Everything you need to know about Gaza Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gaza Bo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
London, May 16 (ANI): The only refuge for KFC lovers in the Gaza strip is to get the food delivered via tunnels linking the besieged land to Egypt.
Jerusalem, May 12 (IANS) The Israel Air Force (IAF) brought down one of its surveillance drones into the sea after a technical malfunction prevented a safe landing, a military official said Sunday.
Beijing, May 7 (IANS) China Tuesday reiterated its call for necessary conditions for resuming peace talks between Palestine and Israel, reported Xinhua.
Jerusalem, May 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted that the Israeli Air Force launched a raid on the Gaza strip Tuesday morning, leaving a Salafist militiaman dead.
Jerusalem, April 29 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his country would not allow the intermittent firing of rockets into its territory and warned the continued attacks would be dealt aggressively.
Gaza, April 28 (IANS) Families of Palestinian Salafi Muslims held in Hamas prisons gathered in Gaza City on Sunday, demanding the Hamas government to release their sons, reported Xinhua.
Ramallah, April 27 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began discussions Saturday to form a national government, reported Xinhua citing the official Wafa news agency.
United Nations, April 25 (IANS) India has voiced concern over intensification of settlement activities by Israel and the blockade of Gaza, saying if the situation persists it could lead to serious destabilization in the region.
Dubai, April 24 (IANS/WAM) Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, is on a visit to Dubai.
Gaza, April 23 (IANS) Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh welcomed Tuesday Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's determination to visit the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip despite US pressure.
London, Apr 23 (ANI): Human Rights groups have launched a campaign to put an end to the development of what are called "killer robots," which they believe should be outlawed along with cluster bombs and land mines.
Istanbul, April 22 (IANS) Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul Monday over the latest developments in the Middle East.
Istanbul, April 22 (IANS) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insists on visiting Gaza following his trip to the US despite US request for a delay, reported Xinhua Monday citing local media.
Jerusalem, Apr. 22 (ANI): The new Hamas politburo is planning to recruit support for the movement in Europe in order to try and remove it from the European Union's terrorism list.
Beijing, Apr. 21 (Xinhua-ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will ask the United States to pressure Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to cancel his planned visit to the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said Sunday.
Israel, Apr. 14 (ANI): The Iranian Army has announced the successful testing of three new missiles, on Saturday, but did not reveal details about the weapons.
Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Libyan weapons are spreading at 'an alarming rate' to new territory in west Africa and the eastern Mediterranean including Syria and the Gaza Strip, a U.N. has panel said.
Washington, April 9 (ANI): Pregnant women living under sustained stresses are at an increased risk of miscarriage, a new study has revealed.
London, Apr 8 (ANI): Police in the Gaza Strip have launched a crackdown on young men having long or spiky hair style, a report has said.
Manama, Apr 6 (ANI): Hackers have threatened to disrupt Internet operations in Israel in a major cyber attack planned for Sunday, it has emerged.
Jerusalem, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI): For the third day in a row, a rockets barrage of three mortar shells was launched by militants in the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel Thursday morning, the IDF confirmed.
Beijing, Apr. 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Islamic Hamas movement warned on Wednesday of a possible escalation of strikes by Israeli army against the Gaza Strip.
Cairo, April 2 (IANS) Hamas' Shura council, the highest decision-making body of the Islamic Palestinian militant group, has decided in Cairo to grant a new term to its current leader Khaled Meshaal, official news agency MENA reported.
London, Apr 1 (ANI): Israel's missile defence system is likely to leave the civilian population exposed to an incoming barrage of rockets in the event of a war, one of the top commanders in the country has said.
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sought a report on the molestation of women of Pakistani-origin in Libya, a government spokesperson said.
Gaza, March 30 (IANS) Hama's Gaza chief Ismail Haniyeh Saturday led a high-ranking delegation headed to Egypt in a surprise visit, reported Xinhua citing sources.
Islamabad, Mar 39 (ANI): Libyan deputy Prime Minister Awad al-Barassi has revealed two British activists of Pakistani origin with a humanitarian convoy destined for the Gaza Strip were subjected to a brutal gang rape by five men in front of their father in eastern city of Benghazi.
Gaza, March 25 (IANS) A Hamas military court has handed down the death sentence to a Palestinian convict in the Gaza Strip for collaborating with Israel, a media report said.
Jerusalem, March 23 (IANS/EFE) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan reached an agreement Friday that ends the diplomatic dispute spurred by the 2010 deaths of nine Turkish activists at the hands of Israeli commandos.
Islamabad, March 16 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian President Dr. Mohamed Morsy will pay a state visit to Pakistan on March 18 at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Washington, March 13 (IANS) With the Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT), believed to be behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, remaining Pakistan's most problematic militant group, the US fears an Islamabad-linked terrorist attack against India could undo efforts to improve ties between them.
New Delhi, Mar. 1 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will release a commemorative stamp on the occasion of bicentenary celebrations of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Mar. 1 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will release a commemorative stamp on the occasion of bicentenary celebrations of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
Washington, Feb. 27 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has urged Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to reaffirm the US' strong commitment to the Egyptian people as they continue their transition to democracy, according to the White House.
Cairo, Feb 27 (IANS) Egyptian border guards Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 19 missiles at the Egyptian-Libyan border, a state-run media report said.
Jerusalem, Feb. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Israel successfully carried out Monday the first flight test of its Arrow III ballistic missile interceptor, the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Tel Aviv, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel and the US have carried out the first successful test of the Arrow 3 missile defence interceptor, the Israeli defence ministry said.
Gaza, Feb 16 (IANS) Hamas and Israel held indirect discussions, faciliated by Egypt, to further implement the November ceasefire that ended their clash in Gaza, a Hamas official said Saturday, reported Xinhua.
Jerusalem, Feb 6 (IANS) Leading Israeli defence companies will showcase an array of their newest technologies at the 2013 Aero-India Air Show, including the Iron Dome anti-rocket defence system.
London, Feb. 3 (ANI): Iran is intensifying a campaign to destabilise the Middle East by smuggling anti-aircraft weapons to militant allies through its international paramilitary force, outgoing US defence secretary Leon Panetta has warned.
Manama, Jan. 29 (ANI): The Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education has criticised and attempted to abolish a decision taken by a public Gaza university, under which female students have to come in full Islamic wear when on the campus.
Washington, Jan. 28 (ANI): Israel could carry out a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al Qaeda inspired groups, officials have said.
Johannesburg, Jan. 17 (ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has said that comments on Israel attributed to him before he was elected, slammed as deeply offensive by the US, were taken out of context.
Washington, Jan 8 (IANS) Assembling his second term national security team, US President Barack Obama courted controversy as he named former Republican senator Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon and his counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the CIA.
Ramallah, Jan 5 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Egypt next Wednesday to discuss resuming talks with Islamic Hamas movement for achieving internal reconciliation and ending division between the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Palestinian officials said Saturday.
Washington, Dec. 26 (ANI): The Obama Administration has taken an ambiguous stand on the new Egyptian constitution that authorities announced on Tuesday.
Gaza, Dec 22 (IANS/WAM) A total of 436 Palestinian couples tied the knot at a mass wedding sponsored by the UAE's Khalifa bin Zayed Foundation.
Gaza City, Dec. 20 (ANI): Four Israeli attacks on journalists and media facilities in Gaza during the November 2012 fighting violated the laws of war by targeting civilians and civilian objects that were making no apparent contribution to Palestinian military operations, Human Rights Watch said today, after a detailed investigation into the incidents.
Gaza, Dec 17 (IANS) Israel Sunday allowed the export of strawberries, herbs and cherry tomatoes from the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said.
Sderot (Israel), Dec 16 (IANS) The skies are clear. The air raid sirens have stopped wailing and so has the rain of rockets. The pack of journalists too has gone from the hillock overlooking Gaza Strip on the edge of this western Negev city of 24,000 in Israel. But the residents are sure the rockets would start falling again sooner or later as they have for years.
London, Dec 11 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the international community of 'deafening silence' in response to recent vows by the head of the Hamas militant group to fight on until the Jewish state is destroyed.
Sydney, Dec. 11 (ANI): A lone hacker stole the personal details of thousands of Australian military staff and students after he audaciously hacked its database 'for fun'.
Gaza, Dec. 9 (Xinhua-ANI): Khaled Meshaal, the exiled Hamas leader who is on his first visit to Gaza, rejected Saturday any right of Israel 'on historic Palestinian land'.
Gaza, Dec. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Palestinian crowds, mainly supporters of Islamic Hamas movement, gathered in the Gaza City on Saturday to celebrate the movement's 25th anniversary.
Washington, Dec. 8 (ANI): The real agenda behind Israel's assault last month on Hamas' munitions stockpiles and smuggling tunnels was to eliminate as many as 100 Iranian-built Fajr5 missiles, with the power to reach Tel Aviv, that had been sneaked into Gaza through Egypt, intelligence experts have said.
Khaled Meshaal political leader of Hamas changed history when he took the first steps on to the Palestinian land for the first time in 45 years.
London, Dec 8 (ANI): Hamas's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal kissed the soil of Gaza as he stepped on to the Palestinian land for the first time in 45 years for a 'victory rally'.
Gaza, Dec 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Khaled Meshaal, political leader of Hamas, has reached the Gaza Strip, setting foot on Palestinian soil for the first time in 37 years.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) India Thursday reaffirmed its unwavering support to the people of Palestine and reiterated its belief that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace can be achieved through talks leading to a "sovereign, independent, viable" state.
Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): Cyber attacks in Israel and Gaza have increased after ceasefire deal was reached between the two nations, a report has said.
Jerusalem, Dec. 5 (Xinhua-ANI): The Israeli Defense Ministry is set to "soon" test the Arrow III high-altitude missile interceptor, a ministry source said Wednesday.
138 voted in favor while 9 voted in against in UN General Assembly in a historic turn of events. Palestine has become a non-member observer state in UN.
New York, Nov 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN General Assembly Thursday recognized the Palestinian Authority as a non-member observer state.
Washington, Nov. 29 (ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, currently under fire for appointing himself as 'Egypt's new pharaoh' after giving himself sweeping powers to oversee the country's political transition, has praised US President Barack Obama.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) With power games intensifying in the wake of the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan in 2014, India and the US have decided to develop an economic development?focused agenda to stabilise the country.
Washington, Nov 27 (ANI): Iran is 'finding ways to supply Hamas' with long range rockets and other weapons, a senior U.S. official has claimed.
Tel Aviv, Nov 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak announced Monday that he was leaving politics and would not run in January general elections.
Tel Aviv, Nov 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak Monday announced he was leaving politics and would not run in the January general elections.
Jerusalem, Nov. 26 (Xinhua-ANI): Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced Monday morning that he will quit politics after the Jan. 22 national elections.
Jerusalem, Nov. 26 (ANI): Israel has said that its new mid-range missile defense system has successfully passed a test.
Washington, Nov. 26 (ANI): An Islamic cleric in the Gaza Strip has said it would be a sin to violate the recent cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas militant group that governs the Palestinian territory.
London, Nov 26 (ANI): The UK has a 'historic responsibility' to support an imminent Palestinian attempt to enhance its status at the United Nations, a senior official has said.
Gaza, Nov 26 (IANS) UN's special envoy to the Middle East has urged Hamas to abide by the Egyptian?brokered ceasefire with Israel for the interest of people in the Gaza Strip, Xinhua reported.
Washington, Nov. 25 (ANI): A top Hamas official has said the Gaza Strip truce won't stop Islamic militants from maintaining their arms arsenal in the wake of an eight-day conflict with Israel.
Moscow, Nov 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A powerful explosion on the Egyptian side of the town of Rafah divided between Egypt and the Gaza Strip destroyed a part of a building used by Egyptian intelligence, Al Arabiya reported Sunday.
London, Nov. 25 (ANI): Syrian-born hate preacher Omar Bakri, who is banned from the UK, has revealed that he had trained four British extremists at a camp, to fight in Syria.
Srinagar, Nov.19 (ANI): Lawyers in Srinagar raised anti-Israel slogans in protest against the killing of innocent Palestinian children through aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip.
Gaza, Nov 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The body of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed Tuesday as part of a renewed probe into his death, the Palestinian authorities said.
Srinagar, Nov.23 (ANI): Police in Srinagar fired tear gas shells on Friday to disperse a crowd of stone pelting Shi'ite Muslims who were protesting over being denied the right to take part in a Muharram procession because a curfew was in place.
Jerusalem, Nov 23 (ANI): Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman has said that despite the government's decision to agree to a cease-fire his country would 'eventually need to overthrow the Hamas regime' in Gaza.
Cairo, Nov. 23 (ANI): A top leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has denounced peace efforts with Israel and urged to wage a holy war to liberate Palestinian territories.
Madrid, Nov 23 (IANS) Two of the three Spanish clubs involved in Europa League advanced into the last 32.
Srinagar, Nov.23 (ANI): Authorities in the Kashmir Valley have imposed a curfew, as the hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference called for a mass protest in the valley on Friday against the killing of Palestinian people in Israel's aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip
Jerusalem, Nov. 23 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been forced to defend his decision to end hostilities in Gaza after a public and political backlash in which he was even dubbed a 'loser' by his own troops.
Cairo, Nov. 23 (ANI): Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has been accused of appointing himself as 'Egypt's new pharaoh' after he gave himself sweeping powers to oversee the country's political transition after succeeding in negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza.
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has said Pakistan is taking unprecedented steps to maintain peace with India and Islamabad will not let Islam be hijacked despite terrorist groups' attempts to impose their agenda.
Srinagar, Nov.22 (ANI): Protesters shouted anti-Israel slogans here on Thursday, and called on the Indian Government to condemn previous Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, where a ceasefire is now in place.
Cairo, Nov 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran supplied Gaza militants with weapons, Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Islamist group Hamas, has said.
Srinagar, Nov 22 (IANS) Worried over the possible fallout of the Gaza violence in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday hoped a truce takes effect there at the earliest.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) India, Brazil and South Africa have condemned the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine and urged them to exercise maximum restraint and to resume direct talks to resolve the crisis.
Washington, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Wednesday talked with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak over phone to reiterate the strong U.S. commitment to Israel's security and bilateral defense relationship, the Pentagon said.
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A 13-year-old Israeli boy has created an app that alerts people in the country about rockets being fired from Gaza, giving them extra time to run to bomb shelters.
United Nations, Nov 22 (IANS) UN Secretary?General Ban Ki?moon and top leaders of the European Union (EU) hailed the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas, and commended Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for his efforts.
Tel Aviv, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 18 people were injured when an explosion hit a bus in Tel Aviv Wednesday, police said.
Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Leaders of eight developing countries with large Muslim populations are meeting here for a three?day conference to discuss issues of mutual concern.
Nyon (Switzerland), Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip means a Europa League tie between Israel's Hapoel Kiryat Shmona and Spain's Athletic Bilbao has been postponed, UEFA said Wednesday.
Madrid, Nov 21 (IANS) Three Spanish sides are in Europa League action Thursday night with different perspectives on their future.
Jerusalem, Nov. 21 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington will make great efforts to help Israel and the Palestinians find a sustainable solution to their long-running conflict.
Washington, Nov. 21 (ANI): Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that America's commitment to Israel's security remains 'rock solid' during the conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
Washington, Nov. 21 (ANI): Masked gunmen belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas publicly shot dead six suspected collaborators with Israel at a large Gaza City intersection, according to a report.
