Middle East - Welcome to Middle East News Agency

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warns Middle East 'on edge of regional war'

Date: 2024-04-18 11:26:14 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:30 - ID:10666943

ROME, April 18 (MENA) - EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has warned the Middle East is on the edge of a regional war. He made the comments on the Italian resort island of Capri where G7 foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the conflicts ....

Chinese envoy calls for peaceful dawn for Gaza's youth

Date: 2024-04-18 11:21:49 GMT - China - Middle East - SN:29 - ID:10666936

BEIJING/NEW YORK, April 18 (MENA) - Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, on Wednesday stressed the importance of addressing the dire situation faced by the youth in Gaza, during the UN Security Council open debate on the ....

UNSC to delay vote on Palestinian state UN membership to Friday

Date: 2024-04-18 06:43:28 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10666360

NEW YORK, April 18 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will delay a vote on Palestinian state UN membership by one day to Friday, according to CGTN. The Palestinian Authority has called on the UNSC in the beginning of April to ....

Seven civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah City

Date: 2024-04-17 22:24:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10666307

GAZA CITY, April 17 (MENA) - Seven civilians, including a woman and three children, were killed on Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting a site and a residential structure in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Wafa correspondent ....

Jordan, UN urge de-escalation in Middle East

Date: 2024-04-17 20:46:42 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10666242

NEW YORK/AMMAN, April 17 (MENA) - Jordan and the UN have stressed the importance of de-escalation in the Middle East in the wake of Iran's latest attacks against Israel. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and UN Secretary General Antonio ....

UN agency says staff, other Gaza detainees subjected to ill-treatment by Israel

Date: 2024-04-17 20:15:08 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:10666243

WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said some of its staff members and other people detained by Israeli forces in Gaza were subjected to ill-treatment, including severe beatings and being forced to strip ....

Cameron: Israel response to Iran must be smart, not escalate conflict

Date: 2024-04-17 19:02:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:10666166

GAZA CITY, April 17 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said Wednesday any Israeli response to Iranian attacks must be smart, and designed to limit the escalation of the conflict. “We hope that anything Israel does is as limited and as ....

Gaza death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 33,899

Date: 2024-04-17 10:32:46 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:10665128

GAZA CITY, April 17 (MENA) - The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now soared to 33,899, WAFA quoted medical sources as saying. Sources added that at least 76,664 others have ....

US to query Israel about 6-year-old's killing in Gaza

Date: 2024-04-17 08:20:59 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:10664879

WASHINGTON, April 17 (MENA) - The US State Department will ask Israel for more information about the January death of 6-year-old Palestinian Hind Rajab in Gaza, according to media reports. Spokesperson Matthew Miller said, calling for a full ....

Israeli army says it detected missile launches from Lebanon

Date: 2024-04-16 22:12:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10664649

RAMALLAH, April 16 (MENA) – The Israeli army said on Tuesday that it had detected the launch of several missiles from Lebanon toward various areas in northern Israel, LBC reported. No injuries were reported. (MENA) K F E/R E E ....