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UAE overtakes US in supertall skyscrapers

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially outpaced the United States (US) in the number of skyscrapers reaching 300 metres or more, according to a newly published report by the…
Iranian President takes taxi after convoy breaks down due to contaminated fuel

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was compelled to take a local taxi to complete a part of his recent trip to Tarbiz city in Iran after all three official vehicles of his…

UN condemns strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, Israel expresses regret

United Nations: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, which killed three civilians and wounded at least ten others on…
Indian engineer arrested in Saudi Arabia over ‘fake degree’ from 30 yrs ago

A 66-year-old Indian engineer, who worked in Saudi Arabia three decades ago, has been arrested at a Saudi airport on his return from a Haj pilgrimage, facing accusations of submitting a forged…
20 Palestinians killed at Gaza distribution site, says Israeli-backed aid group

Tel Aviv: Twenty Palestinians were killed at a food distribution centre run by an Israeli-backed American organisation in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, mostly from being trampled, the group said. They were…
Here’s what triggered latest deadly violence in Syria, why it matters

Beirut: Clashes between government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have drawn intervention by Israel and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country’s fragile postwar order.…
Watch: Saudi man fined for wearing night thobe in public

Riyadh: A Saudi citizen has been fined Saudi Riyals (SR) 100 for stepping out in a night thobe—an outfit traditionally worn indoors—in violation of the Kingdom’s public decency regulations. The incident took…

TOMCOM invites Indian expats in Gulf to apply for marine jobs in Qatar

Hyderabad: The Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM), a government initiative under the Telangana state, is inviting applications from Indian male professionals living in Gulf countries for marine sector jobs in Qatar.…
Indian survivor of Houthi strike on Red Sea ship repatriated from Saudi Arabia

Jeddah: The Indian Consulate in Jeddah on Tuesday, July 15, facilitated the repatriation of Augustin Dassayan, an Indian national who survived a recent hostile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a merchant…
93 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, over 58,400 dead in 9 months

Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including dozens of women and children, health officials said. One strike in the northern Shati…
‘Free Palestine’ chorus grows inside Osmania University campus

Hyderabad: The support for a ‘Free Palestine’ is growing in the campuses, and in Osmania University, a students’ organisation has come up with an innovative way to spark the brains of the…
Jolt for Netanyahu’s coalition as ultra-Orthodox Party exits

Tel Aviv: An Israeli ultra-Orthodox party that has been a key governing partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Tuesday it was leaving the coalition government, threatening to destabilise the Israeli…
Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence

Busra Al-Harir: Syria’s defence minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on Tuesday. The announcement came a day after sectarian clashes that killed dozens,…
Yemen postpones Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution

New Delhi: The execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, on death row in Yemen, has been postponed by Yemeni authorities, sources said on Tuesday, July 15. It has been learnt that the…
UN chief describes situation in Gaza as ‘horrific’

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described the situation in Gaza as “horrific.” “What we are witnessing in Gaza is a level of death and destruction that has no parallel in recent…