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Israeli govt approves revised wartime budget with more defence spending
Jerusalam: The Israeli Finance Ministry said the government has approved an updated wartime budget for 2024, with significant increases in defence spending amid the raging fighting with Hamas in Gaza. The original…
- Middle East
UAE: 35-year-old Palestinian cancer patient flown from Gaza dies
Abu Dhabi: A 35-year-old Palestinian woman who arrived from the Gaza Strip for treatment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) passed away on Monday, January 15. The Ministry of Health and Prevention…
- Middle East
Israel arrests sisters of slain Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has claimed to have arrested two sisters of slain Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in an airstrike in Beirut earlier this month. In…
- World
Australian foreign minister to visit Middle East this week
Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Monday that she will visit the Middle East this week, which will make her the senior most member of the government in Canberra to…
- Middle East
Why South Africa has asked ICJ to invoke ‘provisional measures’ against Israel
New Delhi: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) may take several years to reach a final verdict in the genocide case against Israel, which is why South Africa has requested the world’s…
- Middle East
How the Hamas-Israel war turned out to be a strategic advantage for Russia
New Delhi: This conflict has left the world and societies divided, raised questions over the extent of “self-defence” and the definition of genocide, and brought into sharp focus the differing approach to…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 111 Gazan journalists, but they can’t stop them from speaking up
New Delhi: The only way the world would know about the catastrophe transpiring in the war-ravaged Gaza is through journalists. And that seems categorically an agenda for Israel to not let happen.…
- Middle East
Hezbollah conducted 692 attacks against Israel since beginning of Gaza war
Beirut: Since the ongoing Gaza war erupted in October 2023, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group has launched a total of 692 attacks against Israel. In a statement, the Iran-backed group said it…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks rises to 23,708
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 23,708, the Gaza-based Health Ministry has said. The ministry in a press statement on Friday said…
- Middle East
Daily deaths in Gaza surpass other wars in 21st century: Oxfam
The daily death toll of Palestinians in the Israeli war on Gaza surpasses any other major war in the 21st century, according to an Oxfam report. In a statement, on Thursday, January…
- Middle East
Israel rejects Gaza genocide accusations at ICJ
The Hague: Israel presented its case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday, January 12, and rejected allegations of genocide levelled by South Africa in connection with the ongoing war…
- India
EAM Jaishankar, Blinken discuss Red Sea attacks, Gaza
New York: The United States has welcomed the “increased cooperation” with India in defending freedom of navigation in the Red Sea as the two countries discussed “shared concerns” over the reckless Houthi…
- Middle East
UAE: Two more Palestinian cancer patients from Gaza die
A 38-year-old and 54-year-old Palestinians who arrived from the Gaza Strip for treatment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) passed away on Thursday, January 11. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP)…
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India must support South Africa’s case against Israel in ICJ: CPI(M)
New Delhi: India must support South Africa’s Genocide Convention case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) said on Thursday. In a post on X,…
- World
ICJ hears South Africa genocide case against Israel
The Hague: Proceedings began on Thursday in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague, where Israel is being accused of committing “genocidal” acts during its war against Hamas in Gaza,…
