Oman to start work on two key tunnelsOman's Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) will soon start work on two major tunnels on the Bidbid-Sur road, said a report. Two more tunnels in the 450- to 600-m range will be built to protect road users in case of More… |
Qatar opens two tunnels at Pearl InterchangeQatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened two new tunnels at Pearl Interchange on Lusail Expressway aimed at reducing traffic congestion. The opening of the two tunnels comes as part of a series of upcoming openings More… |
Saudi Arabia to build tunnels linking Makkah holy sitesSaudi government has approved plans and studies to build service tunnels linking Arafat and Jamarat in Mina via Muzdalifah, and tunnels linking Jamarat with the courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, said a report. Makkah Regio More… |
Israelis, Gaza militants fight onIsrael launched more than 20 aerial attacks in Gaza early on Saturday and militants fired several rockets at Israel in a second day of violence since a failure to extend an Egyptian-mediated truce that halted a monthlong war earlier this week. More… |
Israel withdraws troops, 72-hour Gaza truce beginsIsrael pulled its ground forces out of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and began a 72-hour truce with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war. Minutes before the ceasefire More… |
Israel warns Hamas as troops start withdrawalIsrael on Sunday declared dead a soldier feared abducted by Hamas Islamist militants in the Gaza Strip and said it would continue to fight even after the army completes destroying cross-border tunnels used by Palestinian fighters to attack its t More… |
Israel vows to finish tunnels destructionIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing international alarm over a rising civilian death toll in Gaza, said on Thursday he would not accept any ceasefire that stopped Israel completing the destruction of militants' infiltration tun More… |
Gaza toll soars as Israel nears end of tunnel huntIsrael pressed ahead with its Gaza offensive saying it was days from achieving its core goal of destroying all Islamist guerrilla cross-border attack tunnels, but a soaring Palestinian civilian toll has triggered international alarm. More… |
Israel extends truce for 24 hours, Hamas rejects termsIsrael extended a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for another 24 hours, but Hamas, which dominates the coastal enclave, said it would only accept the truce if Israeli troops left the territory. Israeli ministers had signa More… |
Gaza bloodshed deepens; airlines shun IsraelGaza fighting raged, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory as US Secretary of State John Kerry said efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas had made some progress. US aviation authorities lift More… |