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Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people early Saturday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said. The strike wounded three others. Paramedics are still searching through the rubble, the agency…
- Middle East
Palestinians trapped as Israeli settlers besiege West Bank village
Jerusalem: Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers. The Israeli…
- Middle East
Trump declares US will take over Strait of Hormuz ‘pretty soon’
Washington: President Donald Trump has declared that the US will be taking over as its territory the Hormuz Strait, a key artery for petroleum and gas where his country’s almost half-year-long war…
- Middle East
Israeli forces halt activists bringing food to besieged families
West Bank: Israeli forces blocked foreign, Israeli, and Palestinian activists from delivering food and water to three homes in the Ras al-Ain area of the occupied West Bank on Friday, August 14,…
- World
Jared Kushner to visit Israel, Egypt for discussion on Gaza
Washington: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a…
- Middle East
Pro-Israel Huckabee calls settler violence ‘act of terror’
Jerusalem: The US Ambassador to Israel condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called…
- Telangana
Israel caregiver jobs: Telangana govt offers salary of Rs 1.86L
Hyderabad: The Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM) has invited applications from eligible candidates for home-based caregiver jobs in Israel. According to a press note issued on Wednesday, August 12, the recruitment…
- Middle East
UAE frees frozen Iranian funds, USD 283M gold to halt attacks
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released several billion dollars of Iran’s frozen assets held in Emirati banks, including up to 2 tonnes of gold worth USD 283 million, in…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Hamas commander in Gaza despite peace pressure
Gaza Strip: The Israeli military said it carried out a targeted drone strike on a Hamas commander in northern Gaza on Wednesday, August 12, despite calls from officials involved in peace efforts…
- Middle East
No US-Iran talks on ceasefire extension, source says
Washington: Iran has disputed an earlier report that it had agreed with the United States to extend their 60-day ceasefire, with a senior Iranian source telling Reuters on Wednesday that no discussions…
- Middle East
India emerges as key link between US, Israel, Gulf: Report
New Delhi: India has emerged as a country that is capable of linking the United States, Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia with plans for economic corridors, technological partnerships, resilient supply chains,…
- Middle East
Trump’s Iran war loses US support as Christian Zionists back him
Washington: The American war on Iran has quickly become one of the most unpopular wars in United States history. At the beginning of March 2026, when the war started, 46 per cent…
- Middle East
Iran signals no Trump deal until 2029, Qalibaf adviser says
Monday, August 10, marks the 54th day since Washington and Tehran signed the memorandum of understanding and the 163rd day since the outbreak of the war, with tensions between Iran and the…
- Middle East
1,500 ships in Hormuz pose marine bioinvasion risk: Research
The economic ramifications of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are much discussed. But so far, the risk of ecological damage following a long blockade of ships has been overlooked. Our…
- Middle East
Israel rejects Trump Gaza plan, demands Hamas disarmament
Gaza Strip: Israel on Sunday, August 9, rejected a Gaza deal announced by US President Donald Trump, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israeli forces will not withdraw from the Palestinian enclave…