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September 4, 2024 5:09 PM

UN officials welcome progress in Gaza polio campaign, call for permanent ceasefire

The main United Nations agency for Palestinians said on Wednesday it was making good progress in rolling out a polio vaccine to children in Gaza, but called for a permanent ceasefire in the 11-month war to ease humanitarian suffering. UNRWA said tha...

September 3, 2024 8:30 PM

CBSE hosts interactive session with UAE school principals in Abu Dhabi

The Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi was the venue for a significant educational event today, as officials from the newly established Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Regional Office and Centre of Excellence in Dubai met with principals and h...

September 3, 2024 10:10 AM

Netanyahu resists Biden’s pressure, says Israel must control Gaza’s Philadelphi corridor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected calls to soften his demand to keep troops in the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal, saying it was vital for Israel to control a key lifeline for Hamas. The is...

September 3, 2024 9:52 AM

IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi Campus Inaugurated, Welcomes First Students

Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, officially inaugurated the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Abu Dhabi campus on Monday. The event marked a historic moment for international engineering education, bringing...

September 2, 2024 10:07 AM

Massive protests hit Israel after six hostages killed in Gaza

Massive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country's leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives. Crowds estimated by Israeli media ...

August 30, 2024 1:28 PM

India and Saudi Arabia sign landmark agreement on public sector auditing

In a significant move to enhance bilateral cooperation in public sector auditing, India and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding today in Riyadh. The agreement was signed by Girish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General of In...

August 29, 2024 2:34 PM

Israeli troops kill five Palestinian fighters inside West Bank mosque

The Israeli military said on Thursday its troops killed five Palestinian fighters who were hiding inside a mosque in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in one of the largest assaults on the occupied territory for months. The operation began in the earl...

August 24, 2024 1:42 PM

Biden speaks to Egypt, Qatar leaders in Gaza ceasefire push

President Joe Biden spoke by phone to the leaders of Qatar and Egypt on Friday, pushing for an elusive Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal as negotiators met in Cairo to try to overcome remaining obstacles. A White House description of the calls said B...

August 21, 2024 1:27 PM

Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Middle East to inject urgency into efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire deal, but departed the region on Tuesday with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive. Bli...

August 20, 2024 5:38 PM

Egypt’s Sisi, Blinken discuss ways to move forward in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss ways to move forward in negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza, the Egyptian presidency said. Sisi warned of the risk of the Gaza war ...

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