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Netanyahu announces Israel’s highest civilian honour for Trump

Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that US President Donald Trump would receive Israel’s highest civilian honour, the Israel Prize, citing his “tremendous contributions to Israel and the Jewish people.” “We…
Trump says US would ‘knock down’ Iran if nuclear work resumes

Palm Beach: President Donald Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear programme Monday, December 29, as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks. The…

China opposes Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

Beijing: China on Monday said it firmly opposes Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland as an “independent sovereign state” and its agreement to “establish diplomatic relations” with it. Israel on Friday became the…
Israel killed 706 family members of Palestinian journos since 2023: Report

Israeli forces have killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since October 2023, according to a report released by the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS). The syndicate’s Freedoms Committee said the…
Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting

Khan Younis: Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by two years of war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by…
Clashes on Syria’s coast kill three after Alawite mosque bombing

Latakia: Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators on Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens of others, health officials said. The…
Israel’s far-right party moves to restrict Adhan across occupied Palestine

Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party has advanced new legislation seeking to restrict the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan) within the Green Line (the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948), according to Israeli…

Freezing rain floods Gaza camps, leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions

Khan Younis: Rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding makeshift encampments with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by the two-year war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months…
Iran’s President says his country is in full-scale war with West

Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the US, Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting Monday with US President…
Syria mosque bombing: Hundreds mourn as fears of sectarian violence rise

Homs: Hundreds of mourners gathered on Saturday in the rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs for the funeral of eight people killed in a bombing,…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland rejected by African bodies

Nairobi: Africa’s regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first by any country in more…
Video: Israeli soldier rams into Palestinian man offering Namaz

An Israeli reservist soldier rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian man who was offering Namaz in the occupied West Bank on December 25, with the Israeli military claiming they have terminated the…
UAE: Indian expat student dies of cardiac arrest

Sharjah: A 17-year-old Indian expat student in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Thursday, December 24, just two weeks after celebrating her birthday, according to media…
Israel recognises Somaliland, Arab states condemn move

Israel has become the first country in the world to formally recognise the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland as an independent state, a move that has sparked fierce regional and international condemnation…
Saudi Arabia deports more Indians than US in 2025: MEA

More than 24,600 Indians were deported from 81 countries in 2025, according to the data tabled by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, with Saudi…