World Oct 23 Israeli airstrikes pummel Gaza, including civilian refuge areas, ahead of expected ground invasion Israel has still not allowed any fuel to enter Gaza, where there has been a power blackout for nearly two weeks.
World Oct 21 At Cairo peace summit, Arab leaders express growing anger with Israel over its war in Gaza Egypt and Jordan harshly criticized Israel over its actions in Gaza at a summit on Saturday, a sign that the two Western allies that made peace with Israel decades ago are losing patience with its two-week-old war against Hamas.
World Oct 21 Desperately needed aid trickles into besieged Gaza as Egypt's border crossing opens The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off following Hamas' bloody rampage two weeks ago.
World Oct 19 War in Sudan has killed up to 9,000 people in six months, says UN aid chief Six months of war between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary group has created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday.
Politics Oct 18 Why Egypt and other Arab nations are hesitant to take in Palestinian refugees As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel's relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas' brutal Oct. 7 attack, many ask why neighboring Egypt or other Arab countries don't take them in.
World Oct 18 Destruction of Gaza hospital spreads anger across Middle East, threatening to widen conflict The fighting in Gaza is spreading anger across the region, alarming U.S. allies and threatening wider unrest.
World Oct 13 Israel's call for Gaza evacuation raises fears of a mass exodus of refugees into Egypt Since Hamas’ bloody attack on Israel sparked a massive retaliation in Gaza, Egypt’s leadership has frantically tried to negotiate the entry of humanitarian aid through its crossing into the Palestinian territory — partially in hopes of averting an exodus into…
World Sep 25 In Libya, 8 officials jailed for potential negligence following catastrophic dam collapse The office of General Prosecutor al-Sidiq al-Sour said Monday that the officials were questioned over allegations that mismanagement and negligence contributed to the failure of the dams, which broke up on Sep. 11 after they were overwhelmed by Storm Daniel.
World Sep 20 Left behind and grieving, survivors of devastating Libya floods call for accountability Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east. Many survivors are still sheltering inside the wrecked city, waiting for word that the bodies of their loved ones have been…
World Sep 20 Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, complicating search efforts Libya's state-owned telecommunications company says the outage began when fiber-optic cables in eastern Libya were severed Tuesday. Internet and phone service were knocked out, with residents and journalists unable to reach those inside the city of Derna.