Israel pummels central Gaza, dozens more Palestinians martyred
JERUSALEM: Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths, including 20 in one attack. Gaza Health Ministry statement said an Israeli air strike killed 20 Palestinians on Wednesday nea...
President Erdogan equates Israeli PM Netanyahu to ‘Hitler’
Ankara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan escalated his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, drawing parallels between Netanyahu and Adolf Hitler while condemning Israel's actions in Gaza. Erdogan accused Israel of committing war cr...
Indonesia nickel factory: furnace blast kills 13 workers, wounds 38
JAKARTA: Thirteen workers were killed and 38 were injured yesterday in the explosion of a nickel smelter furnace owned by Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) on Sulawesi island, the owner of the industrial park where the smelter is located sai...
UNSC passes resolution boosting aid to Gaza
GAZA: The United Nations (UN) Security Council yesterday approved a toned-down bid to boost humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and called for urgent steps “to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities” after a week...
5.9 magnitude quake rattles China’s northwest, at least 700 killed, over 700 injured
BEIJING: Rescuers in remote villages of northwest China are tirelessly sifting through the wreckage of collapsed homes in freezing conditions after a devastating earthquake hit northwest China, killing over 127 people, foreign news agency reported. M...
COAS Munir, Centcom chief discuss regional security matters
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir visited the headquarters of US Central Command and engaged in discussions with Commander United States Central Command General Michael Erik Kurilla, the Inter-Services Public Relati...
PM Kakar meets new Kuwait Emir, condoles demise of Emir Sheikh Nawaf
KUWAIT CITY: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar conveyed condolences to new Kuwait Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah over the sad demise of Emir Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Sheikh Nawaf had died on Saturday, aged...
PM Kakar to visit Kuwait today to condole Emir Sheikh Nawaf’s demise
ISLAMABAD: Anwaarul Haq Kakar will head to Kuwait tomorrow (Monday) on a one-day trip to offer condolences on the death of Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah’s, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Sunday. Sheikh Nawaf had died on Saturday, aged 86...
Israeli bombardment ‘sky-high’, aid received not meets 10% of Gaza needs
GAZA: Israel opened a direct crossing for aid into Gaza for the first time yesterday in its more than two-month-old war on Hamas while also stepping up attacks on the Palestinian enclave, saying military pressure was the only way its hostages would b...
Biden's nominated Muslim faces 'Islamophobic' questions by Republicans
WASHINGTON: Various organisations and senators have lashed out at three Republican senators for posing hostile questions to President Joe Biden's historic judicial nominee Adeel Mangi during his recent confirmation hearing. He is the first Muslim-Ame...
