Israel Palestine conflict
- World
Pope Leo renews calls for end to violence against Palestinians
Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City, on Sunday, August 16, called for an end to violence against Palestinians in the West Bank in a fresh…
- Middle East
Iran warns France against interference in internal affairs
Tehran: The Iranian Intelligence Ministry warned the French government against “illegal interference” in Iran’s internal affairs. In a statement on its website, the ministry said on Saturday, August 15, that two French…
- Middle East
Qatar denies detaining Iranian pilots, tanker attacked in Hormuz
Doha: Qatar denied claims that it had detained Iranian pilots, describing them as misleading amid ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating regional tensions. “We categorically deny the claims circulating regarding the detention…
- Telangana
Telangana MLAs to study Philippines model for Gulf workers
Hyderabad: An 11-member Telangana delegation, including MLAs and subject experts, will travel to the Philippines from August 17 to 21 to study that country’s migration and labour policies, with an eye on adapting…
- Middle East
Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people early Saturday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said. The strike wounded three others. Paramedics are still searching through the rubble, the agency…
- Middle East
Palestinians trapped as Israeli settlers besiege West Bank village
Jerusalem: Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers. The Israeli…
- Middle East
Trump declares US will take over Strait of Hormuz ‘pretty soon’
Washington: President Donald Trump has declared that the US will be taking over as its territory the Hormuz Strait, a key artery for petroleum and gas where his country’s almost half-year-long war…
- Middle East
Record navy deployment to Iran not nearly long enough: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday, August 14, downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about…
- Middle East
Israeli forces halt activists bringing food to besieged families
West Bank: Israeli forces blocked foreign, Israeli, and Palestinian activists from delivering food and water to three homes in the Ras al-Ain area of the occupied West Bank on Friday, August 14,…
- Middle East
2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday, August 14, that…
- India
Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian to attend BRICS summit in Delhi
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will be traveling to New Delhi to attend the BRICS summit, according to news agency ANI, citing Iranian sources. Pezeshkian’s participation assumes significance as India is chairing the…
- World
Jared Kushner to visit Israel, Egypt for discussion on Gaza
Washington: President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a…
- Middle East
Pro-Israel Huckabee calls settler violence ‘act of terror’
Jerusalem: The US Ambassador to Israel condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called…
- Middle East
UAE frees frozen Iranian funds, USD 283M gold to halt attacks
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has released several billion dollars of Iran’s frozen assets held in Emirati banks, including up to 2 tonnes of gold worth USD 283 million, in…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Hamas commander in Gaza despite peace pressure
Gaza Strip: The Israeli military said it carried out a targeted drone strike on a Hamas commander in northern Gaza on Wednesday, August 12, despite calls from officials involved in peace efforts…
