Middle East news
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Middle East crisis: Airlines told to carry out risk assessment on flight ops
New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the civil aviation ministry has asked airlines to carry out their own risk assessment on international flight operations. Air India, Vistara, IndiGo and…
- Middle East
Iran seizes Israel-linked ship, seventeen Indians onboard
Avenging the alleged Israeli attack on Iran’s embassy in Damascus last week, Iran seized an Israel-linked container ship near the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman…
- Middle East
India asks its citizens not to travel to Israel, Iran
New Delhi: India on Friday asked its citizens not to travel to Iran or Israel amid escalating tensions between the two countries following a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria 11…
- Middle East
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah passes away at 86
Kuwait City: Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died at the age of 86 on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera. The cause of his death is not known yet. “With great…
- Middle East
UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas
Tel Aviv: The military in the United Kingdom (UK) will operate surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, Al Jazeera reported quoting the British Ministry of Defence. The…
- Middle East
130,000 liters of diesel to enter Gaza from Egypt daily: Official
Cairo: Some 130,000 liters of diesel and four trucks of gas will enter Gaza from Egypt daily starting Friday amid the four-day humanitarian pause currently in effect in the war-torn enclave, according…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 13,000
Gaza: Gaza’s government media office has announced that the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 13,000 since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7. Ismail al-Thawabta, the director general…
- Middle East
Indian diaspora in Americas, Europe vocal in backing Israel, muted in Gulf
New Delhi: A large chunk of the global Indian diaspora has rallied strongly behind Israel after the country witnessed its largest cross-border attack in October this year, carried out by the Hamas…
- Middle East
Gaza residents expelled from Israel find homes turned into rubble
Gaza: Residents of Gaza who had been working in Israel returned home on Friday through the Kerem Shalom crossing after the Jewish nation’s cabinet announced “there will be no more Palestinian workers…
- World
Bolivia cuts diplomatic ties with Israel amid Hamas conflict
La Paz: Bolivia has severed diplomatic ties with Israel “in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate military offensive” in the Gaza Strip amid the Jewish nation’s ongoing conflict with the…
- Middle East
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile, drone attacks on Israel from Yemen
Tel Aviv: Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for a series of attacks against southern Israel, media reports said. Yahya Saria, a spokesman for the group, said that the aerial…
- World
Putin blames US for Middle East crisis and global instability
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the US and its allies are behind the Middle East crisis and other regional conflicts, and benefit most from global instability. “Those, who are behind…
- Middle East
Over 400 kms tunnels underneath Gaza: Iranian Army Chief
Tel Aviv: Chief of Staff of Iranian Army Major General Mohammad Bagheri on Tuesday claimed that there are over 400 kilometers (248 miles) of tunnels underneath the northern section of the Gaza…
- Middle East
100 killed in fresh Israel airstrike on refuge camp in Gaza; toll 8675
Tel Aviv: Over 50 people died and thousands are reported injured after an Israeli airstrike bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday, October 31. With this fresh attack, the…
- Middle East
Israel bans UN staff from visiting country in reaction to Guterres’ remarks
Washington: Israel said on Wednesday it was banning UN representatives from visiting the country protesting UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ statement that the October 7 attack by Hamas had to be seen…
