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Israel launches new military operation in Gaza as hostage talks continue in Qatar

Jerusalem: Israel said Saturday it launched a major military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a negotiating team to remain…
Iran’s Supreme Leader slams Trump: ‘Lies’ about using power for peace

Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has denounced as “a lie” US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that he sought to use power to ensure peace, citing the Trump administration’s support for…

Arab leaders demand ceasefire in Gaza

Baghdad: Arab leaders have called for an immediate halt to the war in Gaza and voiced their rejection of forced displacement of Palestinians. In the final statement of the 34th Arab League…
Hamas resumes indirect negotiations with Israel in Doha: Official

Gaza: Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel resumed on Saturday in the Qatari capital Doha, according to senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi. Mardawi said the talks are being held under Qatari and…
At least 146 killed in Gaza amid Israeli strikes

In the past 24 hours, Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 146 Palestinians in Gaza and injured hundreds more, according to local health authorities. This wave of attacks marks one of the…
Iran says it will continue nuclear talks with US, shrugging off Trump’s threats

Tehran: Iran’s president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme but will not withdraw from its rights because of US threats. “We are…
Bengaluru’s wholesale cloth merchants suspend trade with Turkey, Azerbaijan

Bengaluru: The Bangalore Wholesale Cloth Merchants Association (BWCMA) has decided to cease all import and export of textiles to and from Turkey and Azerbaijan, with immediate effect, citing their recent “support” for…

Gaza offensive expanded with airstrikes, ground troop deployment: Israeli military

Jerusalem: The Israeli military said that it had stepped up its operations in the Gaza Strip, launching a wave of airstrikes and deploying additional ground forces in an effort to establish operational…
AI provided to Israel military didn’t target civilians in Gaza: Microsoft

Washington: Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli…
Israel pounds Gaza, targets Houthi ports in Yemen as Trump wraps up Gulf trip

Deir al-Balah: Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on Friday, killing more than 93 people and wounding hundreds — attacks that Israeli officials described as a prelude to…
Video: Emirati girls perform Khaleeji hair-flip dance to welcome Trump, netizens react

A video clip of several young Emirati girls performing the traditional hair-flip dance called as Khaleeji for United States (US) President Donald Trump in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has gone…
Spanish PM calls Israel ‘genocidal state’

Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called Israel a “genocidal state” and said Spain “does not do business” with it. During a parliamentary question-and-answer session in Madrid on 14 May, Sanchez…
UN peacekeeping force confronted in southern Lebanon

Beirut: The force, known as UNIFIL, said one of its patrols was confronted between the villages of Jmayjmeh and Khirbet Selm Friday by a large group of people in civilian clothing who…
Address Jabal Omar Makkah launches walkway to Grand Mosque

Makkah: Situated in Makkah, Address Jabal Omar Makkah blends modern sophistication and spirituality with world-class hospitality. Elevating the property’s allure, it has recently introduced the Address Walkway to access Grand Mosque in…
Nakba Day: Palestinians marks 77th anniversary amid Israel’s war on Gaza

This year, on Thursday, May 15, Palestinians commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, which marked the mass displacement of Palestinians in 1948— against the backdrop of ongoing Israeli military…