MIDDLE EAST

Suicide bomb in southern Afghanistan, kills at least 20

11:57 am September 19, 2019

Kabul: A powerful early morning suicide truck bomb devastated a hospital in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 90 others, an official said. The Taliban took responsibility for the attack, which destroyed part of the hospital in Qalat, the capital of southern Zabul province, and left a fleet […]

US says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian ‘act of war’

2:34 am September 19, 2019

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran.” Iran, which has denied involvement […]

Israel braces for bitter fight after Netanyahu indictment

Israel’s Netanyahu fails to win majority in close election

9:38 pm September 18, 2019

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a centre-left grouping that would be led by former military chief Benny Gantz. The outcome, according to almost complete results published on Wednesday, dealt a new blow to Israel’s longest-serving […]

Israel election: Netanyahu trails by a seat with majority votes counted

8:31 pm September 18, 2019

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party trailed its main rival Blue and White by 31 to 32 seats Wednesday after an unprecedented repeat election, putting the country’s longest serving premier on a shaky ground and raising the possibility of a unity government. Israelis voted on Tuesday in their country’s second general election in […]

Israeli police: Knife-wielding Palestinian woman shot dead

8:14 pm September 18, 2019

Ramallah: Israeli police say private security guards at a checkpoint near Jerusalem shot and killed a Palestinian woman after she pulled out a knife at the crossing. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the woman was taken to a hospital where she died of her wounds, adding that Wednesday’s incident at the Qalandia checkpoint “is being […]