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OSBU chief: Killing of Palestinian TV correspondent "heinous crime"

Date: 2023-11-04 16:07:27 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:48 - ID:10425886

CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - President of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) States Broadcasting Union (OSBU) Dr. Amr el Leithi condemned Israel's killing of Palestinian TV correspondent Mohamed Abu Hatab and his family in an air strike on Khan ....

Arab countries should speak in one voice with int'l community regarding war on Gaza: Jordan's king

Date: 2023-11-04 14:55:20 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:44 - ID:10425727

AMMAN, Nov 4 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan asserted Saturday the importance of continuing Arab coordination to speak with one voice to the international community regarding the dangerous developments in Gaza. The Jordanian monarch received ....

Abul Gheit urges UNSC to halt Israeli aggression on Gaza, impose humanitarian truce

Date: 2023-11-04 14:36:10 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10425761

CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit warned that the continuation of the ruthless Israeli attacks, airstrikes and siege worsens the humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, terming the situation in the enclave as ....

Gaza health ministry says war death toll hits 9,488

Date: 2023-11-04 13:13:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:10425813

RAMALLAH/GAZA CITY, Nov 4 (MENA) - The health ministry in the Gaza Strip said Saturday at least 9,488 people were killed in the Palestinian territory since war with Israel erupted last month, according to the Business Standard. The ministry said ....

Israeli airstrike on school kills refuge seekers

Date: 2023-11-04 12:13:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:31 - ID:10425684

GAZA CITY, Nov 4 (MENA) – An Israeli airstrike today at a school where thousands of Palestinians were seeking refuge from the barbaric Israeli war on Gaza killed and injured dozens of people, according to WAFA correspondent. He said dozens were ....

Iraqi FM: Iraq's interest and keeping it away from war are the government's top priority

Date: 2023-11-04 09:43:24 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:10425338

BAGHDAD, Nov 4 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Foud Hussein confirmed on Saturday that the interest of Iraq and keeping the country away from war are among the priorities of the government’s work. Hussein said, in a speech during the activities ....

More than 40 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces

Date: 2023-11-04 09:34:23 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10425322

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces detained Saturday more than 40 Palestinians, most of them from Fawar refugee camp, near Hebron, in raids at their homes in the occupied West Bank, according to different sources, WAFA news ....

Honduras recalls ambassador from Israel

Date: 2023-11-03 21:42:16 GMT - Honduras - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10424906

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 3 (MENA) - The Honduran Foreign Ministry said on Friday it is recalling its ambassador to Israel for consultations due to what it called Israel's violations of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip. Chile’s President ....

Paris to host humanitarian conference on Gaza, Macron says

Date: 2023-11-03 20:28:13 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:10424830

PARIS, Nov 3 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday announced a “humanitarian conference” on Gaza would be held in Paris on November 9. The French president said the conference would be held “on the margins” of the Paris Peace Forum, ....

Pope Francis: War in Middle East must stop

Date: 2023-11-03 19:50:11 GMT - Vatican - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10424788

VATICAN CITY, Feb 3 (MENA) - The war in the Middle East must be stopped, Pope Francis has said. "War is always a defeat, always," he added. "Wars solve nothing, but everything can be gained through peace and dialogue." In war, as is happening ....