Khamenei vows response to attacks on Iran and its allies TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to respond to attacks by Israel and its ally... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 04:11pm
World Satellite photos show Israel hit Iran former nuclear weapons test building, missile facilities, researchers say Iran's military says the Israeli warplanes used 'very light warheads' to strike border radar systems in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan, and around Tehran Updated 27 Oct, 2024 09:25pm
World Israeli strike on Lebanese municipal building kills 16, including mayor BEIRUT: The mayor of a major town in south Lebanon was among 16 people killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed... Published 17 Oct, 2024 11:50am
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World Hezbollah strikes Israel on Gaza war anniversary OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Hezbollah rockets hit Israel’s third-largest city of Haifa, police said early on Monday,... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 11:24pm
World Yemen’s Houthis claim drone attack on Tel Aviv SANAA: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Thursday said they carried out a drone attack on Tel Aviv, although... Published 03 Oct, 2024 12:59pm
World Attacks damage two ships off Yemen DUBAI: Two ships were damaged in separate attacks off Yemen on Tuesday, a British maritime agency said, as regional... Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am
Opinion Unending conflict Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrullah along with 20 of his commanders in a strike in... Updated 01 Oct, 2024 07:24am
World Israeli strikes kill Hamas leader in Lebanon and three Palestinian leaders in Beirut BEIRUT: Palestinian group Hamas said an Israeli strike killed its leader in Lebanon on Monday, while another... Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:56pm
World Israel launches strikes on power plants, sea port in Yemen Strikes cause power outages in most parts of port city of Hodeidah Updated 29 Sep, 2024 10:31pm
World Houthis say they attacked Israel’s Tel Aviv and Ashkelon DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthis said on Friday they had targeted Israel’s cities of Tel Aviv and Ashkelon with a ballistic... Published 27 Sep, 2024 05:30pm
World Red Sea insurance costs soar LONDON: The cost of insuring a ship through the Red Sea has more than doubled since the start of September and some... Published 20 Sep, 2024 06:11am
World Elon Musk’s Starlink internet launches in war-scarred Yemen DUBAI: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite internet service Starlink has launched in Yemen, provoking the anger... Published 19 Sep, 2024 07:47pm
World Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will exact heavy price for Houthi attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Houthis in Yemen should have known that Israel... Published 15 Sep, 2024 03:34pm
World Saudi tanker, another oil ship attacked in Red Sea LONDON/ATHENS: A Saudi-owned crude tanker and a separate Panama-flagged oil ship were attacked on Monday in the Red... Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:39pm
World Yemen’s Houthis claim to have attacked ship again in Gulf of Aden Yemen’s Houthi said on Saturday that they attacked a Liberia-flagged container vessel for a second time in the... Published 31 Aug, 2024 11:22pm
World Red Sea insurance nearly doubles LONDON/ADEN: The cost of insurance for ships sailing through the Red Sea has nearly doubled after Yemen’s Houthis... Published 29 Aug, 2024 07:37am
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World Ship catches fire after attack off Yemen: UK agency DUBAI: Three projectiles hit a merchant vessel off Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, causing a... Published 21 Aug, 2024 11:03pm
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World Houthis claim attack on shipping lanes CAIRO: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday that it targeted a Liberia-flagged container vessel in... Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:17am
World Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12... Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:57am
World Houthis, Yemen govt reach financial ‘de-escalation’ deal: UN envoy DUBAI: Yemen’s government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have agreed to halt tit-for-tat banking sanctions as... Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:38am
World Houthis pledge ‘huge’ response to Israel strike as Gaza violence spreads HODEIDA, (Yemen): Yemen’s Houthi on Sunday promised a “huge” retaliation against Israel following a deadly... Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am
World Saudi urges ‘maximum restraint’ after Yemen strikes RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, a major foreign player in Yemen’s nearly decade-long civil war, urged restraint on Sunday in... Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am
World Tel Aviv blast was apparent drone attack, military says TEL AVIV: An apparent drone attack that was claimed by the Iranian-backed Houthi hit central Tel Aviv in the early... Published 19 Jul, 2024 11:12am
World Tanker comes under attack off Yemen DUBAI: A tanker came under attack off Yemen by three small vessels and several missile strikes on Monday but... Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:16pm
World Drone attack causes damage to vessel west of Yemen’s Hodeidah, says UKMTO CAIRO: A drone attack caused damage to a merchant vessel 65 nautical miles west of Yemen’s Hodeidah, the United... Updated 23 Jun, 2024 05:49pm
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