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Guterres asks Hezbollah, Israel to de-escalate tensions
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked Israel and Hezbollah to immediately de-escalate the situation that is “threatening regional security and stability,” according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. The two sides…
- Middle East
Russian court sentences 5 men to over 6 years for anti-Israel riots in Dagestan
A court in southern Russia has sentenced five men to more than six years in prison for their alleged involvement in last year’s mass anti-Israel protest at an airport in Dagestan, a…
- Middle East
Former Israel hostage denies reports of being beaten, having hair cut by Hamas
A former Israeli hostage Noa Argamani has publicly spoken and criticised the Israeli media for representing her experiences of her captivity falsely and rhetorically. Speaking to the media, Argamani downplayed some of…
- Middle East
Iran’s new president urges Muslim world to unite against Israel and West
The newly elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian led his cabinet on Saturday, August 24 renewing their allegiance to the ideas of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of…
- Middle East
Houthi rebels release footage of attack on Israeli-bound tanker
Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has published footage of the recent attack on a Greek oil tanker in the southern Red Sea. In the footage, the oil tanker Sounion is seen engulfed in…
- Middle East
‘Can’t compare our war with crisis in Middle East’: Zelenskyy on Israel-Gaza conflict
Volodymr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on Friday spoke on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and said that the moment is very sensitive and emphasized that the war between Russia and Ukraine…
- Middle East
Israel: Plans for October 7 memorial ceremony unveiled amid public backlash
Southern Israeli communities remain divided over a government-organized ceremony commemorating the October 7 attacks as the Cabinet minister tasked with organizing the event presented her planned format to the media on Thursday.…
- India
NFDC cancels ‘Israeli Film Festival’ after Naseeruddin Shah, others object
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) cancelled its decision to conduct an Israeli Film Festival in Mumbai, following mass signature campaigns against the festival, organized by Naseeruddin Shah-led citizen group. NFDC had planned…
- Middle East
Israeli fighter jets strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Earlier on Thursday the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) identified a Hezbollah terrorist cell that had launched rockets into the area of Zerait in Israel, operating in a building in the…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Israeli troops not to leave Gaza-Egypt border
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that he agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to a statement…
- Middle East
Egyptian, Canadian FMs discuss efforts to facilitate Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the two ministers exchanged views…
- Middle East
Israeli evacuation orders constrain aid operations in Gaza: UN
United Nations: The latest Israeli evacuation order for Gaza is constraining the movement of aid operations already hampered by limited access, fuel shortages and other challenges, UN humanitarians have said. The UN…
- Middle East
Antony Blinken says Israel accepted bridging proposal for Gaza ceasefire talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge gaps in ceasefire negotiations and urged Hamas to accept it ahead of further negotiations expected…
- Middle East
Israeli citizen arrested for contact with Iranian agent
An Israeli man was arrested for contact with an Iranian agent, the Justice Ministry announced on Monday. The State Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment against Eden Debs, a 30-year-old resident of Ramat…
- Middle East
Israel airstrike targets Hezbollah arms depot in Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Even as truce talks between Israel and Hamas are taking place, the former carried out an airstrike targeting a Hezbollah arms depot in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. However, no casualties…
