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Fitch downgrades Israel bringing up conflict in Gaza

US credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Israel a notch on Monday, warning that its ongoing conflict against Hamas in Gaza could last "well into 2025" and weigh on economic activity.Fitch lowered Israel's rating from "A+" to "A"."The conflict...

Center East athletes rack up 44 medals at Paris Olympics

Athletes from the Middle East representing 10 countries took home medals from the Paris Olympics. Iran and Turkey led the region in medals earned, winning 12 and 8 in archery, respectively, and shining in martial arts and other...

In Iraq’s summer season, citizens of Kurdistan’s Arbil pain for water

The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water deliveries."There is nothing worse than not having...

Hamas calls for Biden truce plan carried out as Gazans flee Israeli advance

Hamas on Sunday urged Gaza mediators to implement a truce plan presented by US President Joe Biden instead of holding more talks, as Palestinians fled a new Israeli military operation.The statement from the Palestinian group, whose October 7...

Gazans flee as Israel military pushes into Khan Yunis

Hundreds of Gazans fled the northern neighbourhoods of Khan Yunis on Sunday after Israel issued fresh evacuation orders ahead of a new operation against Palestinian militants it says have taken refuge there.Early in the morning the army dropped...

Addictions on the upward push in wartime Israel

At 19, Israeli man Yoni has to put aside his plans to join the military and instead enter rehab for drug abuse that has worsened since Hamas's October 7 attack.Health professionals said Yoni's case is not an exception...

Ethiopian Airways indicators deal for $6 billion mega airport

Ethiopian Airlines has signed a deal for the design of a new $6 billion airport described as the biggest in Africa, state media reported.The new hub will be able to handle 100 million passengers a year once completed...

‘Kids torn aside’: Israel strike rains hell on Gaza first light prayers

White body bags littered the floor and mourning filled the air after a school housing displaced Palestinians was struck with Israeli missiles Saturday -- a horrific and increasingly common sight in the Gaza war.Dawn prayers were shattered by...

Gaza civil defence says a minimum of 90 killed in Israel college strike

Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday the death toll from the latest Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians had risen to more than 90, as Israel's military said it struck a militants' command centre.AFP could not...

Harris changing Biden on price ticket gave Democrats anticipated bump from Arab American citizens

WASHINGTON — “As soon as he left, they were going to support her,” said Abed Ayoub, national executive director of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), referring to the response of Arab Americans to Vice President Kamala Harris...