Category: 3. Middle East

A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai’s international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, underlining the Gulf city’s economic boom.

The figure broke the previous high of 89.1 million in 2018, Dubai Airports said,…

An Israeli air strike killed 10 Palestinians in the north of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday night, the Palestinian health ministry says.

Video footage reportedly from the town of Tamun showed chaotic scenes, badly damaged buildings and…

A man who repeatedly burnt the Koran in 2023 in Sweden, sparking outrage in Muslim countries, has been shot dead, media reported Thursday as police confirmed a man died in a shooting the day before.

A Stockholm court was due to rule on Thursday…

The latest releases of hostages held by Hamas as part of the ceasefire with Israel is under way in the Gaza Strip.

It is the third such release as part of the deal which also involves the freeing of Palestinian prisoners in Israel in exchange.

The…

Israel cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday after accusing it of providing cover for Hamas militants, a move likely to hamper its vital services after 15 months of war in Gaza.

The agency, UNRWA, is banned from…

Israel on Thursday suspended the planned release of Palestinian prisoners after Gaza militants freed three Israeli hostages and five Thais amid chaotic scenes.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Defence Minister Israel Katz, has…

Israel will cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday following accusations it provided cover for Hamas militants, a move likely to hamper delivery of its vital services after 15 months of war in Gaza.

The agency, UNRWA,…

Israel and Hamas were set to carry out their third hostage-prisoner exchange on Thursday, with three Israelis and five Thai captives slated for release as part of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the Gaza war.

A fourth exchange is scheduled for…