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Pressure mounts on Israel to allow aid access in Gaza
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 25, 2025

On Friday morning, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on Israel to comply with its obligations under International law, including allow...

Gaza war: Global coalition demands unconditional ceasefire, condemns civilian killings
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 21, 2025

The statement comes in the wake of renewed Israeli military operations in Gaza, with intensified air and ground assaults reported in Deir al-Balah, a...

German Chancellor Merz calls Gaza situation "unacceptable"
XINHUA  |  Jul 19, 2025

Merz said that urgently needed humanitarian aid must now reach the people in the Gaza Strip in a secure and humane manner.

Kenya endorses two-state solution amid Gaza crisis talks
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 18, 2025

While reaffirming Kenya's limited leverage in military affairs, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musali Mudavadi emphasised its commitment to diploma...

Iran rejects US claim of sending military shipment to Yemen
XINHUA  |  Jul 18, 2025

US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday claimed that a military group, known as the Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF), had seized a "massive"...

Iran signals willingness to resume US nuclear talks if Israeli attacks cease
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 13, 2025

Israel and the United States launched coordinated military strikes targeting Iran's nuclear infrastructure in late June, 2025.

Amnesty demands release of Gaza solidarity activists detained in Egypt
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 09, 2025

Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that foreign nationals wishing to access areas near the Gaza border must obtain prior approval by submit...

Iran says death toll from Israeli attacks nears 1,100
XINHUA  |  Jul 08, 2025

Israel launched a series of major airstrikes on June 13 targeting nuclear and military sites across Iran, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientist...

Israeli strikes kill 25 people in Gaza as ceasefire talks loom in Washington
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 30, 2025

International scrutiny of Israel's actions has intensified, with the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Def...

Kenya begins evacuation of citizens from Iran as fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire takes hold
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 30, 2025

The first group of evacuees from Iran arrived in Nairobi on Sunday morning and was received by government officials at Jomo Kenyatta International Air...

UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority
UN News  |  Jun 13, 2025

The resolution was backed by 149 Member States, with 12 voting against and 19 abstaining. Among those opposing the resolution were the United States a...

US vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire
XINHUA  |  Jun 05, 2025

The draft resolution, tabled by the 10 elected members of the Security Council, won the support of 14 out of the 15 members of the council.

Gulf states call for Gaza truce, support Syria at ministerial session
XINHUA  |  Jun 03, 2025

The ministers condemned "attempts to displace the population of the Gaza Strip".

UK, France, Canada threaten sanctions against Israel over Gaza war
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 20, 2025

The three countries criticised Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza, describing the level of human suffering as intolerable.

Gaza ceasefire talks make some progress, Qatari PM says
Reuters  |  Apr 27, 2025

Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a January ceasefire collapsed, saying it would keep up pressure on Hamas until it frees the rem...

No breakthrough in Gaza talks, Egyptian and Palestinian sources say
Reuters  |  Apr 14, 2025

The sources said Hamas had stuck to its position that any agreement must lead to an end to the war in Gaza.

DRC and Rwanda presidents agree to a ceasefire in eastern Congo during Qatar talks
Reuters  |  Mar 18, 2025

At Tuesday's meeting in Qatar, Tshisekedi and Kagame "agreed on the need to continue the discussions initiated in Doha in order to establish solid fou...

Israel strikes in Gaza kill at least 200
Reuters  |  Mar 18, 2025

Strikes were reported in multiple locations, including northern Gaza, Gaza City and the Deir al-Balah, Khan Younis and Rafah in central and southern G...

Arab states adopt Egyptian alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera'
Reuters  |  Mar 05, 2025

The reconstruction plan would cost $53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump's"Middle...

Israel blocks aid into Gaza as ceasefire standoff escalates
Reuters  |  Mar 02, 2025

If agreed, the truce would halt fighting until the end of the Ramadan fasting period around March 31 and the Jewish Passover holiday around April 20.

Gaza ceasefire mediators fear breakdown of deal, Egyptian security sources say
Reuters  |  Feb 10, 2025

Hamas negotiators said U.S. guarantees for the ceasefire were no longer in place given a plan by President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians from...

Four Israeli soldiers swapped for 200 Palestinians; north Gaza shut over hostages
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

Cheering crowds greeted the releases on either side, including Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and Palestinians assembled in Ramallah.

Large drop in number of aid trucks entering Gaza on Friday
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

The truce deal requires at least 600 truckloads of aid to enter Gaza each day of the initial six-week ceasefire, including 50 carrying fuel. Half of t...

More Gaza funding needed to hit ceasefire targets, UN official says
Reuters  |  Jan 25, 2025

Daily deliveries have surged tenfold since the Sunday deal, according to U.N. data, surpassing the 600 trucks a day target set out for the first seven...

West Bank violence imperils Gaza ceasefire, UN rights office warns
Reuters  |  Jan 24, 2025

The operation was launched within days of the start of a ceasefire in Gaza that saw the first exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners h...

OPINION: The ceasefire in Gaza will not bring our lives back
Reem Sleem  |  Jan 22, 2025

The death and destruction happening in Gaza still dominate our lives.

Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza; freed Israeli hostages reunited with mothers
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, buses awaited the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli detention. Hamas said the first group to be freed i...

Aid trucks arrive at Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing ahead of Gaza entry, two sources say
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

The aid trucks were using the Kerem Shalom entry point pending completion of maintenance at the Rafah border crossing into southern Gaza from Egypt, t...

Gazans cheer as ceasefire between Israel and Hamas kicks off
Reuters  |  Jan 19, 2025

The ceasefire deal took effect after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a war that has brought seismic political change to the Middle East and giving...

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