Middle East

Netanyahu meets Italian counterpart, Cypriot President

Amid the conflict in Gaza and the looming ground assault on the terror group Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday.

2023-10-21T23:16:07.763369+00:00 IST

Israeli PM’s office calls Hamas offer to release hostages “lies”

The office of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said it "will not respond" after terrorist group Hamas claimed to have offered to release two Qatari hostages, The Times of Israel reported.

2023-10-21T22:22:35.978838+00:00 IST

Islamist terror endangers whole world: Israeli Foreign Ministry

Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson, Lior Haiat, said at the Cairo Peace Summit in Egypt that the Islamist terror threat does not only endanger his country but also other states of the region and the whole world.

2023-10-21T21:53:36.641185+00:00 IST

Israeli hospitals ordered to disconnect internet

Israel's Ministry of Health instructed a number of hospitals to temporarily disconnect their systems from the internet amid fears of a cyberattack, the ministry announced on Saturday night.

2023-10-21T21:07:22.709023+00:00 IST

550 failed Palestinian rocket launches detected in Gaza: Israel

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it has detected 550 failed rocket launches and misfires since the beginning of the Gaza war, the military announced on Saturday night.

2023-10-21T21:06:38.258357+00:00 IST

Israel forum launches campaign for early return of hostages

Ahead of a likely ground offensive against terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum headquarters in Israel on Saturday launched a "Lighting up the Light" campaign for the early return of hostages.

2023-10-21T21:04:37.869004+00:00 IST

2nd Emirates Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Congress kicks off

The UAE is committed to the promotion of excellent health and advanced medical practice, said Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence.

2023-10-21T17:47:11.764271+00:00 IST

74 pc of Israeli civilians killed in Hamas assault identified

"The 765 victims represent 74 per cent of civilians killed in the fighting whose bodies have been brought for identification," the police statement said.

2023-10-21T17:46:47.908159+00:00 IST

First humanitarian aid to Gaza welcomed, but more needed

The Rafah border crossing was opened for a short window on Saturday morning to let 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt. Though many have welcomed the brief reopening, rights groups have asserted that much more aid is needed.

2023-10-21T17:44:50.327224+00:00 IST

Biden speaks to freed American-Israeli hostages

On Friday afternoon, Biden released a statement taking credit for the pair's release and thanking "the government of Qatar and the government of Israel for their partnership in this work.

2023-10-21T17:37:48.831149+00:00 IST

WEF Young Global Leaders Annual Summit concludes in Dubai

The summit was attended by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and member of the Young Global Leaders Council.

2023-10-21T17:35:51.672336+00:00 IST

UAE: Maktoum bin Mohammed meets Chairman of China’s Bank

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), today met with Ren Deqi, Chairman and Executive Director of Bank of Communications (BOCOM), one of China's leading banks.

2023-10-21T17:28:03.459336+00:00 IST

Jawaher Al Qasimi directs TBHF to provide AED 30 mn to Gaza

Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), has directed TBHF, a leading Sharjah-based global humanitarian organisation dedicated to helping refugees and those in need worldwide to provide relief aid worth AED 30 million to Palestinians affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

2023-10-21T16:21:51.976354+00:00 IST

IDF says one-fifth of rockets fired by Hamas misfired

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said that one-fifth of the rockets fired by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) have misfired in the last 24 hours, landing inside Gaza and killing civilians, The Jerusalem Post reported.

2023-10-21T15:19:38.332171+00:00 IST

UAE: e& wraps up successful participation at GITEX Global 2023

e& successfully wrapped up its participation at GITEX Global 2023, attracting visitors, decision-makers, technology experts and the media to its stand with a wide array of innovative use cases across mobility, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, aviation, and oil and gas reflecting this year's theme 'Accelerating Innovation.

2023-10-21T14:14:46.338038+00:00 IST

Israeli reservist killed by anti-tank fire on Lebanese border

An army spokesman reported on Saturday that a 22-year-old reserve soldier from Herzliya, Acting Sgt. Omer Bello has been killed, and three other soldiers injured near the Lebanon border.

2023-10-21T14:09:06.542227+00:00 IST

Climate change may push women, girls into poverty: SDG

If unchecked, climate change will significantly increase women's vulnerability to poverty and hunger, undermining hard-won development gains, according to a UN report.

2023-10-21T13:55:42.940043+00:00 IST

Hamas assault on Israel can’t justify “collective punishment”: UN

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the "reprehensible assault" by Hamas can never justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, UN news reported on Saturday.

2023-10-21T13:35:42.794469+00:00 IST

Israel says it will not occupy Gaza Strip

The Israeli government has been under pressure to ensure that the army will not become bogged down in endless fighting in the Gaza Strip.

2023-10-21T13:13:45.440067+00:00 IST

Aid trucks that arrived in Gaza did not contain fuel supplies

IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a press conference that food, water, and medical aid will enter the southern part of Gaza through Egypt's Rafah crossing, while fuel is still not allowed to enter Gaza.

2023-10-21T12:28:39.876165+00:00 IST

Israel Defence Forces say “no humanitarian crisis” in Gaza

"As of now, I can tell you that there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. There are hardships in moving people within days to the south of the Gaza Strip, but the population is getting along," an Israeli security official told the reporters.

2023-10-21T11:40:22.569295+00:00 IST