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Iran FM dismisses Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ as ‘failed policy’
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday, August 20, dismissed US President Donald Trump’s newly announced economic pressure campaign against Tehran as a continuation of what he described as “failed policies”, warning…
- Middle East
Iran President says talks with US do not mean surrender
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that negotiating with the United States did not mean surrender. At a conference in Tehran on Wednesday, August 19, Pezeshkian stressed the need to defend…
- Middle East
Smuggling goods into Gaza booms as Israeli curbs drive prices
Gaza Strip: Palestinians face inflated prices for groceries and batteries, hospitals have turned to smugglers for medicine and equipment, and Israeli soldiers and other middlemen are accused of pocketing millions of dollars…
- Middle East
Indian dies in Israel, suspect arrested
Jerusalem: An Indian national died in Israel, with officials saying that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident and an investigation is underway to establish the full facts and…
- Middle East
Indian caregiver honoured after exposing fake nurse in Israel
Jerusalem: An Indian caregiver has been presented a certificate of appreciation for “good citizenship” by Israel Police after she helped foil a con attempt targeting a 95-year-old Holocaust survivor in the Carmel…
- Middle East
Trump announces ‘most crushing’ economic operation against Iran
US President Donald Trump has announced what he called the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran, warning countries and entities providing financial or commercial support to Tehran of “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences”. In…
- Middle East
Israel launches probes into killings of Hind Rajab, paramedics
Jerusalem: Israel’s military on Wednesday, August 19, announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and…
- Middle East
Israel will use ballots, rule us with bullets: Palestinian envoy
New Delhi: Ahead of Israel’s parliamentary elections, Palestinian people are once again being made to “pay the price” for that country’s domestic politics, Palestine’s envoy to India Abdullah M Abu Shawesh said…
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Saudi textbooks remove ‘Muslims will never give up Jerusalem’
Saudi Arabia has removed the phrase “the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem” from a school textbook, according to a review of the Kingdom’s curriculum published by Israel-based research organisation IMPACT-se in…
- Sports
After 14 World Championships, Zilberman navigates visa hurdles
New Delhi: For Misha Zilberman, following the international badminton calendar has sometimes meant looking beyond the sporting equation and figuring out where he can actually compete. Visa difficulties have repeatedly complicated the…
- Middle East
UAE suspends trade, financial transactions with Iran
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran until further notice, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Wednesday, August…
- Middle East
UAE detects two Iranian missiles, both fall into sea
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran towards the country on Tuesday, August 18, as regional tensions continued to escalate. The Ministry of Defence said…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes target Syrian airbase, US envoy fears escalation
Damascus: Northwest Syria was hit by eight Israeli airstrikes early Tuesday, August 18, State-owned Syrian media reported, while the US envoy for the region has called it an “unnecessary escalation”. Citing a…
- Middle East
New territory: Trump shares image showing US owning Hormuz
United States President Donald Trump has posted an image of a map on his social media platform, Truth Social, portraying the US as owning the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway that…
- Middle East
Another ship attacked while sailing out of Strait of Hormuz
A ship was hit by a projectile early Tuesday, August 18, as it was sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the British military’s UK Maritime Trade Operations center. There was…
