Amr Mostafa
Amr Mostafa
Breaking News Reporter


Fire erupted following Israeli strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. AFP
Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks, says army

Three people were killed and more than 80 people injured, according to health authorities

July 20, 2024, 4:19 PM
Smoke rises as the Israeli military continues its offensive in Gaza City, on Thursday. EPA
Bodies found scattered across Gaza city after Israeli troops withdraw

Gaza's civil defence officials report 'tragic' scenes as recovery of corpses under way

July 12, 2024, 9:28 AM
Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian won a run-off presidential vote on Friday. AFP
Sheikh Mohamed and world leaders congratulate Iran's president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian

UAE President says he is looking forward to strengthening ties with Iran

July 06, 2024, 10:46 AM
Senior Assad media adviser Luna Al Shibl has died, the Syrian presidency says. Photo: Luna Alshebel / Facebook
Senior Assad media adviser Luna Al Shibl has died, Syrian presidency says

She was admitted to hospital following a car accident on Tuesday

July 05, 2024, 4:14 PM
Lorries loaded with humanitarian aid arrive at the US-built floating pier off Gaza before reaching the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip, on June 25, 2024. AP
US removes Gaza aid pier with no plans to reinstall it

It is the third time the structure has been dismantled because of weather concerns

June 29, 2024, 8:24 AM
Gazans fleeing the Shujaiya neighbourhood in eastern Gaza city. AFP
Israeli army attacks Shujaiya in Gaza and orders Palestinians to move south

At least seven killed and scores injured in continuing shelling of the Gaza city neighbourhood

June 27, 2024, 5:49 PM
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, right, with Russian envoy Alexander Lavrentiev in Damascus. AFP
Syria open to plans to mend relations with Turkey, Assad says

Attempts at reconciliation have failed to achieve progress since early 2023

June 27, 2024, 1:37 PM
A youth looks for salvageable items in a flat damaged during Israeli bombardment at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on June 22, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.  (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA  /  AFP)
At least 49 killed in Israeli strikes on northern Gaza

Three targets hit include two Hamas military infrastructure sites in Gaza city, Israeli military says

June 22, 2024, 11:57 AM
Palestinian children search for salvageable items in the debris of a destroyed building, in Khan Younis, as war rages in Gaza. AFP
At least 18 killed in latest Israeli air strikes across Gaza

US says it has reattached a temporary pier to allow aid into besieged Palestinian enclave

June 21, 2024, 6:11 AM
Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Israeli army pounds central Gaza, killing at least three people

US-built floating pier due to resume aid deliveries on Thursday as war death toll rises

June 20, 2024, 7:59 AM
US Navy personnel rescue crew members of the Tutor following the Houthi attack. Reuters
Cargo ship Tutor believed to have sunk following Houthi attack

One crew member reported dead after Greek-owned coal carrier was struck by missiles and sea drone on June 12

June 19, 2024, 5:17 AM
A Palestinian family search the rubble of their home after it was hit in a dawn strike by Israeli forces, in Nuseirat city, central Gaza. AFP
At least 17 killed in Israeli strikes on central and southern Gaza

Paramedics say 13 bodies recovered from under rubble in Nuseirat refugee camp

June 18, 2024, 6:18 AM
Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus was put on trial in Iran on charges of conspiring with Tehran's arch-enemy Israel. AFP
Oman brokers prisoner swap deal between Iran and Sweden

Former Iranian prison official serving life sentence freed in exchange for EU diplomat and dual national who were imprisoned in Iran

June 15, 2024, 11:10 AM
Houthi rebels have launched dozens of attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November. Photo: Eduard Marmet
Sailor severely injured in Houthi missile strike on cargo ship

Attack on the MV Verbena comes after Yemeni rebels sent bomb-laden boat crashing into commercial vessel

June 14, 2024, 7:10 AM
A Kuwaiti policeman stands in front of the residential building after a fire broke out in Mangaf area, southern Ahmadi governorate, Kuwait, 12 June 2024.  According to the Ministry of Interior, at least 35 people were killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out at a building housing workers.  The fire had been contained and an investigation into the cause of fire was launched, the ministry added giving no further information about the nationality of the causalities.   EPA / NOUFAL IBRAHIM
At least 49 people killed in fire in southern Kuwait

India's ambassador visits workers' accommodation site in Mangaf, with many of the dead reportedly Indian citizens

June 12, 2024, 8:16 AM