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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…
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Video: Palestinian American confronts Saudi official over Gaza
New York: A Palestinian American confronted Saudi official Prince Musab bin Mohammed Al-Farhan in New York on Thursday, September 24, over Saudi Arabia’s position on the Gaza war and its regional policies.…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
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Trump shares ‘Trump Strait’ map amid Iran’s Hormuz proposal
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Saturday shared a map showing the Strait of Hormuz labelled “Trump Strait”, shortly after Iran proposed reopening the strategic waterway within seven days if Washington met…
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Jaishankar discusses Gulf conflict with Iran FM Araghchi at UNGA
New York: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday said he held a detailed conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly…
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Saudi Arabia intercepts two Houthi drones headed for Riyadh
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi group towards the Riyadh region, the Saudi-led coalition supporting the Yemeni government said on Saturday, September 26.…
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Actors, politicians held at anti-Netanyahu protest in New York
Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon, Hacks star Hannah Einbinder and politicians Darializa Avila Chevalier and ChiOsse were among more than 100 people detained during an anti-Netanyahu protest in New York on Thursday, September…
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Netanyahu flies over 3 countries bound by ICC arrest warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew over three European countries on Thursday, September 24, while travelling to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), despite an International Criminal Court…
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Saudi Grand Mufti urges troops to stay strong against Houthis
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan Al-Fawzan urged Saudi troops stationed along the frontier to remain steadfast and prepared amid renewed Houthi attacks. In a statement on Thursday, September…
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US Senate rejects resolution seeking to end Trump’s Iran war
Washington: The US Senate narrowly rejected a resolution seeking to end American military involvement in the war against Iran unless Congress authorised it, handing President Donald Trump another victory over lawmakers seeking…
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Netanyahu calls Iran attack easy decision, blasts UN walkout
United Nations: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran “was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever had to make” and denounced as “moral cowards” a mass…
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Abbas denounces Gaza ‘genocidal war’, backs two-state solution
United Nations: Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday denounced what he termed a “genocidal war” in Gaza by Israel, while reaffirming his commitment to a two-state solution recognising Israel’s right to exist…
