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Crucial India-Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Riyadh on Monday

External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar will on Monday attend the First India–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh that will take place on the sidelines of the 161st…
Kuwait announces online Haj registration for 2025 season

Kuwait’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has announced new online registration systems for the upcoming 2025 Haj season. The registration will be open from November 3 to November 17, 2025. This…

Saudi Arabia sentences 3 citizens to death for supporting terrorism

Saudi Arabia sentenced three citizens to death reportedly for treason and supporting terrorist entities. The verdict was held on Sunday, September 8, in the Riyadh region. The three citizens have been identified…
Palestinian photographer wins Visa d’Or News award for covering Gaza conflict

Palestinian photographer Mahmud Hams has been honored with the prestigious Visa d’Or News prize for his outstanding and impactful coverage of the conflict in Gaza. His work has drawn global attention to…
Top Iranian commander reveals details of maritime battle with Israel

A top Iranian military commander has said his country had, some time ago, hit 12 Israeli vessels north of the Indian Ocean and elsewhere in response to Israel’s attacks on 14 Iranian…
Hezbollah attacks Israeli settlements, sites

Beirut: Hezbollah has said that it had attacked several settlements and sites in northern Israel with Katyusha rockets and artillery shells in response to Israel’s attacks in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese armed…
Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down US drone

Aden: Yemen’s Houthi group has said their air defences have successfully shot down an American MQ-9 drone over the northeastern province of Marib. The downing of the drone, the eighth of its…

Israeli airstrike kills 2 Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza

Jerusalem: Two battalion commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.…
Iran urges preventing recurrence of Israeli ‘war crimes’ in West Bank

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has urged countries and international institutions to prevent the recurrence of Israel’s “war crimes” in the West Bank. Kanaani made the remarks on Saturday in…
EAM Jaishankar arrives in Riyadh for 1st India-GCC FM’s meet

Riyadh: External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S Jaishankar, on Sunday morning, September 8, arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to attend the first India–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers’ meeting. Taking to…
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 40,939: Health authorities

Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,939, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Saturday. During the past 48 hours, the…
UAE announces holiday for Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that Sunday, September 15, will be a public holiday for public sector employees to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. The holiday was…
Watch: Mountains in Makkah turn green after heavy rainfall

Riyadh: The rare sight of arid mountains in Saudi Arabia’s Makkah region have been turned into a lush green landscape after heavy rainfall and thunder in the Kingdom over the past few…
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince set to visit India on Sept 8

Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is set to begin an official visit to India on Sunday, September 8, to improve bilateral relations. During the visit, the Crown…
Saudi Arabia discovers rare breeding colonies of endangered Griffon vultures

Three rare breeding colonies of the Eurasian Griffon vultures have been discovered at the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on World Vulture Awareness Day.…