• Pope calls for dialogue in Middle East

    Shafaqna English- Following the Regina Coeli in Saint Peter’s Square on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis urged dialogue over conflict in the Middle East. Pope Francis once again expressed his hope that dialogue, negotiation, and diplomacy might prevail in the Middle East. He urged against succumbing to “the

  • Australia sounds alarm over war in the Middle East

    The federal government is alarmed after Israel launched retaliatory strikes on Iran, bringing the Middle East closer to a regional war. “Australia remains extremely concerned about the potential for miscalculation and further escalation of conflict in the region,” Acting Foreign Minister Katy Gallagher said on Friday. “This is in no one’s interests. “We urge all […]

  • Gloves are off as Israel and Iran risk dragging Middle East into wider war

    The first-ever direct Iranian attack on Israel has brought the conflict

  • McDonald's profits hit by inflation, Middle East boycotts over Israel-Hamas war

    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 $

  • Reuters: Senior USA-French officials in Middle East seeking to ease Gaza war

    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

  • Iran threatens to target Israeli nuke facilities; Middle East on 'precipice' of bigger war

    UN chief's comments came as Tehran warned it has the ability to strike

  • Middle East crisis: it could take 14 years to clear Gaza Strip of rubble and unexploded bombs, says UN official – as it happened

    War has left estimated 37m tons of debris in area, requiring years of work with ‘100 trucks’, says Pehr LodhammarSee all of our Israel-Gaza war coverageA premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb by an emergency caesarean section shortly after the woman was killed by an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.Associated Press reports Rami al-Sheikh said Sabreen Jouda died in a Gaza hospital on Thursday after her health deteriorated and medical teams were unable to...

  • Repatriation of Filipinos in Middle East

    Amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, the Philippine government is gearing up to ensure the safety of over two million Filipinos residing in the Middle East.

  • Labor’s Middle East folly

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  • Peace movement sounds louder than war call

    Anti-war calls are increasingly being voiced around the globe, including demands to halt arms shipments to Ukraine and to influence Israel into stopping offensive operations in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, international anti-war organisations are holding peace conferences and rallies calling on global leaders to cease regional military conflicts. The April 25 rally in the Italian […]

  • Topeka middle school evacuation given all-clear

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Police were investigating the possible smell of gas at a local middle school. On Thursday morning the Topeka Police Department was called to Landon Middle School at 731 S.W. Fairlawn Road on reports of a possible gas smell. Students were evacuated to an area church and Topeka West High School. Local authorities []

  • Biden calls for middle-class tax hike

    President Joe Biden has repeatedly said he won’t hike taxes on anyone earning less than $400,000, but then this week he promised on X to hike taxes on just about everyone. Now, to be fair, Biden may not have understood that’s what he’s saying. Letting the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire and “stay expired” […]