Middle East
Israeli strikes endanger civilians on Lebanon-Syria border: HRW
Human Rights Watch yesterday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at “grave risk” as they prevented them from fleeing and hampered humanitarian operations.
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.
Rescue Efforts: Bangladesh sends team to Turkey
A 46-member rescue team left Dhaka last night for Turkey to join the search and rescue operation in the aftermath of Monday’s earthquake.
Why first 72 hours crucial for rescues
Time was running out for survivors buried in the rubble of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, as search efforts near the crucial 72-hour mark, a rescue response expert said yesterday.
Hope, heartbreak as children pulled from rubble
A photograph of a father holding the hand of his teenage daughter who died trapped under the rubble of a flattened building in the Turkish region of Kahramanmaras conveys the scale of the suffering provoked by Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake and its aftershocks.
Turkey-Syria Quake: Race against time to save survivors
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold yesterday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by an earthquake that killed more than 7,200 people.
Bangladeshi team to join rescue efforts in Turkey
Bangladesh is sending a joint support team led by the Armed Forces Division to Turkey to conduct search and rescue operations in the aftermath of Monday’s horrific earthquake.
Israeli troops kill teen in West Bank raid
Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry said, with the Israeli army saying he had fired on soldiers.
Jericho Raid: Israel kills 5 Palestinians
Israel said its forces killed five alleged Palestinian gunmen in a raid in the occupied West Bank yesterday, after a days-long search for suspects in a shooting near Jericho.
Quake piles misery on war-ravaged Syrians
Wailing children, flattened buildings and hospitals full of bodies - a devastating earthquake yesterday looked painfully familiar for Syrian families and rescuers worn down by nearly 12 years of bombardment and displacement.
Researcher predicted it 3 days back
A Dutch researcher accurately predicted yesterday’s Turkey-Syria earthquake, three days before it happened.
Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in Jericho raid
Israeli forces on Monday killed five alleged Palestinian gunmen in a raid in the occupied West Bank, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, after a days-long search for suspects in a shooting near Jericho.