Gaza still bleeds
Intensified Israeli airstrikes on Gaza yesterday killed dozens on the eve of the first anniversary of its offensive in the besieged territory that has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.
A year of israeli offensive in gaza / Palestinians wonder how to deal with tonnes of rubble
In the ruins of his two-storey home, 11-year-old Mohammed gathers chunks of the fallen roof into a broken pail and pounds them into gravel which his father will use to make gravestones for victims of the Gaza offensive.
Iran prepares plan to respond to any Israeli attack
Iran has prepared a plan to respond to a possible Israeli attack following the Islamic republic’s retaliatory missile strike against it last week, local media reported yesterday.
Israeli air attacks batter south Beirut
Israeli air attacks battered Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and early yesterday in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated its campaign against Iran-backed group Hezbollah last month.
Potential new Hezbollah leader out of contact, Lebanese source says
The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike reported to have targeted him
Carnage in Gaza / Mothers struggle to care for newborns
Gazan mother Rana Salah cradles her one-month-old daughter Milana in her arms in a sweltering tent for the displaced, and speaks of the guilt she feels for bringing her child into a world of war and suffering.
Israel readying response to Iran’s attack
Israel was preparing a military response to Iran’s missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said yesterday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and Gaza.
Indonesia fuel depot fire kills 17
Residents yesterday searched through the remains of their charred homes after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta left at least 17 people dead, including two children.
Rich nations using ‘predatory’ tactics
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday slammed the world’s rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with “predatory” interest rates and crippling fuel prices.
Egypt unveils hidden corridor in Giza pyramid
Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid, the authorities have announced.
Turkey’s opposition alliance fractures ahead of vote
Turkey’s opposition alliance fractured yesterday after one of the leaders refused to endorse a joint candidate against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Iran arrests 4 over assault linked to school poisonings: media
Iranian authorities yesterday arrested four people in connection with an assault on a woman outside a girls’ school targeted in a wave of poisoning attacks, a news agency said.
Dozens of Iran girls hospitalised
Dozens of schoolgirls in Iran were hospitalised yesterday after a mysterious poisoning, an Iranian news agency reported, the latest in a spate of suspected attacks in the Islamic republic.
Palestinians count cost of Israeli reprisals
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank yesterday counted the cost of deadly violence and arson by Israeli settlers targeting a town where two Israeli brothers were killed.
Jordan hosts Israeli -Palestinian talks
Jordan hosted a meeting between top Israeli and Palestinian officials yesterday to try to halt surging violence, an official said, as Washington and its Arab allies seek to defuse tensions that have led to concern of a wider escalation.
Turkey-Syria Quake: Death toll tops 50,000
Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes central Turkey
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Central Turkey yesterday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.