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Iran players open up on World Cup preparations amid ongoing war
Tehran: Iran is heading to the World Cup while the country is at war with the primary host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament’s history. In exclusive interviews with…
- Middle East
Ben Gvir renews push to curb Azaan loudspeaker use
Tel Aviv: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has drawn renewed attention to a proposed bill regulating mosque loudspeakers after a video circulated on social media showing him criticising the volume…
- Middle East
Indian tailor dies in Kuwait strike before family wedding
Ujjain: For nearly 30 years, Manzoor Ahmed worked as a tailor in Kuwait to support his family in Madhya Pradesh. He was looking forward to joining them for his nephew’s wedding back…
- Middle East
Watch: Kuwait releases footage of Iranian strike on airport
Kuwait City: Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released surveillance footage showing the moment a drone struck Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport, killing an Indian national and injuring 63…
- Middle East
Nine killed as Israeli strikes hit residential buildings in Gaza
Gaza City: At least nine Palestinians were killed and more than a dozen others wounded when Israeli airstrikes struck residential buildings in Gaza City before dawn on Thursday, June 4, Palestinian news…
- Middle East
Indian envoy visits mortuary, injured nationals after Kuwait attack
Kuwait City: India’s Ambassador to Kuwait Paramita Tripathi visited the mortuary where the mortal remains of an Indian national killed in an attack on Kuwait International Airport were kept and met injured…
- Middle East
Iran denies Kuwait airport strike, blames US Patriot missile
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied responsibility for the attack on Kuwait International Airport, claiming that damage to the passenger terminal was caused by a malfunctioning US-made Patriot missile…
- Middle East
Iran’s Araghchi warns Israel against attacking Beirut
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that Iran would respond if Israel attacks Beirut, saying Tehran has informed all parties that it will not tolerate an assault on the…
- Middle East
Trump says US held first-ever direct talks with Hezbollah
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that the United States had spoken directly with Hezbollah for the first time, adding that the group had agreed not to fire on Israel as Washington…
- Middle East
More than 1,000 humanitarian aid pallets enter Gaza, says UN
United Nations: Despite significant delays introduced at a new Israeli checkpoint, aid partners collected more than 1,000 pallets of essential supplies for Gaza in one day, UN humanitarians have said. The UN…
- World
US House approves resolution to end military action against Iran
The House approved a war powers resolution that would halt the US military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long…
- Middle East
Strait of Hormuz could remain closed till September, says Trump
United States President Donald Trump has predicted the Strait of Hormuz could remain closed until September or even longer. In an interview with the New York Post, he said that oil prices…
- Middle East
Mojtaba Khamenei alive, ‘increasingly engaging’, says Rubio
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday, June 2, that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and becoming increasingly engaged in governing the country, despite remaining out of…
- India
Voice of Hind Rajab finally set to release in India on June 19
Mumbai: “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” the Oscar-nominated true story about the killing of a five-year-old Palestinian girl by Israeli forces in Gaza, has finally received a censor certificate, paving the way…
- Middle East
How Iran uses Tehran billboards as tools of wartime messaging
Tehran: Since the US–Israel war against Iran began in late February, images of giant billboards in Tehran have been ubiquitous across traditional and social media. These billboards have been placed in some…
