Middle East

ISLAMABAD, Sept 26 (VoM): More than 4.2 million people have been affected by monsoon floods in Pakistan’s Punjab province, with southern districts hit hardest, according to a rapid needs assessment released Friday by the United Nations…

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (VoM): The Israeli army reported on Sunday that two projectiles were launched from northern Gaza, with one intercepted by air defense systems and the other landing in southern Israel. “Following the sirens that sounded a…

JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (VoM): Two senior far-right ministers in Israel’s government have urged the annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, following Britain, Canada, and Australia’s landmark recognition of a Palestinian state. National…

BEIRUT, Sept 20: An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in Tibnin, southern Lebanon, killed one person and wounded three others on Friday, Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced, marking the latest violation of the fragile ceasefire between Israel…

NEW YORK, Sept 20 (VoM): The UN Security Council on Friday failed to adopt a resolution aimed at maintaining sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear agreement, paving the way for the automatic reimposition of UN sanctions under the…

BAGHDAD, Sept 20 (VoM): Iraq’s counterterrorism service announced on Friday that a senior Daesh commander was killed in Syria during a joint security operation conducted with support from the US-led international coalition. The militant,…

JERUSALEM, Sept 16: Aid workers in Gaza carried out a desperate rescue mission to save thousands of priceless archaeological artifacts just hours before an Israeli airstrike demolished the warehouse where they were stored. The collection,…

AMMAN, Sept 15 (VoM): Jordan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti, held separate meetings on Monday with the ambassadors of Australia, Sweden, and France to discuss expanding military and security cooperation,…

NEW YORK, Sept 13 (VoM): A United Nations official has issued a stark warning over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying that civilians have effectively been given a “death sentence” as Israeli military operations intensify.…

ADEN, Yemen, Sept 13 (VoM): Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen this week have left widespread devastation in the capital, Sanaa, destroying homes, killing civilians, and forcing families to live in the rubble…