Iran’s Isfahan “completely calm and secure,” says state media report hours after strikes
Tehran [Iran], Apr: The Central city of Isfahan is “completely calm and secure”, Al Jazeera reported citing the country’s Mehr News Agency on Friday, hours after explosions were reported near the city’s airport. “People are going on with their normal lives,” according to the live television report, which showed the early morning traffic in the […]
Israel retaliates against Iran, US official says
Tehran: Israel, early Friday morning local time, launched missiles in a retaliatory strike against Iran, a senior U.S. official told ABC News. The missile launches follow Iran’s attack last Saturday, where the country sent a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials previously said. All […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 34,000: Health Ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 33,970, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Thursday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 71 Palestinians and wounded 106 others in the coastal enclave, bringing the total death toll to 33,970 and […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 33,843
Gaza: The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced Tuesday that the Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 33,843. The ministry said in a press statement that 46 people were killed and 110 others injured in five Israeli raids during the past 24 hours. This brings the total […]
UN officials call for end to Sudan violence, particularly harm to women, girls
United Nations: One year of fighting in Sudan prompted cries at the UN headquarters on Monday for an end to violence, which has a devastating impact on civilians, particularly women and girls. “Sudan’s current conflict, which marks its one-year point this week, is having a devastating impact on the people of Sudan, particularly women and […]
Flooding in Oman claim lives of 17 people
Muscat: Seventeen people, including nine schoolchildren, died as a result of massive flooding in Oman, the Al Arabiya broadcaster reported. Rescuers are searching for survivors in the affected regions of the country, the report said on Monday. Large-scale flooding was caused by heavy rains over the past few days.
China launches new remote sensing satellite into orbit
Beijing: China launched on Monday a new remote sensing satellite into space using the Long March-2D carrier rocket, Chinese media reported. The rocket was launched at 12:12 p.m. Beijing time (04:12 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, successfully putting the Gaojing-3-01 satellite into orbit, Xinhua news agency reported. The satellite will […]
Egyptian FM urges restraint after Iranian attack on Israel
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry urged on Sunday Iran and Israel to exercise the utmost restraint and refrain from provocative policies that would increase regional tension and instability. Shoukry made the call in separate phone talks with foreign ministers of the two rivals, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The […]
3 suspected militants killed in southern Philippine clash
Manila: Philippine troops have killed three alleged members of Dawlah Islamiya (DI), an Islamic militant group, during a clash in the southern Philippines, the military said Monday. The military said a soldier was wounded in the 20-minute fighting that broke out on Saturday in a town in Lanao del Norte province. “The enemies were forced […]
11 die, 4 injured in militants highway blockade in SW Pak
Islamabad: Eleven people died and four injured as militants killed passengers of several vehicles in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, officials said on Saturday. The incident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Friday when the militants hoisting flags of the banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) on their motorbikes blocked a […]