- Middle East
Al-Sharaa to become first Syrian President to visit White House
Beirut: Two decades ago, Ahmad al-Sharaa was held in a US-run detention centre in Iraq after joining al-Qaida militants fighting against American forces there. Few would have predicted that he would go…
- Middle East
Hamas announces return of Israeli soldier’s body after 11 years in Gaza
Tel Aviv: Hamas announced it will hand over on Sunday afternoon the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and been held in Gaza since then. His remains are…
- Middle East
Over 69,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war: Gaza health ministry
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Gaza health officials say that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far. Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that the death toll has…
- Middle East
Body of Israeli hostage handed to Red Cross in Gaza amid ongoing ceasefire
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Friday that the remains of a hostage had been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza. Militants have previously returned the bodies of 22 hostages since…
- Middle East
Iranian plot to kill Israel’s envoy in Mexico thwarted: Officials
Washington: Mexican authorities with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies thwarted an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, Israeli and US officials said Friday.…
- World
Explosions rock Indonesia’s school mosque during Friday prayers, injure 55
Jakarta: Multiple explosions shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 55 people, mostly students, police said. Witnesses told local television stations that…
- Middle East
Sudan’s RSF agrees on truce proposed by US-led mediator group
Cairo: The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanese military for over two years, said Thursday, November 6, it has agreed to a humanitarian truce…
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Qatar Airways to sell its shares in Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific for USD 896 million
Dubai: Qatar Airways will sell its stake in Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways in a share buyback valued at $896 million, the companies announced, ending the Qatari carrier’s eight-year involvement with the…
- World
Ex US vice-president Dick Cheney dies at 84, leaves towering legacy
Washington: Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarising vice presidents in US history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at…
- Middle East
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians to Gaza
Jerusalem: Health officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians. Zaher al-Wahidi, a spokesperson at the Gaza Health Ministry, told the AP that Nasser Hospital in Gaza…
- Middle East
Families in Gaza take refuge in cemeteries amid war devastation
Khan Younis: Skeletons are neighbours for some Palestinians in Gaza who found nowhere but cemeteries to shelter from the war. Gravestones have become seats and tables for families like that of Maisa…
- Middle East
Israel says Red Cross receives remains of 3 hostages from Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel said the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza and they will be handed over to Israel’s military. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were…
- World
Powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes northern Afghanistan
Kabul: A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken northern Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake’s epicentre was located 22 km west-southwest of Khulm,…
- World
Trump claims Xi assured him China won’t act against Taiwan while he’s president
West Palm Beach: President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China…
- Technology
Space industry congratulates ISRO on successful launch of CMS-03 satellite
New Delhi: Industry bodies on Sunday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the launch of CMS-03, the heaviest satellite to lift-off from Indian soil. At 4410 kg, the CMS-03, a…
