Middle East
345,000 Gazans face ‘catastrophic’ hunger: UN
Some 345,000 Gazans face “catastrophic” levels of hunger this winter after aid deliveries fell, a UN-backed assessment said yesterday, warning of the persistent risk of famine across the Palestinian territory.
Bangladesh to initiate safe return of citizens from Lebanon
The government has taken an initiative to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis in phases, who got stuck in troubled Lebanon, with the first batch's likely arrival on October 21
Israeli air strikes hit Beirut, south Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike yesterday destroyed the municipal headquarters in Nabatieh, a major town in south Lebanon, killing the mayor and at least five others as they met to coordinate aid for those suffering from war.
Strikes hits south Beirut after Israeli military evacuation order
Strikes hit south Beirut on Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, less than an hour after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave part of the Lebanese capital
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 50 Palestinians
Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the enclave yesterday, amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters.
Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli targets
Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli naval base yesterday, a day after a drone strike killed four soldiers in the deadliest attack on Israel since the war in Lebanon began.
Israel steps up military pressure in north Gaza
Palestinian medics said yesterday that at least 10 people were killed and 30 injured by Israeli tank shells that hit a food distribution centre in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, with casualties including women and children.
IMAGES OF LIVING THINGS in afghanistan / Taliban vow to enforce media ban
Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry yesterday pledged to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
50 migrant workers died in Qatar in 2020: report
Fifty migrant workers died in Qatar last year and over 500 were seriously injured, the UN’s International Labour Organization said Friday, as the Gulf nation readies for the 2022 World Cup.
Israel judges postpone key testimony in Netanyahu graft trial
Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to court for his graft trial yesterday, but judges granted a defence request to postpone highly anticipated testimony from his former spin doctor.
Libya's civil war leader Haftar to run for elections
Khalifa Haftar, a major figure in the Libyan civil war who wields wide sway over the east of the country, announced on Tuesday he will run in a Dec. 24 presidential election that aims to help end a decade of conflict.
Fighting near key Yemen port displaces over 6,000: UN
A recent Huthi rebel advance near Yemen’s lifeline port of Hodeida has displaced more than 6,000 people, the United Nations has said.
Israeli troops joined settlers attacking Palestinians: NGO
An Israeli rights group said yesterday that in 183 incidents of Jewish settler violence against Palestinians, Israeli forces did not intervene to protect Palestinians and at times actively joined the attacks.
Air strikes ‘kill 80 more rebels’ in Yemen
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen yesterday said it has killed 80 Huthi rebels in the past 24 hours in strikes around the city of Marib.
Couple arrested in Turkey not spies, Israel says
Israel is working for the release of an Israeli couple being held in Turkey, denying allegations carried by Turkish state media that the two were spies, the Israeli prime minister said.
Turkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal
Turkey yesterday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn on a page on a decade of strife.
Sudan anti-coup protesters rally as army tightens grip
Sudanese security forces yesterday shot dead at least one protester in a crackdown on anti-coup demonstrations, medics said, after the military tightened its grip by forming a new ruling council.
Air strikes kill ‘186 rebels’
The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen yesterday said that its air strikes over the previous 24 hours killed 186 Huthi fighters in the battleground provinces of Marib and Al-Bayda.