Middle East
- Middle East
There is no place in Middle East that long arm of Israel will not reach: Netanyahu
Tel Aviv: Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a precision strike by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran’s Ayatollah regime and asserted…
- India
Indian-origin author Lahiri declines Noguchi Museum award over kaffiyeh ban
New York: Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian-origin writer Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from the Noguchi Museum in Queens in protest of its ban on political dress for its staff after…
- Middle East
Iranian MP claims Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash linked to pager explosion
In a new turn of events, Iranian Member of Parliament Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani claimed that late President Ebrahim Raisi also used pagers. A blast in the device likely led his chopper to…
- India
Sudents, faculty opposes ‘India-Israel business summit’at IISC
More than 1,300 students and faculty members from several universities in India have expressed strong opposition to the upcoming “India-Israel Business Summit” scheduled at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru…
- Middle East
Israeli forces raids, order closure of Al Jazeera office in Ramallah
Israeli forces raided Al Jazeera’s office in Ramallah located in the occupied West Bank, early on Sunday, September, 22, as confirmed by the news outlet. According to the reports, the Israeli forces…
- Middle East
Israel-Hezbollah conflict escalates, stoking fears of regional war
Jerusalem/Beirut: The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has sharply escalated, with both sides exchanging deadly attacks and vowing further retaliation, heightening fears of a wider regional war. In a televised speech on…
- Middle East
Iran’s morality police will not confront women over hijab: President
In a recent press conference, Iran’s President Masud Pezeshkian assured that the country’s morality police won’t bother women in the future. The statement comes days after the United Nations warned that women…
- Middle East
Israel on alert for Hezbollah retaliation over pager attacks
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was braced for a response after Hezbollah accused Israel of being behind a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least nine and injured thousands. Lieutenant…
- Middle East
Middle Eastern countries condemn Israeli attack on UN-run Gaza school
Countries in the Middle East condemned on Thursday an Israeli airstrike on a school operated by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in…
- Photos
S Jaishankar meets Foreign Ministers from the Middle East
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Oman Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi during a meeting, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and…
- Middle East
Palestinian photographer wins Visa d’Or News award for covering Gaza conflict
Palestinian photographer Mahmud Hams has been honored with the prestigious Visa d’Or News prize for his outstanding and impactful coverage of the conflict in Gaza. His work has drawn global attention to…
- Middle East
Coke, Pepsi boycott over Gaza boosts local soft drinks: Report
The boycott calls for Coke and rival PepsiCo has boosted the local soft drinks brands in several Muslim countries. The boycott campaign, led by Arab countries against the companies that support the…
- Middle East
Middle East’s first-ever professional baseball park to be built in Dubai
Baseball United, the professional league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, is set to build the region’s first-ever professional baseball field and ballpark in Dubai. The new facility will be…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Islamic Development Bank signs MoU with SFD
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation. This initiative is part of the activities celebrating the 50th…
- Middle East
The Third Eye: Conflict-ridden Middle East is putting global peace at risk
The steady spread of radicalisation in the Muslim world, the deepening Sunni-Shia conflict in the Middle East and the growing impact of the historical religious divides on the current geopolitics are the…