Middle East

JP Nadda meets Saudi-India Business Council Chief

Union Health Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda engaged with the Chairman of the Saudi-India Business Council, Abdulaziz Al Qahtani, along with the business community in Dammam in the country's Eastern Province, with discussions on the expansion of the economic partnership between India and Saudi Arabia.

2025-07-12T05:10:18.864904+00:00 IST

UAE delegation visits Netherlands, Belgium to explore cooperation

JA UAE delegation led by Omran Sharaf, Assistant Foreign Minister for Advanced Science and Technology, concluded a successful visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and imec's headquarters in Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium.

2025-07-12T00:59:17.383484+00:00 IST

UN strongly condemns resumption of Houthi attacks

The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned the resumption of Houthi attacks on civilian vessels transiting the Red Sea, especially the attacks that took place on July 6-8.

2025-07-12T00:55:01.087345+00:00 IST

Gaza becoming "graveyard of children, starving people": UNRWA

Gaza has become the graveyard of children and starving people, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said, adding that Tel Aviv is engineering a "cruel and Machiavellian scheme to kill" in Gaza.

2025-07-12T00:33:16.684097+00:00 IST

Three indicted for murder of three in Arab Town Umm al-Fahm

Police arrested three suspects in the shooting and ramming incident on January 31, 2025, in the northern Israeli-Arab town of Umm al-Fahm, which resulted in the murder of three people and the injury of four others to varying degrees.

2025-07-11T21:02:18.433573+00:00 IST

Israeli forces eliminate two Gaza terror leaders

In a joint operation with Shin Bet (Israel's anti-terror General Security Service), the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) attacked and eliminated Islamic Jihad terrorist leader Fazal Abu al-Ata on June 7, 2025.

2025-07-11T21:01:53.164928+00:00 IST

Israeli Military reinforces central areas

The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) said that, based on a situation assessment, it decided to reinforce its Central Command sector with two additional combat battalions.

2025-07-11T21:01:38.323689+00:00 IST

UNESCO inscribes Sharjah’s Faya to World Heritage List

The UAE marked a milestone in heritage preservation as the UNESCO World Heritage Committee officially inscribed Sharjah's Faya Palaeolandscape on the World Heritage List.

2025-07-11T14:45:30.690290+00:00 IST

Sharjah Public Libraries launches 'History of Letters' exhibition

As part of its centennial celebrations, Sharjah Public Libraries (SPL) has launched "The History of Letters and Movement" exhibition at Al Rahmaniyah Mall, running until July 20, in collaboration with the Holy Quran Academy in Sharjah.

2025-07-11T14:25:50.234855+00:00 IST

EU foreign ministers to discuss situation in Middle East  

EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will hold a meeting next Monday in Brussels, to be chaired by Kaja Kallas, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

2025-07-11T14:20:07.986856+00:00 IST

Netanyahu congratulates security who killed ‘vile’ Gush Etzion te

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Thursday afternoon with the head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council, Yaron Rosenthal.

2025-07-11T01:35:58.931350+00:00 IST

Israel: Billions allocated for new housing in Safed and Nahariya

The agreements with Safed and Nahariya were finally signed after Construction and Housing Minister Haim Katz led unclogged a "bureaucratic bottleneck" through a new outline for signing roof agreements.

2025-07-11T01:33:39.522627+00:00 IST

SEWA completes natural gas network in Umm Fannain

The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) has successfully completed the natural gas network project in the Umm Fannain area, achieving 100 per cent implementation. The network spans a total length of 38 kilometres, serves 603 beneficiaries, and was carried out at a total cost of AED4 million.

2025-07-10T17:22:38.977314+00:00 IST

India Kuwait discuss important bilateral developments, diaspora

Ambassador of India to Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika called upon the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior of Kuwait, Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah and held discussions on diaspora and bilateral development, the Embassy of India in Kuwait shared on Thursday.

2025-07-10T16:49:51.868515+00:00 IST

Houthis sink Greek-owned ship in Red Sea; 4 crew dead, 6 rescued

The Greek- owned vessel 'Eternity C' was carrying 22 crew members -- 21 Filipinos and one Russian -- when it was allegedly struck by drones and rocket-propelled grenades launched by Iran-backed Houthi militants off the coast of Yemen. On Sunday

2025-07-10T06:19:07.866674+00:00 IST

250,000 Israeli households already benefit from Electricity refor

More than 250,000 households are already benefiting from the reform in the electricity sector and the possibility of switching to a private supplier and receiving discounts on their electricity bill.

2025-07-10T01:37:05.114672+00:00 IST

Israel sees sharp drop in car imports in June 2025

The sharp declines in imports of passenger and commercial vehicles are explained by particularly low imports during the 12-day Operation "Rising Lion."

2025-07-10T01:29:46.838707+00:00 IST

Israel: Police complete investigation into Knesset Oppn leader

Kariv is an opposition member of the Knesset from the "Democrats," who was previously elected to the Knesset from that party's Labor Faction.

2025-07-10T01:29:24.975199+00:00 IST

Israel’s FM holds video briefing with Latin American counterparts

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday held a political-security briefing via Zoom call with the foreign ministers of Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.

2025-07-09T18:16:20.393727+00:00 IST

Digital loss worsens mental health for elderly Israeli evacuees

Elderly Israelis forced by war to evacuate their homes suffered significantly in mental well-being, especially when cut off from digital access, Israeli scientists said on Wednesday.

2025-07-09T18:14:20.617068+00:00 IST

President Herzog: A strong Israel knows how to make peace

Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Israel's National Security College (MABAL), President Isaac Herzog addressed senior military and civilian officials at the culmination of a year-long program designed to shape Israel's future leaders in national security, defense, and diplomacy.

2025-07-09T18:07:44.234057+00:00 IST