Middle East
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Falcon sold at Qatar auction for about Rs 1.95 cr
Doha: A Mongolian falcon used for hunting has been sold for 911,000 Qatari riyals (about Rs 1.95 crore) in Doha. The…
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10 killed in Syria building crash
Damascus: A five-story residential building collapsed in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, killing at least 10 people, state news agency…
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Saudis warn Netflix for violating ‘Islamic values’
Riyadh: Gulf states have demanded Netflix remove all content deemed to violate “Islamic and societal values and principles”, Saudi media…
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4 siblings killed by explosive war remnants in Syria
Damascus: Four siblings were killed by explosive remnants of war inside an abandoned house in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, a…
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Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: A Palestinian was killed on Monday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in a town near the West Bank city of…
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Iran to consider ‘other options’ if West delays nuclear agreement: Lawmaker
Tehran: A senior Iranian lawmaker has urged Western countries to refrain from delays in reaching a nuclear agreement, warning that otherwise,…
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UN urges Libyan parties to refrain from violence
Tripoli: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has urged all Libyan parties to refrain from violence and actions that…
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Saudi Arabia lists 5 Yemenis as terror sponsors
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has listed five Yemeni nationals as sponsors of terrorism for their alleged involvement in activities supporting the Iran-backed…
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Jordanian fighter jet crashes, pilot unharmed
Amman: The Jordan Armed Force announced that a fighter jet affiliated to the royal air force crashed during a regular training…
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Israel strikes Syria’s Aleppo int’l airport
Damascus: An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, causing material damage, a Syrian military…
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Israel hit 64 targets in Syria in 2022: War monitor
Damascus: Israel has hit 64 military targets in Syria by far this year, killing 45 servicemen and pro-government fighters in the…
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6 IS militants killed in operations in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: Iraqi forces killed six Islamic State (IS) militants in separate military operations in the north and west of the country,…
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Former imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque jailed for 10 years
Riyadh: A Saudi court has sentenced a prominent former imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca to 10 years in prison,…
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Resolution of safeguards issues necessary for nuclear deal: Iran FM
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that Tehran considers the resolution of the “fake and politically-motivated” safeguards issues as a vital…
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Islamic Jihad leader charged in Israeli military court
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Military Prosecution has filed an indictment against an influential senior official in the Islamic Jihad, the Israel…
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Yemeni conglomerate puts up $1.2mn to salvage rotting tanker
Sanaa: A Yemeni conglomerate announced that it is putting up around $1.2 million towards a salvage operation to pump oil from…
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Erdogan vows to expand Syria incursion despite int’l protests
Ankara: Turkey is determined to go ahead with a planned military incursion against the Kurdish militia in northern Syria, despite opposition…
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US forces carry out second airstrike on Syria in 24 hrs
Damascus: The US Air Force has bombed new positions manned by militias loyal to Iran in Syria for the second time…
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Libyan PM-designate calls for peaceful handover of power
Tripoli: Fathi Bashagha, the Prime Minister-designate of Libya’s parliament-approved government, has called for a peaceful handover of power. Bashagha called on…
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Israeli PM blasts ‘bad’ proposal to restore Iran nuke deal
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid issued an urgent warning against a proposal under consideration by the US and Iran to…
