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A young boy is treated by a mobile emergency clinic team in Northern Gaza. — courtesy WHO
Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran
NEW YORK — Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”.“The Secretary-General condemns any act of retaliation and appeals to the international community to work together to prevent any further development that could lead to devastating consequences for the entire region and beyond,” he said in a statement issued by his Office.Echoing those concerns, UN atomic energy agency chief Rafael Grossi urged “extreme restraint” from all sides, after more than six and a half months of war in Gaza that have fueled fears of a wider regional conflict.“IAEA can confirm that there is no damage...
April 20, 2024

Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran

While sirens sounded in northern Israel, life continued as normal in Tel Aviv on Friday morning
Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response
JERUSALEM — This morning warning sirens sounded across northern Israel as they do most days. The army said later that it was a false alarm. But for the people of Israel it was a reminder — if one were needed — of just how fast and how easily Iran could retaliate if it wanted to.For north of the border in Lebanon lie some 150,000 missiles pointed at Israel by the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah. These are not basic rockets fired out of tubes but advanced, accurate and powerful missiles that could reach targets in Israel within minutes. And they could be deployed on Iran's instructions at a moment's notice.And yet despite the reported Israeli retaliation against Iran, the streets of Jerusalem were calm, as people went about their business preparing for Shabbat. Joggers were...
April 19, 2024

Attack sends message to Iran but Israelis divided over response

European Council President Charles Michel
European Council President hopes apparent Israeli attack on Iran will bring 'end' to escalation
BRUSSELS — The president of the European Council hopes Friday's apparent Israeli retaliation will be the last in the recent escalation with Iran and believes the next "hours and days" will be critical.Charles Michel spoke exclusively to Euronews hours after Iran activated its air defenses near the central city of Isfahan as it was targeted by a suspected retaliatory attack by Israel, fuelling again fears of a wider regional conflict.It came just six days after Iran launched a barrage of some 300 drones and cruise and ballistic missiles in its first-ever direct attack against Israeli territory. This happened on the heels of an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus that had killed seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard.Whilst the reported...
April 19, 2024

European Council President hopes apparent Israeli attack on Iran will bring 'end' to escalation

Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other
By Jeremy BowenLONDON — Israel's attack on Iran was not the fierce response that US President Joe Biden and other western leaders had feared.They have been urging Israel to draw a line under the dangerous series of events that started with Israel's assassination of a senior Iranian general in Damascus on 1 April.More than six months after the Hamas attacks on Israel, war continues in Gaza and has spread to the area either side of the Lebanon-Israel border and to the Gulf.The fear is that the Middle East is on the brink of an all out war, with global as well as regional dangers.The Iranians are playing down the significance of what's happened in Isfahan.Initial reports said there had been no attack. Later, an analyst on state TV said air defences had knocked out drones that...
April 19, 2024

Crisis shows how badly Iran and Israel understand each other

The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East on April 18, 2024
US vetoes Palestinian attempt to gain statehood at the United Nations
NEW YORK — The United States on Thursday blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have recognised a Palestinian state.Twelve members of the Security Council had voted in favor of the resolution, while two countries – the UK and Switzerland – abstained. The US vetoed it.The Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, sharply criticized the US veto, saying in a statement that it was “unfair, immoral, and unjustified, and defies the will of the international community, which strongly supports the State of Palestine obtaining full membership in the United Nations.”Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz praised the US for vetoing what he called a “shameful proposal.” “The proposal to recognize a Palestinian state, more than 6 months after the largest...
April 19, 2024

US vetoes Palestinian attempt to gain statehood at the United Nations

Explosions have been reported in the central Iranian province of Isfahan
Israel carries out strike inside Iran, US says as region braces for further escalation
TEL AVIV — Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, the latest move in a dangerous escalation that threatens to push the already volatile region into all-out war.The US was given advance notification Thursday of an intended Israeli strike in the coming days, but did not endorse the response, the senior US official said.Iran’s air defense systems were activated in several locations after three explosions were heard close to a major military airbase near the Iranian city of Isfahan, state media reported early Friday morning. Iran’s semi-official FARS news agency said fighter jets were located at the airbase and that a military radar was a possible target.Multiple state-aligned news agencies reported that sites associated with Iran’s nuclear...
April 19, 2024

Israel carries out strike inside Iran, US says as region braces for further escalation

Mohammed Salem won the World Press Photo Award of the Year
Poignant shot from Gaza wins World Press Photo of the Year 2024
AMSTERDAM — Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem has won this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award with a depiction of loss in Gaza.The heartrending photo depicts a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece.The photograph, taken on 17 October 2023 at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, shows 36-year-old Inas Abu Maamar holding five-year-old Saly, who was killed along with her mother and sister when an Israeli missile struck their home.Salem, 39, who is Palestinian, described this photo filed on 2 November last year, as a “powerful and sad moment that sums up the broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip.”"I felt the picture sums up the broader sense of what was happening in the Gaza Strip," Salem said when the image...
April 18, 2024

Poignant shot from Gaza wins World Press Photo of the Year 2024

Officials urged people to travel to the airport only if they had confirmed bookings
Dubai airport reopens after UAE suffers heavy rain
DUBAI — Operations at Dubai International Airport remain severely disrupted after heavy rains battered the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries.The storm pounded the UAE on Tuesday, flooding roads and the sections of the busy international airport.Flash floods have now killed 20 people in Oman and one in the UAE.Some inbound flights have resumed on Thursday, but on the whole Dubai international airport, a major travel hub, is struggling to function.Authorities at the world's second-busiest airport said on Thursday that they had started receiving inbound flights at Terminal 1, used by foreign carriers, but that outbound flights continue to be delayed.They later announced that check-in was open at Terminal 3 for Emirates - the single largest carrier at the airport, and...
April 18, 2024

Dubai airport reopens after UAE suffers heavy rain

Lord Cameron, pictured with Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz
David Cameron urges Netanyahu to limit Iran response
JERUSALEM — David Cameron has urged Israeli leaders to do "as little as possible to escalate" tensions in the Middle East on a visit to Jerusalem.The UK foreign secretary made the comments ahead of his meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.Israel has vowed to retaliate after Iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack at the weekend.Lord Cameron urged Israel to limit the scale of its response over fears it could lead to a regional wider war.He called on Israel's government to be "smart as well as tough".Speaking to reporters shortly after arriving in Jerusalem, Lord Cameron said he was there to "show solidarity after that appalling attack by Iran".He continued: "It's right to have made our views clear about what should happen next,...
April 17, 2024

David Cameron urges Netanyahu to limit Iran response

Roads leading to Dubai airport were also flooded, making it hard for passengers to get there
Dubai airport chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms
DUBAI — Heavy rain has been battering Gulf states, causing flash floods that have killed 20 people and disrupting flights at the world's second-busiest airport.Dubai Airport said it was facing "very challenging conditions" on Wednesday. It advised passengers not to turn up as runways were inundated with water.Further north, a man died when his car was caught in flash floods.In Oman, rescuers found the body of a girl in Saham, bringing the death toll in the country to 19 since Sunday.Authorities also warned that more thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds were forecast, with many low-lying areas still under water.The United Arab Emirates, Oman's northern neighbor, experienced on Tuesday its largest rainfall event since records began 75 years ago.The National Centre...
April 17, 2024

Dubai airport chaos as UAE and Oman reel from deadly storms

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