Category: 2. Middle East

A Palestinian father who lost nine of his children in an Israeli air strike on the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis  died from wounds sustained in the same attack, local health officials said.

Hamdi Al-Najjar was critically injured when Israeli forces bombed his home on May 24, according to the sources.

Palestinian pediatrician Alaa Al-Najjar was devastated to receive the charred bodies of her nine children at Nasser Medical Complex while she was on duty…

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan announced on Saturday that the kingdom, together with Qatar, will provide joint financial support for public sector employees in Syria, Anadolu reports.

During a joint press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, bin Farhan said: “We will provide joint financial support with Qatar to employees in the Syrian public sector.”

“We want to see Syria in its rightful place and position, and we will work to achieve that,” added…

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi delivered to Tehran on Saturday a US proposal related to ongoing indirect nuclear negotiations, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed, Anadolu reports.

Araghchi wrote on X that Al-Busaidi made a “short visit” to the Iranian capital to present “elements of a US proposal.”

He added that Iran would provide an “appropriate response” in line with its “principles, national interests, and the rights of the…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived Saturday in the Jordanian capital to attend a meeting of the ministerial committee assigned by the Joint Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Anadolu reports.

The meeting in Amman will focus on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and efforts to support an end to the onslaught and the ongoing blockade.

Israel prevented a scheduled visit by a delegation of Arab…

At least 30 Palestinians were killed and more than 150 wounded on Sunday after Israeli forces opened fire on civilians seeking aid in Al-Mawasi, west of Rafah in southern Gaza, medical sources told Anadolu.

According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli forces used live ammunition from ground vehicles and armed quadcopter drones to target people who had gathered to receive humanitarian aid.

Sunday’s deaths bring the number of Palestinians killed near…

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday reinstated the registration of the opposition Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, overturning a decade-old High Court ruling and clearing the way for the party to contest in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

The decision was handed down by a four-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, who directed the Election Commission (EC) to immediately restore the party’s registration and resolve…

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty affirmed Saturday that his country is exerting maximum pressure to end the Israeli onslaught against the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.

“We are pressing with all our strength to end the war on Gaza, and we hope to reach an agreement to stop the bloodshed in Gaza as soon as possible,” Abdelatty said in a news conference in Cairo, alongside Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara, according to Al-Qahera News Channel.

He…

Kamil Idris was sworn in as Sudan’s new prime minister on Saturday in the presence of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sovereignty Council, Anadolu reports.

On May 19, al-Burhan issued a constitutional decree, appointing Idris as prime minister.

According to Sudanese news agency SUNA, Idris took the oath of office in front of al-Burhan, accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Sovereign Council, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Ghali Ali Youssef, and the head of the judiciary in…

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday rejected Hamas’ response to the US proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, calling it “totally unacceptable”, Anadolu reports.

“I received the Hamas response to the United States’ proposal. It is totally unacceptable and only takes us backward,” Witkoff said on X.

“Hamas should accept the framework proposal we put forward as the basis for proximity talks, which we can begin immediately this coming week,” the…

Iran has strongly rejected the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on its nuclear program, calling it “baseless” and “a pretext for political maneuvering” against the country, Anadolu reports.

In a joint statement issued Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran described the findings of the UN nuclear watchdog’s report as a “repetition of unfounded allegations.”

According to the…