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January 10, 2025 11:18 AM

Lebanon’s army chief elected president, showing weakened Hezbollah

Lebanon's parliament elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state on Thursday, filling the vacant presidency with a general who has U.S. support and showing the weakened sway of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israe...

January 8, 2025 6:38 PM

West Asia’s Largest Plastics Exhibition Spotlights India’s Green Manufacturing Push

The 17th edition of ArabPlast, West Asia’s premier trade exhibition for plastics and petrochemicals, opened in Dubai with India emerging as a key player in sustainable manufacturing solutions. The three-day event has attracted over 750 exhibitors a...

January 6, 2025 8:57 PM

NICDC launches UAE roadshow to boost industrial investments

The National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC) has commenced a three-day roadshow in the UAE, running from January 6 to 8, 2024. The initiative aims to strengthen industrial partnerships and explore successful infrastructure mo...

January 6, 2025 8:55 AM

Hamas and Israel wrangle over talks as Israeli strikes in Gaza intensify

Israel and Hamas wrangled on Sunday over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home, as Palestinian officials said intensified Israeli bombardments had killed more than 100 people over the weekend. A Hamas of...

December 31, 2024 10:49 AM

Syria eyes ‘strategic’ ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments

Syria hopes for strategic partnerships with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart on Monday, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new Islamist rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. Russia was a staunch ally of ...

December 30, 2024 11:33 AM

IDF eliminates Hamas terrorists involved in October 7 massacre

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced the elimination of six Hamas terrorists directly involved in the October 7 massacre in Israel, during targeted operations in Gaza's Jabaliya and Beit Lahia regions. The joint operations, conducted in collabo...

December 30, 2024 9:21 AM

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to pay 3-day visit to Qatar to review overall bilateral ties

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar is set to embark on a three-day official visit to the State of Qatar from December 30, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday. The MEA in an official statement said that during his visit, the EAM...

December 23, 2024 9:15 AM

PM Modi concludes two-day visit to Kuwait, elevating bilateral relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his two-day official visit to Kuwait. Visiting Kuwait at the invitation of Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Emir of the State of Kuwait, PM Modi held multiple engagements and held discussions to fur...

December 21, 2024 9:45 AM

Solidifying partnership with Gulf countries, PM Modi set to embark on historic Kuwait visit

Committed to fostering longstanding, historic and close relations with all Gulf countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to Kuwait starting Saturday - the first by an Indian PM to the key West Asian country in 43 years. ...

December 18, 2024 3:41 PM

Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, top prosecutor says

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run "machinery of death" under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were torture...

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