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July 18, 2025 8:53 PM

India-UAE Partnership Eyes Nuclear Energy and Advanced Technology as Next Breakthrough Sectors

India and the United Arab Emirates are solidifying their strategic partnership, setting their sights on nuclear energy and advanced technology as the next frontiers for collaboration. This move comes as bilateral trade has already surged past the $10...

July 18, 2025 12:46 PM

UAE and WHO Complete Major Health Assessment Phase in Yemen’s Socotra Island

Field teams from the United Arab Emirates and the World Health Organization have successfully completed the first phase of a comprehensive health assessment on Socotra Island in Yemen, conducted in close coordination with Yemen's Ministry of Public H...

July 18, 2025 10:30 AM

Piyush Goyal holds talks with Saudi investment minister to boost India-Saudi trade ties

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held talks on Thursday with Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment, Khalid Al-Falih, to strengthen trade and investment relations between the two countries. The virtual discussion focused on enhanc...

July 18, 2025 10:39 AM

Israel strikes Gaza Catholic church, killing three

An Israeli strike on Gaza's sole Catholic Church killed three people and injured several others, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the small parish, said on Thursday. The Patriarchate condemned "this targeting of innocent civilians...

July 18, 2025 9:31 AM

US does not support Israel’s Syria strikes, Sharaa vows to protect Druze

The United States said on Thursday it did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria and had made clear its displeasure, while Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture his country and promised to protect its Druze minority....

July 17, 2025 11:53 PM

Syria’s Sharaa vows to protect Druze as truce strained by Bedouin offensive

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday after U.S. intervention to help achieve a truce in fighting between government forces and Druze fighters. Overnight, the ...

July 17, 2025 5:01 PM

Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 69 dead: Report

A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 69 people dead and 11 others missing, Reuters reported citing city's health authorities and two police sources on Thursday. Reuters' footage of the aftermath of the ove...

July 17, 2025 4:36 PM

Syria’s Sharaa vows to protect Druze rights as ceasefire holds

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to fracture Syria and promised to protect its Druze minority on Thursday, after U.S. intervention helped end deadly fighting between government forces and Druze fighters in the south. Overnight,...

July 16, 2025 9:37 PM

Israel steps up Syria strikes with Damascus attack as Druze clashes continue

Israel's military said it struck the entrance to the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus on Wednesday, stepping up attacks on the Islamist-led authorities with the declared aim of protecting the Druze minority from harm by government forces. It mark...

July 16, 2025 3:25 PM

Crush at Gaza aid site kills at least 20, GHF blames armed agitators

At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in what the U.S.-backed group said was a crowd surge instigated by armed agitators. The GHF, which is supported by Israel, s...

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