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April 3, 2025 9:46 AM

Military confrontation seems inevitable if no new Iran nuclear deal, France says

France's foreign minister warned on Wednesday that if world powers were unable to quickly reach a new agreement with Iran over its contested nuclear programme then a military confrontation seemed "almost inevitable". Speaking after President Emmanue...

April 2, 2025 5:49 PM

Israel to seize parts of Gaza as military operation expands

Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population. In a statement, Defence Mini...

April 2, 2025 2:09 PM

Israel to expand Gaza military operation with large-scale evacuations

April 2, 2025 1:19 PM

Israel says plenty of food in Gaza, UN says that’s ridiculous

The United Nations on Tuesday dismissed as "ridiculous" an assertion by Israel that there was enough food in the Gaza Strip to last for a long period of time, despite the closure of all 25 bakeries in the enclave supported by the World Food Programme...

April 2, 2025 11:18 AM

As Iran tensions build, US military moves warplanes to reinforce Middle East

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced U.S. military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran. The Penta...

April 1, 2025 12:20 PM

Bodies of 15 rescue workers recovered from grave in Gaza, UN officials say

Fifteen emergency and aid workers from the Red Crescent, Palestinian Civil Defense and the United Nations have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, U.N. officials said on Monday. U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher said in...

March 30, 2025 8:03 AM

Syria’s president al-Sharaa forms new transitional government

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced a transitional government on Saturday, appointing 23 ministers in a broadened cabinet seen as a key milestone in the transition from decades of Assad family rule and to improving Syria's ties with the West. ...

March 27, 2025 4:48 PM

Iran ready for indirect talks with US, Khamenei aide says

Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader, said on Thursday Tehran has not closed all doors to resolve its disputes with the United States and is ready for indirect negotiations with Washington. Tehran has so far rebuffed U.S. President Do...

March 27, 2025 3:21 PM

Syria’s sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites

Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed the homes of Alawite families in the capital Damascus and detained more than two dozen unarmed men, according to a dozen witnesses. Those taken ...

March 26, 2025 11:03 PM

Abu Dhabi exhibition celebrates the timeless art of Oud amid Ramadan festivities

The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) has become a hub of cultural and commercial activity this Ramadan, with its ongoing Ramadan and Eid exhibition drawing visitors from across the Gulf, Asia, and beyond. While the event showcases a wide ...

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