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US responsible for any escalation caused by Israel: Iran
An Iranian official warned on Monday, June 8, that the United States is “responsible for the consequences of any escalation” in the Middle East caused by Israel. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail…
- Middle East
Israel, Iran exchange fire as war escalates on 101st day
Dubai: Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday, June 8, in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, while Yemen’s Houthi rebels also…
- Middle East
Netahyahu defies Trump’s ‘ultimatium’ on Iran, Lebanon again and again and again
On Sunday night, June 7, Donald Trump told three news organisations the same thing: he was in control. He told Fox News a peace deal with Iran was days away. He told Axios that Israel would…
- Business
Stock markets slump tracking sharp fall in global equities
Mumbai: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Monday, June 8, tracking a sharp decline in global equities and a fresh spike in crude oil prices, amid…
- Business
Rupee falls 17 paise to 95.35 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: Rupee fell 17 paise to 95.35 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, June 8, weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market amid strong…
- Middle East
Iran launches missiles at Israel after Beirut strikes; Israel counterstrikes
Iran launched missiles at Israel late Sunday, citing Israel’s continued operations in Lebanon, and Israel responded with strikes inside Iran hours later. Explosions rocked Iran’s capital, Tehran, and the cities of Tabriz…
- Middle East
Gunman killed after deadly shooting rampage in central Israel
Tel Aviv: A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship went on a shooting rampage in several towns in central Israel on Sunday, June 7, killing one person and wounding five others, according to…
- Middle East
1 dead, 5 wounded in shootings near Israeli-occupied West Bank
Tel Aviv: Assailants launched several shooting attacks close to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday, June 7, killing at least one person and wounding five others, according to Israel’s rescue services. Israel’s…
- Middle East
Palestinians using makeshift toilets inside tents to preserve dignity
Khan Younis: In their bare-bones tent in southern Gaza, Mostafa Shaaban built his family’s makeshift toilet behind a curtain in a corner. He dug a shallow pit in the sandy soil, poured…
- Middle East
Slain journalist’s mother returns to Gaza after two years
Slain journalist Saleh Al Jafarwi’s mother, Mubasher, returned to Gaza on June 5, after two years of cancer treatment in Qatar, after being forced to leave the beseiged strip for medical attention.…
- World
Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon, including three troops
Beirut: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, June 6, killed nine people, including three members of the Lebanese military, the Lebanese army, and state media said, days after the two sides…
- Middle East
Air raid sirens in Bahrain as Iranian drones head for Gulf states
Cairo: Bahrain’s government said Saturday, June 6, that Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones towards it and Kuwait. The foreign ministry said they had been intercepted and called on Iran to immediately…
- Middle East
Ireland bans Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich
Ireland has imposed a travel ban on Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, barring them from entering the country due to their conduct towards Gaza flotilla activists…
- Middle East
Israeli forces kill 7-month-old Palestinian after firing bullets
West Bank: Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy after firing bullets at his parents’ vehicle in the occupied West Bank, which went through his head, injuring his mother as well.…
- Middle East
Israel moves Gaza hospital director to solitary confinement
Jerusalem: Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been moved from a detention centre in the Negev, Israel, to solitary confinement in Nafha prison. Abu…