The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Water Resources, Husni Owaidan, discussed with the head of the German company Nenner Hauser yesterday the potenti...

The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Environment reported today the conclusion of its "Readiness Libya 2" project— implemented in collaborat...

'I have the utmost respect for what you've accomplished with Argentina,' Ronaldo writes in response to Messi's post.

Yemen's tribes could prove crucial to government's fight against the Houthis, but many may wait before choosing sides.

Wicknell Chivayo divided opinion in life and continues to do so in death.

The group was kidnapped earlier this month while travelling for a national service programme.

Bassam al-Hassan, linked to reporter Austin Tice's abduction, is being sheltered in return for information.

Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

UK says consulate in Jerusalem to remain open as its mission British foreign minister Ed Miliband said on Thursday that the country's Consulate General building in occupied East Jerusalem would not be closing, instead it would be known as a UK Mission. It will remain independent, operational and serving Palestinian people.

I left Gaza, but my body is trapped in the horrors of war Submitted by Reem Salim on Fri, 10/02/2026 - 15:00 Ordinary sounds like the call to prayer, or the sight of an airplane overhead, still leave me tense and fearful Smoke and fire rise after an Israeli air strike on a house in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 9 September 2026 (Bashar Taleb/AFP) On I left Gaza on 19 February 2024, but sometimes, it feels as though I am still trapped there. While I physically survived the war, its ghosts still haunt me through the memories spurred by certain sights and sounds, and in how my body involuntarily reacts. In Egypt today, the call to prayer, which is supposed to bring peace to my soul, leaves me tense and terrified. My heart races and I struggle to breathe, fearing that death is imminent. In October 2023, I was sitting with my family watching the news as the adhan from a nearby mosque minaret filled the air. Suddenly, I felt my body being thrown violently, as I choked on the smell of gunpowder. An intense Israeli bombardment had struck our neighbour’s house.  A large piece of stone shattered the window a few centimetres from me. I gasped out the words of the shahada, believing I was about to die.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); To this day, every time the call to prayer reaches my ears, it takes me back to that moment. The war also triggered my fear of airplanes. When a plane flies over the skies of Egypt, I do not imagine an ordinary aircraft carrying passengers, but rather a fighter jet carrying missiles that could fall on us at any moment. Permanent damage These are not the only things that affect me. On one hand, I can still see the scars left by stitches around my middle finger, which looks different from the others; the nail no longer grows normally. It happened after we were displaced to my grandmother’s house in Deir al-Balah, amid repeated attacks on our own neighbourhood. Her house was crowded with other displaced people, and I was sitting in the dark one day when a missile exploded nearby.  I feared that my younger brother, who could hear with only one ear, would lose his hearing in the other one from the force of the explosion - so I rushed towards him after hearing him cry, and told him to go to my mother.  War on Gaza: Our memories of home will never die Read More » That was when another displaced child in the room, surely terrified by all that was happening around us, slammed the door in front of me, catching my finger between the door and its frame. The force severed the tip of my finger, tearing off my nail. At Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, my finger was stitched without anesthesia, as I cried from the severe pain. The wound healed, but the injury brought a new phobia: a fear of doors. Today, when I see someone place their hands near the side of a doorframe, my heart tightens and I grow tense. Beyond my memory and senses, the war took over part of my body, too. Sometimes, all it takes is for me to sit down to feel it. I was diagnosed with chronic inflammation in my tailbone as a result of sitting for long periods on a hard surface. The conditions of displacement forced me to sit on the floor all the time. I felt terrible pain, but hoped it was temporary and would disappear with time, planning to make an appointment with a specialist when the war ended.  Instead, the pain became a permanent companion. One doctor in Egypt told me there was no option but to undergo surgery to remove the coccyx, which would itself have serious consequences - so I’ve learned to live with the pain. People say that time heals everything, but three years on, I have come to realise that the body has a memory that cannot be erased. It will continue to respond to certain sounds and scenes as though danger is still present.  How can I say that I survived the war, when my body is still trapped in its horrors to this day? The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Eye. Israel's genocide in Gaza Opinion Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:29 Update Date Override 0

Senegal and Morocco on Thursday are again set to fight for the African Cup of Nations title – this time, in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. The closed-door hearing comes nine months after the Confederation of African Football stripped Senegal of their trophy after the team's players walked off the pitch to protest a penalty during the chaotic final roughly nine months ago. 

The United Nations warned on Thursday that El Nino will intensify before peaking in December, bringing higher temperatures to much of the planet and compounding the effects of man-made climate change. The World Meteorological Organization added that this naturally occurring weather phenomenon could be the strongest since at least 1950. 

As the conflict with the Houthi militia escalates, the newly formed Makkah Defense Alliance, comprising Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye, convened an emergency meeting in Riyadh to establish its first formal command structure and operational protocols. The alliance, similar to NATO’s Article 5, emphasizes mutual military support in response to attacks, as tensions in Yemen intensify and external threats to Saudi security grow.

PERTH: Oil prices rose on Thursday on persistent worries about supply from the key Middle East producing ‌region amid an increase in attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while the US cut output as a hurricane menaced offshore production. Brent crude futures rose $2.28, or 2.28 percent, to $102.28 a barrel by 07:27 a.m. Saudi time. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained $1.66, or 1.88 percent, to $89.94. Prices settled lower on Wednesday after the International Energ

outh African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Tshwane on Wednesday, focusing on preparations for South Sudan’s December elections and the country’s fragile peace process

Kenya’s Health Ministry has heightened surveillance at border entry points and created an Ebola hotline for citizens to report symptoms related to Ebola