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Watch: Lightning hits Makkah Clock Tower as pilgrims pray in rain
Makkah: A video showing a lightning strike at Makkah’s iconic Clock Tower went viral across social media platforms as thunderstorms and rain swept across the holy city on Wednesday evening, August 26.…
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Qatar PM to visit Tehran for Iran-US de-escalation talks
Doha: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is due to visit Tehran on Thursday, August 27, as Doha seeks to ease tensions between Iran and the United…
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Six months on, Trump’s Iran war has no end in sight
Washington: When President Donald Trump launched the war with Iran in late February, he initially forecast it would last four to five weeks. Six months later, there’s still no off-ramp in sight…
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Trump official leading Gaza ceasefire effort criticizes Israel
United Nations: The official in charge of President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza criticized Israel on Wednesday for its attacks on the war-battered Palestinian territory and warned that the alternative to…
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Trump believes Iran’s supreme leader is still alive
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, August 26, said he believes that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is still alive. Mojtaba Khamenei was anointed supreme leader after his father, Ayatollah…
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No rush, prepared to let war go on as long as possible: Trump
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday, August 26, said that he is “not in a hurry” to resume talks with Iran and that he is prepared to let the war with…
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Indian exporters fear US sanctions on Iran could weaken trade
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday, August 24, warned countries and businesses that they could face US sanctions if they continue maintaining economic ties with Tehran. Terming it “Operation Economic Outcast,”…
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Israeli strikes kill at least 4 people in Gaza’s refugee camp
Gaza: An Israeli strike killed at least three people on Tuesday, August 25, in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties. Another strike, northwest…
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Iran, Oman discuss managing traffic through Strait of Hormuz
The top diplomats of Iran and Oman met on Tuesday, August 25, to discuss a phased approach to managing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely shut down nearly…
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Palestinian shot during raid on UNRWA centre by Israeli forces
Israeli military personnel on Tuesday, August 25, raided a key training centre run by the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), during which a Palestinian boy was shot and at least…
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Dubai-returning passenger held with 82g gold hidden in mouth
Bengaluru: An Indian passenger was on Wednesday, August 26, apprehended by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the Bengaluru airport for trying to smuggle 82 grams of suspected gold by concealing…
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Why Gaza peace deals keep unravelling
Edinburgh: Donald Trump’s Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap for Gaza in late July in which Hamas would hand its weapons to a committee of Palestinian technocrats, certified by an international verification body,…
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Israeli MP smashes Palestinian monument in occupied West Bank
An Israeli MP attacked a Palestinian monument with a sledgehammer on Tuesday, August 25, while Israeli soldiers who escorted him stood nearby in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The attack comes amid rising…
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Trump says mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz, warns Iran
US President Donald Trump has said all mines have been removed or detonated from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, warning Iran that any ship or boat attempting to lay new…
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11 months stranded: Indian sailors at Abu Dhabi port seek return
Indian seafarers aboard the MV Sea Star 2 have been stranded at Mina Zayed Port in Abu Dhabi for 11 months, with the Federation of Seafarers’ Unions of India (FSUI) seeking their…
