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Qatar’s former Emir passes away at 74
Doha: Qatar’s former Emir and Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74, the Amiri Diwan announced on Sunday, July 12. In a statement, the…
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Hormuz threat remains severe as Iran widens Gulf attacks
Military tensions between the United States and Iran intensified on Sunday, July 12, as the conflict spread across the Gulf after fresh US strikes on Iranian military targets. The latest escalation comes…
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US military says it is striking Iran over Hormuz attack
Dubai: Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again after a warning shot fired by its military struck a vessel using an unauthorised route in the critical waterway, further jeopardising…
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Mojtaba Khamenei pledges to ‘avenge the blood’ of his father
Dubai: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first public message since his father’s funeral ceremonies, threatened vengeance for the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. A statement read on state television…
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Ceasefire over, says Trump as Iran hit with mystery strikes
Dubai: US President Donald Trump on Friday, July 10, said that the ceasefire with Iran has ended, a day after the Islamic Republic was hit with a series of mysterious, unclaimed airstrikes.…
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Inside Israel’s push to clear sea munitions to protect waters
Rishon Lezion (Israel): Marking the coordinates on a handheld GPS, an Israeli diver threw an anchor into the water as another quickly chucked an orange buoy beside it. Cramped on the boat’s…
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Iran’s IRGC chief vows revenge over killing of Supreme Leader
Tehran: A top commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has pledged vengeance against the United States and Israel for the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Brigadier-General Ahmad Vahidi…
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Up to 43 million joined Khamenei’s six-day funeral, says Iran
Up to 43 million people participated in the six-day funeral ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which concluded with his private burial at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad on…
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Araghchi discusses region with foreign counterparts amid strikes
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi discussed the latest regional developments with his Omani and Turkish counterparts as well as Pakistan’s army chief in separate phone calls following renewed US strikes…
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Two Telangana workers return home in coffins from Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: Thousands of kilometres away from home, two Telangana men had travelled to Saudi Arabia with the hope of earning a better livelihood for their families. Instead, they returned to their native…
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Missing Telangana man found buried in Kuwait desert months later
Kuwait City: A 29-year-old man from Telangana’s Nizamabad district who went missing in Kuwait in March was found buried in the Al Salmi desert months later after authorities uncovered an alleged attempt…
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Explosions reported across southern Iran
Tehran: Several explosions were heard across southern Iran early on Friday, including in Bushehr, where Iran’s only civilian nuclear power plant is located, as well as Bandar Abbas, Konarak and Choghadak, according…
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Iran confronts Khamenei’s legacy as he is laid to rest
Tehran: He is the grandson of an influential Shiite cleric, born in Qom — the heart of religious studies in Iran — and raised in a traditional family that embraced the theocracy.…
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Telangana woman moves HC to rescue son stranded in Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: A Telangana woman has approached the High Court seeking urgent intervention to rescue and repatriate her son, who is allegedly stranded in a remote desert in Saudi Arabia after being deceived…
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Khamenei laid to rest at Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad
Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest at the Imam Reza shrine in Mashhad early Friday, July 10, marking the end of six days of funeral ceremonies held…
