Sixty-one migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya – IOM
Cairo (Reuters) – Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organization for Migration
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Middle East and North Africa
Israel steps up Gaza bombardment after talks on hostages
Cairo/Gaza/Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel stepped up its bombardment of Gaza overnight and into Sunday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinians
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Gazan hospital damaged in Israel raid, army says weapons seized
Cairo (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers raided a hospital in northern Gaza over several days this week, leaving a trail of
Read MoreFrench foreign ministry says worker killed by Israeli attack in Rafah
(Reuters) – The French foreign ministry said one of its workers had died as a result of wounds sustained during
Read MoreFive Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank’s Tulkarm – Palestinian health ministry
Ramallah (Reuters) – At least five Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli attack on Tulkarm in the occupied
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Netanyahu hints at new Hamas talks after hostage deaths
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to confirm on Saturday that new Qatar-mediated negotiations were underway to
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Hamas turns Gaza streets into deadly maze for Israeli troops
Jerusalem/Cairo (Reuters) –The Israeli army’s death toll in Gaza is already almost twice as high as during a ground offensive
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Kuwait buries late emir Sheikh Nawaf in funeral attended by new ruler
Al-Siddeeq (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, whose six-decade career in public service primarily focused on domestic issues,
Read MoreMSC to divert shipping away from Suez Canal after Red Sea attack
(Reuters) – Swiss-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co, the world’s biggest container shipping company, will stop using the Suez Canal after
Read MoreTurkey, Romania, Bulgaria to ink deal on floating Black Sea mines in January
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria plan to sign a deal in January on a joint plan to clear
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