Israel’s GDP contracts nearly 20% in fourth quarter amid Gaza war
An Israeli national flag above produce for sale at Carmel Market in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Nov. 7, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Israel’s gross domestic product shrank…
Only US can force Middle East peace and should pressure Israel: Lebanon minister
Lebanon’s foreign minister called on the U.S. to pressure Israel and bring an end to its bloody war with Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has now entered its fifth month.…
Satirical card deck blames Democrats for ‘war crimes’ in Gaza
A new deck of playing cards designed by peace activists that has gone viral and sold out online has branded US politicians as “war criminals” over their support for Israel’s…
At least 10 cops martyred, six injured in DI Khan attack
DI KHAN: At least 10 cops were martyred in another late-night terrorist attack on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan on Monday. Among the injured are an SHO and…
UN to punish staffers involved in ‘terror,’ urges UNRWA funding
A flag of the United Nations is attached to one of the trucks carrying aid waiting to head towards north Gaza during a temporary truce between Hamas and in Israel,…
Trafigura assesses Red Sea risks after tanker attacked by Houthis
The container ship, Safeen Pride, with a destination of ‘HODEIDAH (ARMED GUARDS)’ seen at sea on January 17, 2024 in Djibouti, Djibouti. Luke Dray | Getty Images Commodities trader Trafigura…
Israel-Hamas war talks reportedly working toward weeks-long cease-fire
A picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, shows an Israeli tank rolling along the fence as damaged…
Iran strikes Syria, Iraq and Pakistan as Middle East tensions spike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Within 24 hours, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries — Iraq, Syria and Pakistan — and took the extraordinary step…
‘No country in region should tread this perilous path’, Pakistan tells Iran after air strike
Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani Wednesday told his Irani counterpart that no country should follow its path of launching an attack on a neighbouring nation’s soil against the menace…
Joe Biden’s handling of the Middle East crisis is just flat-out embarrassing
With new signs each day pointing toward a broader war in the Middle East, it’s important to recall the string of events that got us here. It began Oct. 7…