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November 13, 2025 10:50 AM

UAE Launches ‘Walk to Mars’ Initiative as Countdown to Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi 2026 Begins

The UAE has launched ‘Walk to Mars’, a nationwide campaign encouraging residents to collectively cover 54 million kilometres, coinciding with the 100-day countdown to the Open Masters Games Abu Dhabi 2026, the region’s largest multi-sport event...

November 11, 2025 9:55 PM

Israel says Hezbollah trying to rebuild, smuggle in arms from Syria

The Israeli military accused Lebanese armed group Hezbollah on Tuesday of seeking to rebuild its combat abilities in south Lebanon to the point of threatening Israel's security and undoing last year's ceasefire deal. Military spokesman Nadav Shoshan...

November 11, 2025 8:10 PM

Six ancient statues stolen from Syria’s National Museum of Damascus

Six ancient statues have been stolen from the National Museum of Damascus, which is one of the Middle East's oldest cultural institutions and houses a collection showing Syria's archaeological and artistic heritage. A source at the museum told Reute...

November 11, 2025 6:50 PM

UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children

UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching those in need in the war-devastated territory. As UNICEF u...

November 11, 2025 6:01 PM

India and Bahrain launch real-time cross-border payment system linking UPI

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), the international arm of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and BENEFIT, Bahrain’s leading fintech and electronic financial transactions company, have entered into a partnership to enable ...

November 11, 2025 5:56 PM

Canada’s G7 summit to tackle peace in Ukraine and Middle East

As the latest meeting of the Group of Seven’s foreign ministers begins in Canada on Tuesday, Canada's foreign minister Anita Anand said the agenda will focus on issues including Arctic security, the war in Ukraine and securing peace in the Middle E...

November 10, 2025 1:39 PM

Turkey seeks safe passage for 200 civilians trapped in Gaza tunnels, official says

Turkey is working to ensure the safe passage of some 200 civilians trapped in tunnels in Gaza, after having facilitated the return of a deceased Israeli soldier killed there more than a decade ago, a senior Turkish official said late on Sunday. Pale...

November 10, 2025 1:34 PM

Israel receives remains of deceased soldier from Gaza

Israel on Sunday received the remains of a deceased Israeli soldier who was killed in Gaza more than a decade ago. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement the remains were handed over to Israeli forces in the Palestinian terri...

November 10, 2025 3:00 PM

India, Saudi Arabia sign Haj 2026 agreement; quota fixed at 1.75 lakh pilgrims

India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed the bilateral Haj Agreement for 2026, confirming a quota of 175,025 Indian pilgrims for the annual pilgrimage. The agreement was signed during Union Minister of Minority Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Kiren ...

November 10, 2025 10:07 AM

World Bank, in letter to US, backs draft UN resolution on Gaza

The World Bank backs language in a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza that would authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body, according to a letter to the United States seen by Reuters. The 15-member ...

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