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Senior Saudi military officer visits Iran, discusses defence cooperation
Tehran: General Chief of Staff Fayyad al-Ruwaili of the Saudi armed forces held talks with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran, marking a significant step in defence ties between the two regional powers…
- Middle East
Israeli PM appoints new ambassador to US
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to appoint Yechiel Leiter as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, according to a statement issued by Netanyahu’s office. Leiter, 65, has served in…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Israeli airbase, downing of US MQ-9 drone
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group said that it has launched a “ballistic missile” toward Nevatim Airbase in Israel, and has shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen’s Al-Jawf province. “In support…
- Middle East
Hezbollah fires 5 rockets at central, northern Israel: Sources
Jerusalem: Hezbollah fired about five rockets toward central and northern Israel on Friday, setting off air raid sirens in 53 Israeli cities and communities, according to Israeli sources. The Israeli military said…
- Middle East
22 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza
Gaza: At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip, said Palestinian sources. The Israeli army has continued its intensive bombing and artillery shelling in…
- Middle East
Israel sentences renowned Jerusalem mosque imam to 3 years in jail
Sheikh Jamal Mustafa, a renowned imam of a mosque in Jerusalem’s Issawiya neighbourhood, has been sentenced to three years in prison by an Israeli court for alleged incitement in one of his…
- Middle East
Hezbollah fires 120 rockets at Israel, causing injuries
Jerusalem: Hezbollah fired about 120 rockets at northern and central Israel, causing injuries and damage, according to Israeli sources. Around 50 rockets launched from Lebanon within 15 minutes struck multiple locations in…
- Middle East
Israel renews airstrikes on Beirut’s suburbs as Hezbollah vows to fight until victory
Beirut: Israeli warplanes have launched eight violent airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs after days of cautious calm, media reported. The Israeli airstrikes, targeting areas including the municipalities of Haret Hreik and Burj…
- Opinions
Who is an obstacle to peace–UNRWA or Israel?
By Zafarul-Islam Khan Last week Israel took an utterly illegal decision, decried by the whole world, to unilaterally ban UNRWA operations which are the lifeline of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians made refugees…
- Middle East
Iran sentences four to death over charges of spying for Israel
Tehran: A revolutionary court in northwestern Iran has sentenced four people to death on charges of spying for Israel, according to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Wednesday, November 6. Three defendants…
- Middle East
Israel Katz is new Israel Defence minister, Gideon Saar as Foreign minister
Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Foreign Minister Israel Katz to succeed Yoav Gallant as Defence Minister, while Gideon Saar becomes the new Foreign Minister, the Prime Minister’s office…
- Middle East
Netanyahu sacks Defence minister Gallant amid ongoing Gaza war
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening that he was removing Defence Minister Yoav Gallant from his position and replacing him with Israel Katz, citing a “crisis of trust”…
- Middle East
Bangladesh, Israel, Saudi Arabia to participate in World Travel Market London 2024
The World Travel Market (WTM) London 2024 is set to take place from November 4 to 7 at ExCeL London, an international exhibition and convention centre, bringing together a diverse array of…
- Middle East
Israel informs UN of withdrawal of 1967 agreement with UNRWA
Israel has officially informed the United Nations (UN) of its decision to withdraw from the 1967 agreement recognising the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East…
- Middle East
Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli gunfire in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli army gunfire in the town of Halhul, north of Hebron, in the southern West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). “Our…