Tag: Israel-Hamas war

Jordan's king appoints Harvard-educated aide to serve as prime minister

AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Sunday tapped a longtime aide to serve as the kingdom’s new prime minister.The Royal Court...

The Palestinian economy is in free fall and will require billions to rebuild, the UN says

GENEVA -- The Palestinian economy is “in free fall,” the United Nations reported Thursday, with production in Gaza plunging to one-sixth of its...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli military says Hamas militant in widely viewed Oct 7 video is killed

The Israeli military says it has killed a Hamas militant who appeared in a widely viewed video from Oct. 7, where he was...

UK says it's suspending some arms exports to Israel over the risk of breaking international law

LONDON -- U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government said Monday that it's suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be...

General strike in Israel over hostages leads to uneven closures, reflecting political divisions

TEL AVIV, Israel -- A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza...

Ship targeted by 2 suspected missiles from Yemen's Houthi rebels in Gulf of Aden

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Gulf of...