- Middle East
Gaza communications cut off amid Israeli strikes
Cairo: A breakdown in communications networks in central and southern Gaza has cut many Palestinians off from the outside world for the past week, further straining aid efforts and emergency services amid…
- Middle East
Erdogan vows to boost Turkiye’s missile production as Israel-Iran war escalates
Ankara: As the war between Israel and Iran escalates, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he plans to strengthen the country’s deterrence capabilities so that no country would dare attack it.…
- Middle East
Israel, Iran launch strikes a week into their war as new diplomatic effort takes shape
Tehran: Israel and Iran exchanged strikes a week into their war Friday as US President Donald Trump weighed possible American military involvement, even as diplomatic efforts appeared to gather momentum. Trump is…
- World
List of 9 countries with confirmed or suspected nuclear weapons
Stockholm: The list of nine countries that currently either confirm having nuclear weapons or are believed to possess them includes the P5 nations. The first to have nuclear arms were the five…
- News
Lebanese leaders indirectly urge Hezbollah to stay out of Israel-Iran conflict
Beirut: Lebanon’s president and prime minister said Monday that their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed…
- Photos
Photos: Military parade rolls through DC
Washington: The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barrelled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, troops and a 21-gun salute, playing out against a counterpoint…
- Middle East
One dead, 19 injured as two hot air balloons crash in central Turkey
Istanbul: Two hot air balloons crashed in central Turkey on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 19 injured, according to local media reports. The accident occurred near the Ihlara Valley in Aksaray…
- Middle East
Israel, Iran trade strikes for third day as nuclear talks are called off
Tehran: Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defences to strike buildings in the heart of…
- Middle East
Israel warns Iranians to evacuate arms factories; Tehran signals readiness to halt attacks
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military warned Iranians on Sunday to immediately evacuate “military weapons production factories,” likely signalling new strikes are coming. Col Avichay Adraee, a military spokesperson, posted the warning on…
- Middle East
Iran calls nuclear talks with US meaningless after Israeli strikes
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Saturday called further nuclear talks with the United States “meaningless” after Israeli strikes on the country, state television said. The comments by Esmail Baghaei put further…
- Middle East
UN conference on Palestinian state postponed because of Middle East tensions
Paris: A top-level UN conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians scheduled for next week has been postponed amid surging tensions in the Middle East, French President Emmanuel Macron…
- Middle East
Iran’s UN envoy says 78 people killed, over 320 injured in Israeli attacks
Tehran: Iran’s UN ambassador said on Friday that 78 people have been killed and over 320 injured in Israeli attacks. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told an emergency meeting of the UN Security…