Wednesday, 17 January, 2024 , 05:18 AFP — Deliveries of medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians were expected to start arriving in Gaza on Wednesday under a deal mediated by Qatar and France, after a night of deadly bombardments in the territory's south.

Wednesday, 17 January, 2024 , 03:02 AFP — Pakistan said Wednesday that Iran launched an airstrike on its territory that killed two children, after Tehran launched attacks in Iraq and Syria against what it called "anti-Iranian terrorist groups".

Wednesday, 17 January, 2024 , 02:14 AFP — After years of war, drought and economic crisis, Omar Abdel-Fattah was forced to rent out his farmland in northeast Syria, preferring a more stable job to provide for his family.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 21:12 AFP — Israel pummelled Gaza on Tuesday but reached a deal with Hamas to deliver medicines to hostages and desperately needed aid to civilians in the war-torn Palestinian territory following Qatari and French mediation.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 20:30 AFP — A top US official met Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday and offered greater security cooperation after Iran carried out a strike in its western neighbour.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 18:24 AFP — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Iran on Tuesday, condemning as a "clear act of aggression" deadly missile strikes by its ally on its autonomous Kurdish region.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 16:38 AFP — Women victims of domestic violence in their country of origin qualify for refugee status or a similar protection, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 15:26 AFP — Israel pummelled southern Gaza on Tuesday, after announcing the winding down of the intense phase of the war that has inflamed tensions across the Middle East.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 15:24 AFP — Iraq summoned Iran's envoy in Baghdad and recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Tuesday in a sharp rebuke to its ally over deadly missile strikes on its autonomous Kurdish region.

Tuesday, 16 January, 2024 , 13:41 AFP — Iraq summoned Iran's envoy in Baghdad and recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Tuesday in a sharp rebuke to its ally over deadly missile strikes on its autonomous Kurdish region.