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Strikes across Gaza kill 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign in the strip, with…
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Jaishankar to hold talks with Iranian counterpart on Thursday
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold wide-ranging talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Thursday amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Araghchi is visiting India on May…
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Israel says to move entire Gaza population to south
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that a planned expanded military operation in the Gaza Strip would force the enclave’s entire population to either relocate to a confined area…
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Disney to open its first Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi
The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday, May 8, the development of its first-ever theme park in the Middle East, to be located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. This marks Disney’s…
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Saudi Arabia: NEOM climate adviser warns megacity could change weather patterns
Riyadh: A climate scientist who works as an advisor for Saudi Arabia’s NEOM megacity project has warned that its construction could disrupt local weather patterns, including wind flow and sandstorm trajectories. NEOM…
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Saudi Arabia begins surgery to separate Egyptian parasitic twin
Riyadh: A team of doctors at the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital (KASCH) in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Wednesday, May 7, started an expected 11-hour surgery to separate a Egyptian child…
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UAE residents can win Rs 23L in Burj Khalifa design competition
Dubai-based real estate giant Emaar has announced an open call inviting United Arab Emirates (UAE) residents and local creatives to design a projection for the iconic Burj Khalifa. The winning entry will…
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UAE Deputy PM calls for restraint, de-escalating India-Pak tensions
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of UAE, has called on India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and de-escalate tensions, and avoid…
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill more than 40 people as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 48 people, including women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a devastating…
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UAE: Multiple flights to Pakistan, India affected amid tensions
Multiple flights to and from Pakistan and northern India have been cancelled or delayed from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan after New Delhi launched…
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Trump plans to announce US will call Persian Gulf Arabian Gulf
Washington: President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the US will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the…
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‘Support India’s right to self-defence,’ Israel backs ‘Operation Sindoor’
New Delhi: Israel has extended its support to India’s right to defend itself from terrorism as Indian armed forces carried out ‘Operation Sindoor’ against nine high-value terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied…
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Israeli drone strike in Lebanese port city kills Hamas member
Beirut: An Israeli drone strike on a car in southern Lebanon killed one person early Wednesday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. Security officials at the scene told The Associated Press that…
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Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. “As of today, it’s 21, three have died,”…
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Hyderabad police win top anti-narcotics honour at World Police Summit 2025
Hyderabad: Hyderabad commissioner of police CV Anand and the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW) have been awarded first place in the Excellence in Anti-Narcotics Award at the World Police Summit (WPS) 2025.…
