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August 30, 2024 5:23 PM

What is known about polio’s return to the Gaza Strip

Health authorities in the Gaza Strip confirmed the first case of polio in 25 years earlier this month. The infection and subsequent partial paralysis of the nearly year-old Abdul-Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan has hastened plans for a mass vaccination campaig...

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 11:04 PM

Israel, Hamas agree to zoned three-day pauses for Gaza polio vaccinations, WHO says

The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday....

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 28, 2024 8:18 PM

At least nine Palestinians killed as Israel mounts major West Bank operation

At least nine Palestinians were killed on Wednesday, Palestinian authorities said, as Israeli forces raided the flashpoint cities of Jenin and Tulkarm as well as other areas in the occupied West Bank in a major operation involving helicopters and dro...

August 28, 2024 10:36 AM

Israeli military says hostage rescued from Gaza tunnel in ‘complex operation’

Israeli special forces have recovered an Israeli hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza in "a complex rescue operation", the military said on Tuesday, more than 10 months after he was abducted by Hamas-led gunmen. It said 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alk...

August 28, 2024 9:40 AM

Indian Ambassador meets new Ahmadi Governor in Kuwait, highlights community contributions

In a move to bolster diplomatic relations, India's Ambassador to Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika, met with Sheikh Humoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the newly appointed Governor of Ahmadi Governorate on Tuesday. The meeting served as an opportunity for Ambassador...

August 27, 2024 10:45 AM

Mother Teresa International Awards Celebrated in Dubai

The 24th International Mother Teresa Awards Ceremony took place on August 26th, 2024, at the Millennium Plaza Dubai, commemorating the 114th birth anniversary of the revered humanitarian. This prestigious event, organized by the All-India Minority ...

August 26, 2024 10:33 AM

Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow

Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. Missiles...

August 24, 2024 5:15 PM

Hamas delegation heads to Cairo on Saturday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas delegation headed by its senior official Khalil al-Hayya will arrive in Cairo on Saturday to hear from mediators on the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks that took place in the Egyptian capital, the Palestinian group said in a statement. ...

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