- Middle East
Israel targets Hezbollah chief in first strike on Beirut since June
Beirut: Israel on Sunday, November 23, struck Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm…
- Middle East
At least 23 children die of malnutrition in Sudan’s Kordofan
Khartoum: Almost two dozen children died of malnutrition-related causes within a month in central Sudan, where fierce fighting between the country’s military and a paramilitary group has centred, a medical group said.…
- Middle East
Israel plans to seize major Roman-era historical site in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site, according to a government document, and settlers put up a new outpost overnight, even as the country faces pressure…
- Middle East
Netanyahu holds cabinet meeting amid surge in Israeli settler violence in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel’s prime minister met with top security officials to assess a rising tide of Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, an Israeli official said Friday, as he faces increasing US…
- Middle East
Iran denounces IAEA decision, signals potential action
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry called a resolution by the UN atomic watchdog’s board of governors “anti-Iranian” and threatened unspecified retaliatory actions, state media reported on Friday, November 21. The International Atomic Energy…
- World
US representative will attend G20 handover but won’t take part in talks: WH
Johannesburg: A representative from the US Embassy in South Africa will attend the formal handover ceremony at the end of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, but the United States…
- Middle East
Lebanon’s most wanted drug trafficker taken into custody, authorities say
Beirut: Lebanon’s most wanted drug trafficker was arrested Thursday after years on the run, authorities said. Noah Zeiter was taken into custody during a raid near the eastern city of Baalbeck, according…
- World
Congress passes bill to force release Epstein files, sending bill to Trump
Washington: Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable…
- Middle East
Soccer superstar Ronaldo joins Saudi crown prince during White House visit
Washington: Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump hosted a glitzy dinner to honour Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The soccer star…
- Technology
Google unveils Gemini 3 AI model for search, productivity
San Francisco: Google is unleashing its Gemini 3 artificial intelligence model on its dominant search engine and other popular online services in the high-stakes battle to create technology that people can trust…
- Middle East
Netanyahu welcomes UN adoption of Trump’s Gaza plan, Hamas rejects it
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday applauded the United Nations’ approval of the Trump administration’s blueprint to secure and govern Gaza, while Hamas rejected the plan as a foreign instrument…
- World
Trump plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Mamdani
West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they’ll “work something out,” in what could be a…
- Middle East
Iran halts uranium enrichment as nuclear sites hit in June attacks
Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, November 16, said that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country. Answering a question from an Associated Press journalist visiting Iran,…
- Middle East
South Africa probes mystery charter flight carrying 150 Palestinians from Gaza
Johannesburg: South Africa’s intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents…
- Middle East
First major winter rains pummel Gaza, leaving makeshift shelters ruined
Gaza Strip: The first heavy rainfall of the season sent water cascading Saturday, November 15, through the sprawling Muwasi tent camp in the Gaza Strip, as the embattled enclave struggles to cope…
