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January 6, 2024 5:25 PM

India to Strengthen Relations in Saudi Arabia Through Haj Agreement

- By Vinod Kumar / Spl Correspondent, PB Dubai In a significant diplomatic move, Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Zubin Irani, is set to visit Saudi Arabia from January 7th to 8th, 2024. Accompanying her o...

January 5, 2024 1:22 PM

Israel to launch more targeted assault on Hamas

Israel has declared a shift in its strategy against Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip, opting for a more targeted approach. The intensified aerial assault has led to the displacement of families, with some resorting to fleeing on donkey carts loaded w...

January 5, 2024 11:08 AM

India-UAE Joint Military Exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’ underway in Rajasthan

The Joint Military Exercise 'Desert Cyclone', between India and UAE is currently underway in Rajasthan. The exercise aims to enhance interoperability by learning and sharing best practices in operations. Earlier on January 2, the two-week-long India...

January 5, 2024 10:53 AM

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Iran attack, Tehran vows revenge

Islamic State claimed responsibility for two explosions in Iran that killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani. In a statement posted on its affiliate Telegram channels, the militant Sunni Muslim gr...

January 4, 2024 10:37 AM

Hezbollah, Israel appear to signal no desire for spread of Gaza war

Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli army made statements suggesting the two avowed enemies wanted to avoid risking the further spread of war beyond the Gaza Strip after a drone strike killed a Palestinian Hamas deputy leader in Beirut. In a speech ...

January 4, 2024 10:29 AM

UN chief strongly condemns attack on Soleimani memorial in Iran

Florencia Soto Nino, associate spokesperson for the Secretary-General, conveyed the United Nations' strong condemnation of the attack on a memorial ceremony in Kerman City, Iran. The incident, which occurred during a crowded anniversary event at the ...

January 3, 2024 10:24 AM

Israeli drone kills deputy Hamas chief in Beirut, escalating concerns of wider Gaza conflict

Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, raising the potential risk of war in Gaza spreading well beyond the Palestinian enclave. Ar...

January 2, 2024 10:47 AM

BRICS welcomes five new members, signaling a global shift

The upcoming BRICS summit in Russia this October is set to undergo a significant transformation as it expands its membership to include five new nations alongside the original founding five – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This exp...

January 1, 2024 11:39 AM

Israel pounds Gaza, Hamas fires rockets as Netanyahu indicates long war

Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would take "many more months" to end. Netan...

January 1, 2024 8:52 AM

India-UAE joint military exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’ to be held in Rajasthan from January 2

The Joint Military Exercise 'Desert Cyclone 2024' between India and UAE will be held from January 2 to January 15 in Rajasthan. The joint drills under 'Desert Cyclone 2024' will aim to enhance interoperability by learning and sharing best practices ...

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