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Dubai-Tel Aviv flight diverted to Saudi Arabia over hijack scare
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, September 30, after the aircraft transmitted emergency signals that briefly raised concerns of a possible hijacking. Flight…
- Middle East
Israel publishes Gaza satellite imagery, censors it in minutes
Gaza: In an unusual lapse in Israel’s control over wartime visuals, an official public mapping portal, GovMap, briefly published clear imagery of a heightened level of destruction across northern Gaza. The rare…
- Middle East
Iranian rial hits record low as IRGC urges Americans to protest war
Tehran: Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, September 29, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials against the US dollar. The latest decline came just…
- Middle East
Privatised aid failed Gazans. The world must learn not to repeat it
Perth: For six months in 2025, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) operated a radically different model for delivering food to Palestinians in Gaza. The foundation didn’t disclose its donors, but received at…
- Middle East
Israel kills Hamas commander in targeted Gaza airstrike
Gaza: Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Bik was killed in a targeted airstrike overnight in a Gaza City apartment, Israel said on Tuesday, September 29. In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
- Middle East
Ben-Gvir enters Palestinian prisoner’s cell, vows to kill him
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has published a video showing himself inside the prison cell of Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh, whom he threatens to kill and execute. “I want to kill…
- Sports
Ireland soccer players refuse handshakes against Israel
Debrece: There were no handshakes between Ireland and Israel players before their contentious Nations League match on Sunday, with the Irish team wearing black armbands for its 3-0 victory. The game faced…
- Middle East
No peace in West Asia without Palestine justice: Pezeshkian
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said lasting peace in West Asia was impossible without justice for Palestine while addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday, September 23. “Palestine…
- Middle East
Israeli opposition leaders sign pact to replace Netanyahu
Tel Aviv: Five Israeli opposition leaders have signed a joint pact to coordinate their efforts ahead of the October 27 Knesset election and seek to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Yair…
- Middle East
Israeli minister calls for West Bank war just as Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for a Gaza-style military campaign in the occupied West Bank and renewed his demand for the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Smotrich, who heads…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll rises above 74,000 since Oct 7, 2023
The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. While a ceasefire that took effect last October 10 has halted the heaviest fighting,…
- World
Saudi FM calls for Hormuz to return to pre-Iran war status
United Nations: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud stressed the importance of restoring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz to its pre-February 28 status without the imposition of…
- World
Iran denies plans for military action over flight restrictions
Tehran: The Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) denied in a statement that Iran would take military retaliatory action in response to the recent aviation restrictions imposed on the country,…
- Middle East
Video: Israeli envoy’s Starlink offer ignored by Iran diplomat
A video showing Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon offering a Starlink satellite internet terminal to an Iranian diplomat at the UN General Assembly has gone viral on social media.…
- World
Mamdani hits back at Netanyahu over ‘baseless lies’ on Gaza
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of repeating “baseless lies” during his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on…
