McDonald’s earnings fell short of expectations as its inflation-weary menu prices and boycotts at its Middle Eastern franchises hurt profits. McDonald’s reported first-quarter net income of $
Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.
This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our coverage of the Middle East crisis hereThree people have been killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, including two members of Hezbollah, AFP reports, citing statements from the militant group and official media.Hezbollah released statements mourning the deaths of two fighters from the villages of Kafr Kila and Khiam, saying they had been “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”. Continue reading
Shafaqna English- French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne, and USA Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Saudi Arabia on a diplomatic push to ease the war between Israel and Hamas, Reuters reported. Sejourne was expected to hold talks in Riyadh with ministers of Arab and other Western countries as well
An IDF spokesperson said Palestinians should move to ‘humanitarian area’ in Al Mawasi, as Israel’s Army Radio reports evacuations have begunFollow all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warHello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and the wider Middle East crisis.An IDF spokesperson has issued an “urgent appeal to all residents and displaced people” to evacuate a number of neighbourhoods of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah.Israeli authorities shut down the local...
British ambassador is summoned and told that installations and equipment in Ukraine and elsewhere could be targetedThe British ambassador to Moscow, Nigel Casey, was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry, Russian state agency RIA reported on Monday. Reuters said the ministry did not give the reason but there is speculation that it is linked to statements made last week by the foreign secretary, David Cameron, saying he had no issue with British-supplied weapons being used by Ukraine to strike...
Two convoys on the way to Gaza attacked by some Israeli settlers, reports Jordan’s state news agencySee all our Middle East crisis coverageReporting for Al Jazeera from Rafah, Tareq Abu Azzoum has said that Israel appears to have “ramped up airstrikes and land bombardment”. He writes for the news network:Israeli artillery units have been relentlessly pounding the Nuseirat refugee camp – in the northern part of that densely populated area – where thousands of Palestinians are. They have also been...
British government doing everything it can to prevent assault on Rafah while civilians shelter there, says deputy foreign secretary Andrew MitchellAl Jazeera is carrying a quote from Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan. It quotes him saying:It’s clear from the Israeli paper that they are still insisting on two major issue: they don’t want a complete ceasefire and they are not talking – in a serious way – about the withdrawal from Gaza. In fact, they are still talking about their presence, which...
Netanyahu cabinet votes to shut down TV network’s operations in Israel; Yoav Gallant says Hamas appear to not be serious about reaching a truce. This live blog is closedIsrael tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’A local official in southern Lebanon said an Israeli strike on a village on Sunday killed a couple and their child, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.“The dad, the mother and their little son were martyred”, according to the Mays al-Jabal...
The Israeli war cabinet voted unanimously on Monday to continue the attack on Hamas's last stronghold in Rafah -- while also sending diplomats to Cairo, Egypt in an effort to explore whether Hamas is really interested in ceasefire.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's “historic” visit to Iraq last month shows
For true believers in Iran, antagonism to Israel represents a fundamental pillar of the Islamic Republic