- Middle East
Iran hangs man for spying for Israel’s Mossad
Tehran: Iran executed a person convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in the city of Qom, the official judiciary news agency reported Sunday. The sentence was carried out early Saturday…
- World
Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s gas plant, Kazakhstan flow halted
Kyiv: Ukrainian drones overnight struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire and forcing it to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan, Russian and Kazakh authorities said…
- Middle East
Israel bids farewell to Nepali student killed in Hamas captivity
Jerusalem: Israel on Sunday, October 19, bid farewell to a Nepali student, who was abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and later killed in captivity, the Israeli foreign ministry said. The…
- Middle East
Houthis detain 24 UN staff in Yemen’s capital
Cairo: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire
Tel Aviv: Israel’s military said it struck multiple targets on Sunday in Gaza, using aircraft and artillery, after it said Hamas militants shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area still…
- Middle East
Israel says Rafah crossing to stay closed until further notice
Cairo: The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside…
- World
US warns Hamas may attack Palestinian civilians in violation of Gaza ceasefire
West Palm Beach: The US State Department said on Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attack…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels raid UN facility but all staff reported safe
Cairo: The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday raided a UN facility in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, a UN official said, but all staff were reported to be safe. Jean Alam, a spokesman for…
- Middle East
Ship struck by projectile in Gulf of Aden says British military
Dubai: A ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was preparing to…
- Middle East
Israel confirms remains of hostage Eliyahu Margalit handed over by Hamas
Tel Aviv: Israel says the remains of another hostage that Hamas handed over the day before have been identified as Eliyahu Margalit, as the Palestinian militant group looks for more bodies under…
- World
After Gaza ceasefire, Trump says he’s now looking to ‘get Russia done’
Washington: With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal holding, President Donald Trump says he’s now turning his attention to bringing Russia’s war on Ukraine to an end and is weighing providing…
- Middle East
Gaza gets 45 more bodies from Israel, raising total returned to 90
Tel Aviv: Gaza’s Health Ministry says it has received 45 additional bodies of Palestinians from Israel, another step toward implementing a fragile ceasefire. It is unclear whether the deceased had died in…
- Stock Market
Asian shares mixed, US futures little changed after Wall St rally
Tokyo: Asian shares were trading mixed on Tuesday after a rally on Wall Street spurred by US President Donald Trump’s reassurances over relations with China. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.4 per…
- Middle East
Hamas hands over first seven hostages to Red Cross in Gaza ceasefire: Israel
Deir al-Balah: Hamas released seven hostages into the custody of the Red Cross on Monday, the first to be released as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between…
- Middle East
Israel prepares to welcome last living hostages from Gaza amid ceasefire
Cairo: Israelis on Monday prepared to welcome home the last 20 living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the return of the dead, in the key exchange of the breakthrough ceasefire after…
