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Opinion

‘Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters to the Editor carried by the newspaper these days. A conflict involving...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:54am

World

G7 defence summit considers Gaza, Lebanon as conflicts rage

NAPLES, (Italy): G7 defence ministers convened Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Opinion

‘Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone’

This is apropos a letter to the editor carried by the newspaper yesterday. Russia has a significant military ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Opinion

Trump’s election: Plunging Middle East into a World War Zone

This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper recently. To validate his pro-Israeli stand, Donald...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

Biden heads to Germany to discuss Ukraine, Middle East

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took off Thursday on a swift farewell trip to Germany, for talks with allies to...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:29pm

World

Middle East crisis top-of-mind at first EU-Gulf summit

BRUSSELS: Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with European heads of state and...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:48am

World

Britain calls UN meeting on Gaza, may sanction ministers

LONDON: Britain and France have called an urgent meeting at the United Nations Security Council to discuss the...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 05:20pm

World

Saudi crown prince in Brussels for first EU-Gulf summit

BRUSSELS: Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 02:59pm

World

Turkey urges ‘sanctions’ against Israel

ANKARA: Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, urging the international...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone

Donald Trump is focusing on predominantly white voters, wealthy corporations, and influential lobbies, especially...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am

World

Iran says ‘no grounds’ for indirect talks with US

TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it currently sees “no grounds” for its indirect talks with the United States via...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 05:12pm

World

Iran’s oil sites: Arab states urge US to stop Israel from attacking

DUBAI: Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because they are...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 06:30am

World

UK’s David Lammy to press for ceasefires in Mideast visit

LONDON: Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned on Wednesday that countries “must not waver” as they work towards...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 11:59am

Markets

India prepared to handle oil supply hit from Middle East conflict, oil minister says

NEW DELHI: India will be able to navigate through any hit to oil supplies from the potential widening of the Middle...

Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:58pm

World

Saudi King Salman to undergo medical tests for lung inflammation

RIYADH: Saudi King Salman will undergo medical tests on Sunday evening for lung inflammation, the state news agency...

Published 07 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

Global pro-Palestinian rallies call for end to Gaza bloodshed as Oct 7 anniversary approaches

About 40,000 demonstrators march through central London while thousands gather in Paris, Rome, Manila, Cape Town and New York City

Updated 06 Oct, 2024 07:39pm

Editorials

Terrifying tit-for-tat in the Middle East

EDITORIAL: All things considered; it was only a matter of time before Iran responded to Israel’s deliberate...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 07:48am

World

Israeli strike closes off road used to flee Lebanon, transport minister says

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli strike on Friday morning near Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing with...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 11:28am

World

Arab states seek to reassure Iran of their neutrality

DUBAI: Gulf Arab states sought to reassure Iran of their neutrality in the conflict between Tehran and Israel in...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:46am

World

Biden says ‘discussing’ possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities

His comments send oil prices spiking a month before US presidential election

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 09:54pm

World

Emirates halts Iran, Iraq, Jordan flights over ‘regional unrest’

DUBAI: Dubai-based Emirates Thursday cancelled flights to Iraq, Iran and Jordan for three days over “regional...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:57pm

World

China urges UN Security Council to de-escalate Middle East crisis

HONG KONG: China called on the United Nations Security Council to take “urgent actions” to de-escalate the situation...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 12:18pm

Pakistan

Iran-Israel conflict: Islamabad calls for prioritising ME peace

ISLAMABAD: As Iran has launched missile attacks on Israel, Pakistan on Wednesday expressed deep concerns over the...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 07:43am

World

Nordic capitals: Blasts, shooting around Israeli embassies

COPENHAGEN: Police in Denmark and Sweden said on Wednesday they were probing explosions and gunfire around Israeli...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:31am

Markets

ME conflict lifts oil prices

NEW YORK: Oil prices edged up on Wednesday on worries that the escalating conflict in the Middle East could threaten...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 06:31am

World

Kremlin calls for restraint in Middle East after Iranian attack on Israel

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday said the situation in the Middle East was developing in an alarming direction and...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 03:35pm

World

Israel presses on with military presence in Lebanon after Iran attack

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: The Israeli military said on Wednesday that regular infantry and armoured units were...

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 05:14pm

World

France’s Macron condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron said he strongly condemns Iran’s new attacks on Israel, adding that in a sign of...

Published 02 Oct, 2024 11:34am

World

World ‘safer’ without Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, says Blinken

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan...

Published 01 Oct, 2024 06:49am

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