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‘Best chapters of India-Israel partnership still lie ahead’: Netanyahu

Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday extended warm wishes on India’s Independence Day calling for strengthening the flourishing ties and emphasising that the best chapters on…
Malnourished kids arrive daily at Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

Khan Younis: The dead body of 2 1/2-year-old Ro’a Mashi lay on the table in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, her arms and rib cage skeletal, her eyes sunken in her skull. Doctors say…

Kuwait expands family visa validity, scraps salary requirement

Kuwait City: Kuwait has introduced major changes to its visa regulations, allowing expatriates to bring extended family members on visit visas valid for up to one year and removing the long-standing minimum…
Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ vision sparks Gulf outrage

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under sharp condemnation from Gulf countries after voicing support for the idea of a “Greater Israel.” During a Tuesday, August 12, interview with…
UAE-based Indian businessman kidnapped in Kerala, rescued

A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian businessman who was kidnapped in the southern Indian state of Kerala has been rescued by the police, with four men arrested in connection with the incident.…
Israel approves 3,401 new housing units for settlers in West Bank

Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he has approved the construction of 3,401 housing units for settlers in a particularly controversial area of the occupied West Bank. The homes…
SC adjourns plea to save Indian nurse on Yemen death row

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, adjourned for eight weeks the hearing on a plea seeking the Union government’s intervention to rescue Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in…

Palestine to make debut at Miss Universe 2025 with Nadeen Ayoub

Palestine will make its first-ever appearance at the Miss Universe pageant this year, with Nadeen Ayoub set to represent the nation on the global stage in Thailand. The 74th edition of Miss…
Egypt steps up efforts to revive stalled Iranian nuclear talks

Cairo: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has held separate phone calls with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. …
Indian nurse on Yemen death row: SC to hear plea today

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Thursday, august 14, hear a petition seeking urgent intervention in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen. …
Iran’s president mocks Netanyahu over pledge of help in water crisis

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday mocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer to help with Iran’s water crisis. Pezeshkian said on X that Israel has denied Palestinians access to water…
Israel kills 25 aid-seekers in Gaza, Netanyahu says evacuation will be allowed

Tel Aviv: Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave…
UN puts Israel on notice over alleged sexual violence against Palestinians

United Nations: The UN chief warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians, which Israel’s UN ambassador dismissed as…
Netanyahu says partial Gaza ceasefire deal no longer possible

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he believes the prospects for a partial ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas are no longer possible. In an interview with Israeli broadcaster i24,…
Israel in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan

Tel Aviv: Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country, part of a wider effort by Israel…