- Middle East
Israeli strikes in eastern Lebanon kill eight Hezbollah members
Beirut: Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the militant Hezbollah group, including several local officials, two officials with the group said Saturday. The Lebanese Health Ministry put the…
- World
US plans to reopen embassy in Syria after 14 years
Washington: The Trump administration has informed Congress that it intends to proceed with planning for a potential re-opening of the US Embassy in Damascus, Syria, which was shuttered in 2012 during the…
- Middle East
Drone strike hits aid convoy in Sudan, three killed
Khartoum: An aid convoy was hit by drone strikes Thursday, killing three people and wounding four aid workers as it travelled to cities in central Sudan’s Kordofan region, the epicentre of fighting…
- Middle East
Trump warns he’s considering limited strikes on Iran
Washington: President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next…
- World
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump global tariffs
Washington: The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, February 20, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision…
- World
Austrian court convicts man whose girlfriend died
Vienna: An Austrian court has convicted a man of manslaughter caused by gross negligence after his girlfriend froze to death as the couple attempted to climb the country’s highest peak last year.…
- Middle East
Thousands gather at Al-Aqsa for first Ramzan Friday prayers
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of Muslims gathered under heavy security at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, among them Palestinians who…
- Middle East
‘Mass depression’ grips Iranians after violent protest crackdown
Tehran: Standing on her balcony in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the teacher shouted out into the darkness, “Death to the dictator!” and “Death to the murderer, Khamenei!” on a recent night, joining…
- Middle East
Israeli settlers kill Palestinian-American teen, officials say
West Bank: Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank shot and killed a Palestinian-American during an attack on a village, the Palestinian Health Ministry and a witness said Thursday, February 19. Raed…
- World
Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction at Board of Peace meeting
Washington: President Donald Trump announced Thursday, February 19, at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members of the body have agreed to pledge USD 7 billion toward a Gaza relief…
- Middle East
Surge in drone strikes in Sudan’s Kordofan kills civilians, disrupts aid
Cairo: A surge in drone strikes in the Sudanese region of Kordofan has taken a growing toll on civilians and hampered aid operations, analysts and humanitarian workers said Wednesday, as the war…
- Middle East
UN calls for durable Gaza ceasefire ahead of Trump peace board
United Nations: Members of the United Nations Security Council called Wednesday for the Gaza ceasefire deal to become permanent and blasted Israeli efforts to expand control in the West Bank as a…
- World
Rubio to brief Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on US-Iran talks
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to travel to Israel next week to update Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the US-Iran nuclear talks, two Trump administration officials said. Rubio…
- Pakistan
Afghanistan releases 3 Pakistani soldiers after Saudi mediation
Kabul: Afghanistan has released three Pakistani soldiers who it had captured during cross-border fighting last October, its government spokesman said Tuesday, February 17. Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement the three, who…
- Technology
Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial
Los Angeles: Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Meta’s CEO is expected to answer tough questions on Wednesday,…
