JERUSALEM: Israel sees in the Egyptian-proposed Gaza truce an opportunity to strip the Palestinian enclave of rockets but is prepared to redouble military action there if the cross-border launches persist, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. “We agreed to … read more
BERLIN: Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin´s Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football´s top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany. The flag-waving crowd, which … read more
CAIRO: Arab League foreign ministers will meet in Cairo later Monday to discuss Israel’s deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip, aimed at countering militant rocket attacks. With the Israeli campaign in its seventh day, at least 172 Palestinians have been … read more
RIO DE JANEIRO: Germany defeated Argentina 1-0 to become World Cup champion for the fourth time on Sunday night at Rio de Janeiro’s famous Maracana Stadium. It did so courtesy of a winner deep into extra time from substitute Mario … read more
GAZA CITY: Twenty-year-old Palestinian Sally Saqr lies in a hospital bed in Gaza’s Shifa hospital with burns that have turned her cheeks an angry pink beneath her ventilation tube. She survived an Israeli strike in the early hours of Saturday … read more