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United Nations Human Rights experts declare Israel military action in Gaza as genocide

Geneva: A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report on Tuesday that calls on the…
Middle East

Anyone who holds a cell phone, owns a piece of Israel: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday, September 15, said that anyone who owns a cell phone owns a piece of Israel. Netanyahu was addressing a delegation led by United States Secretary…

News

Israel launches expanded Gaza City operation, urges residents to leave

Jerusalem: The Israeli military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warned residents to move south. It said its intensified operation “to destroy Hamas‘ military infrastructure” has started. #عاجل…
Middle East

Qatar denounces Israel ahead of Doha Summit on Hamas strike

Qatar: Qatar’s prime minister denounced Israel on Sunday as foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim nations met to discuss a possible unified response to Israel’s attack on Doha targeting the leadership of…
Pakistan

Pakistan’s military faces scrutiny over symbolic Gaza solidarity

New Delhi: As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza enters its second year, Pakistan’s military establishment is facing renewed criticism for what analysts describe as “performative solidarity” with Palestinians. Despite a series of…
India

India backs UN resolution for two-state solution in Palestine

United Nations: India on Friday voted in favour of a resolution in the UN General Assembly that endorses the ‘New York Declaration’ on peaceful settlement of the Palestine issue and implementation of…
Middle East

Israeli strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels damage residential homes

Aden: Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents without help from authorities…

Opinions

Attack on Qatar: Erdogan befools the Muslim world

Eleven days before Israel targeted Qatar on September 9 to eliminate Hamas leaders engaged in peace talks, Turkey was reminded that Israel had been “committing genocide” in Gaza. Its foreign minister, Hakan…
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FIFA comes under pressure as calls to ban Israel from 2026 World Cup grow louder

Calls for Israel to be banned from various sports are growing louder. The country is now competing in the qualifying rounds of the FIFA World Cup, which is scheduled to begin in…
Middle East

At least 35 killed, 131 wounded in Israel strikes on Yemen

Sanaa: At least 35 people have been killed after Israel carried out airstrikes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the northern Al-Jawf governorate on Wednesday, September 10, according to Houthi media. The…
Middle East

Palestinians flee Gaza City in panic as Israel orders full evacuation

Thousands of Palestinians were seen fleeing Gaza City in panic on Tuesday, September 9, after Israel’s military ordered a full evacuation of the territory’s largest urban centre. Families scrambled to collect their…
Middle East

Qatar digs through rubble of Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha

Doha: Qatar awoke Wednesday still digging through the rubble of an Israeli attack the previous day on Hamas’ political leaders who had gathered in the capital of the energy-rich Middle East country…
World

Spain bars entry of Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir, Smotrich

Madrid: Spain has barred two far-right Israeli government ministers from entering its territory in response to sanctions imposed by Israel on Spanish officials, escalating a diplomatic rift between Madrid and Tel Aviv.…
India

Kerala CM lashes out at Centre for hosting Israeli minister

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday strongly condemned the central government for hosting the ongoing visit of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. In a post on ‘X’, the CM described…
Middle East

Israeli-Russian graduate student freed in Iraq after 2 years in captivity

Washington: A Princeton University graduate student who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023 while doing research there has been freed and turned over to US authorities, her family and officials said Tuesday. Elizabeth Tsurkov,…