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Israeli air strikes in Gaza have killed more than a dozen people and destroyed the main hospital’s cardiac ward, Gaza officials say, as fighting continues in the besieged strip. The strikes continue as Israel steps up its offensive near Gaza’s main hospital, al-Shifa, where health officials say thousands of medics,…

Israel’s military has closed the front gates of Gaza’s biggest hospital, preventing ambulances from entering or leaving the facility, where medical supplies and food are running low. Thousands of people are stranded in Gaza’s largest hospital amid Israeli bombardment. Al-Shifa Hospital’s director Muhammad Abu Salmiya described the area around the…

An extraordinary joint Arab-Islamic Summit on Gaza situation chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is in progress in Riyadh. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar is representing Pakistan at the summit. Addressing the summit, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian people have been facing the most…

World Science Day for Peace and Development is being observed today to highlight the significant role of science in society. It also underlines the need to engage public in emerging scientific issues. This year the day is being observed under the theme: ‘Building Trust In Science’.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said Gaza is becoming a graveyard for children and called for an urgent ceasefire in the enclave. Talking to reporters, the UN chief said Israel Forces continued bombardment, air strikes and ground offensive are hitting civilians, hospitals, refugee camps, mosques, churches and UN facilities…

    By Shahzadi Zarnab Haider

The UN Security Council (UNSC) meets today to discuss Israel and Palestine conflict. The meeting has been convened at request of United Arab Emirates and China. Meanwhile, at least 27 Palestinians have been martyred in latest Israeli strikes across Gaza.

Over one hundred Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli bombardment on a hospital, ambulance and schools during the last 24 hours. According to foreign media reports, the total number of martyred Palestinians has exceeded ten thousand in last 29 days. Israel has confirmed it bombed an ambulance and leveled allegation…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) today warned that there is a real risk of a regional spillover from Israel’s war in Gaza and called for relentless efforts to secure a ceasefire. UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Noura al-Kaabi told a policy conference in Abu Dhabi that every effort…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Israel an occupier in its war in Gaza. Addressing at a massive pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul, he repeated his stance about Hamas not being a terrorist organization. He accused the Western powers of being main culprit behind the Israeli army’s “massacre” of Palestinians…

The Turkish Republic, founded by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, has turned 100 today. This day, a hundred years ago, the great Turkish nation secured the ultimate victory by defeating foreign occupation and imperialism. Unyielding determination, courage and unity exhibited by the Turkish nation laid the foundation of…

China has warned the United States not to involve in problems between Beijing and Manila. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning at a media briefing today said the United States does not have the right to get involved in problems related to disputed waters of the South China Sea.…

A court in Qatar has awarded death sentence to eight ex-servicemen of the Indian Navy. The Indian External Affairs Ministry has confirmed this news. It is pertinent to mention that ex-officials of the Indian Navy were sent to jail last year on charges of spying for Israel against Qatar. Indian…

Foreign Ministers of Arab states have urged for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and for the lifting of the siege on the strip to reach humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinians. Speaking after a UN Security Council meeting in New York, they demanded an immediate ceasefire in the enclave adding…

Arab leaders have strongly condemned Israel’s two-week-long bombardment of Gaza and demanded renewed efforts to reach a Middle East peace settlement to end violence from Israelis. Speaking at a Cairo Peace Summit on Saturday, Jordan’s King Abdullah denounced global silence about Israel’s attacks on the enclave and urged an even-handed…

Kassym-Jomart TokayevKazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said here Wednesday that Kazakhstan plans to build 1,300 km of new railways in the next three years in synergy with the Belt and Road Initiative. “Following the fundamental interests of the people of Kazakhstan and China, the spirit of friendship and eternal strategic partnership,…

Belt and Road international cooperation has gotten off the ground, grown rapidly and produced fruitful outcomes over the past 10 years, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday. The cooperation has extended from the Eurasian continent to Africa and Latin America, and more than 150 countries and over 30 international organizations…

By Michael Pröbsting, The killing of at least 500 people in the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City has provoked outcry and outrage around the world. It is no doubt the worst war crime which Israel has committed since the 7 October. In response, people in various countries have spontaneously taken…

All eyes are now on Xi Jinping as the Chinese president hosts state leaders, business executives and scholars from around the world for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. In just 10 years, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Xi’s signature vision for global development, has become…

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has rejected a Russian resolution that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians and called for immediate measures to resolve the conflict in Gaza. Russia China, United Arab Emirates, Mozambique and Gabon voted in favour of the resolution while the United States, Britain, France and Japan…

Israeli terrorism in the Gaza Strip continued today as its brutal forces prepared to launch a ground invasion on the besieged 2.3 million innocent Palestinian civilians. People is Gaza are lacking basic amenities like food, water and medical supplies as hospitals are on the verge of collapse amid Israeli bombardment.…