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We have no home: 125,000 flee as Houthis advance in Yemen
Sanaa: As Houthi rebels closed in, Eshraq Abdel Gelil and her husband fled their home, walking through the mountains before catching a ride to a nearby city. Four months pregnant, she feared…
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Israeli army chief sets condition for Hezbollah disarmament
Jerusalem: Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir said that progress toward an agreement with Lebanon on disarming Hezbollah cannot be made unless the Lebanese army significantly improves its effectiveness on the ground, weeks…
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US strikes in Iran may amount to war crimes, UN experts say
Geneva: Human rights experts commissioned by the UN’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including…
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Pakistan ready to fulfil obligations under Mecca pact: Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the country is fully prepared to fulfil its obligations under the Mecca agreement after what Saudi Arabia described as an attempted drone attack near…
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Israel to eliminate Hamas before Gaza ‘migration plan’: Katz
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel’s military is prepared to eliminate Hamas in Gaza before the government moves ahead with a proposed “migration plan” for Palestinians. Katz made the remarks in…
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Israel, Morocco agree to upgrade ties, open embassies
Israel and Morocco have agreed to elevate their diplomatic missions to full embassy level and appoint ambassadors, nearly six years after the two countries restored relations under the US-brokered Abraham Accords. The…
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Israeli bulldozers level Gaza rubble, ‘no respect for dead’: UN
Gaza City: Israeli bulldozers continue to level areas of Gaza where people may remain buried beneath the rubble, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Tuesday, September 15. Turk…
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US again denies Palestinian president visa to attend UN meeting
Washington: United States (US) has again denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, preventing him from participating in person for the…
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Elderly Hyderabad mother in agony as son remains jailed in Saudi
Hyderabad: An elderly mother from Hyderabad has sought the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to secure the release and repatriation of her 35-year-old son, Mohammed Afroz, who has been…
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Indian man in Dubai jail, father seeks MEA help
Hyderabad: An Indian man was in a Dubai jail, prompting his father to seek help from External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as the family remained unclear about his legal status. In a…
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Mecca defence pact has ‘no aggressive element’, says Pakistan
Pakistan’s military described its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as “purely defensive”, stressing that the pact had “no aggressive element” and could be expanded to include new partners. Lieutenant General…
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Gaza building collapse kills 21, including children
Gaza City: The collapse of a residential building in Gaza City killed 21 people, including children, and injured 45 others, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence, as rescue teams searched for people…
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Watch: Siren heard alongside Azaan at Grand Mosque in Makkah
Makkah: A siren warning of an aerial threat was heard alongside the Azaan for Dhuhr prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, September 15, in a video shared…
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Houthis claim attacks on Saudi’s Aramco facilities, air base
Yemen’s Houthi movement on Wednesday, September 16, claimed it carried out missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco facilities in Yanbu and the Khamis Mushait Air Base. In a statement on…
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Iran claims it shot down US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday, September 16, that it had intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The…
