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Iran receives US response to proposal aimed at ending war
On the 214th day of the conflict between the United States (US) and Iran, Iranian authorities said on Wednesday, September 30, that they had received Washington’s formal response to Tehran’s proposal aimed…
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Saudi Arabia denies representative met Netanyahu in UAE
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, September 30, denied reports that a representative from the Kingdom met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday,…
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Iran’s medicine prices triple as US blockade strains supplies
Tehran: Medication prices are soaring in Iran and some treatments have become hard to find, leaving patients and their families scrambling as a US blockade and stepped-up sanctions squeeze the country’s pharmaceuticals…
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Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks
Islamabad: Pakistan will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the country’s defence minister said Tuesday, September 29, one of Islamabad’s clearest indications yet that it…
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad, ex-Fatah official to form electoral alliance
Istanbul: Hamas and the allied Islamic Jihad group have agreed to form an unlikely electoral coalition with a former top Fatah official who has close ties to the United Arab Emirates, Israel’s…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘HOAX:’ Trump denies report of offering Iran sanctions relief
New York: United States President Donald Trump denied a media report that his administration had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds in exchange for nuclear concessions. “Axios just released…
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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…
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Iran Supreme Leader says enemies will be driven from Arabian Sea
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has said foreign enemies will eventually be forced out of the Arabian Sea, as Tehran and Washington remain locked in a military and diplomatic confrontation. In…
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Netanyahu secretly met UAE president over Oct 7 warning report
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled secretly to the United Arab Emirates over the weekend to ask its president to deny reports that he had warned the Israeli leader about a looming…
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EU seeks role in Saudi-led Red Sea protection mission
Brussels: The European Union is applying for “observer status” in a new multinational maritime defence coalition led by Saudi Arabia and formed to protect the kingdom’s energy exports. The bloc’s top diplomat…
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Updated Google Maps images show scale of Gaza destruction
Updated Google Maps satellite images showed the scale of destruction across the Gaza Strip, with extensive damage visible in Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza City. The images showed roads running through areas…
