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A wounded man is evacuated from a boat following of an explosion at the port of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on August 4, 2020. (AP)

Lebanese government orders house arrest of Beirut port officials

The probe is focusing on how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the facility for 6 years and why...

6 Aug 2020 9:05 AM IST

Civilians carry a victim at the explosion scene that hit the seaport, in Beirut Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witnesses saw many people injured by flying glass and debris. (AP)

Beirut explosions: More than 70 killed, thousands injured in the...

Lebaon-'s PM said 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored for years in a portside warehouse had blown up, leading to the...

5 Aug 2020 9:00 AM IST

A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut. AP photo

Massive explosion shakes Lebanon-'s capital Beirut

The afternoon blast shook several parts of the capital and thick smoke billowed from the city centre

4 Aug 2020 9:42 PM IST

Passengers arrive at an airport. PTI photo

COVID-19: Over 50,000 Indians repatriated from Oman since May

Indians constitute the largest expatriate community in Oman, while more than nine million Indians work and live in the...

3 Aug 2020 5:21 PM IST

A wounded man receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide car bomb and multiple gunmen attack in the city of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)

Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan as IS militants attack Afghan forces

The assault began on Sunday evening with car bomb detonated at the entrance to the prison, leading to numerous other...

3 Aug 2020 12:03 PM IST

Four alleged members of the Shiite Muslim fundamentalist group Hezbollah are on trial over the huge Beirut suicide bombing that killed Sunni billionaire Hariri and 21 other people. (AFP)

Lebanon ex-PM Hariri assassination verdict due this week

The judgment harks back to an event that changed the face of Middle East, leading to protests that pushed Syrian forces...

3 Aug 2020 10:29 AM IST

Demonstrators chant slogans and hold signs during a rally against Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem. (AP)

Netanyahu blames -'biased-' media as Israel protests gain strength

Demonstrators are calling for the resignation of the long-serving leader, who is on trial for corruption charges

3 Aug 2020 9:48 AM IST

Iranian Supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a televised speech. (AP)

Iran detains head of US-based -'terrorist-' group

Jamshid Sharmahd, alleged head of opposition royalist group known as the Kingdom Assembly of Iran, is charged with a...

2 Aug 2020 5:51 PM IST

Israeli medical workers are briefed during an exercise of the new COVID-19 department at Rambam Hospital in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, Israel. (AP)

Israeli minister for Jerusalem tests positive

Peretz is the second Israeli minister to have been infected with the virus after former health minister Yaakov Litzman

2 Aug 2020 1:29 PM IST

Mulism pilgrims praying on Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)

Pilgrims stone Satan with sanitised pebbles in this year-'s Hajj

Only up to 10,000 Muslims are taking part in the Hajj after millions of international pilgrims were barred due to...

31 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairing a virtual cabinet meeting from his office at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. (AFP)

Saudiâ€™s King Salman discharged from hospital

The Kingâ€™s health is closely watched because of the absolute powers he holds over one of the world-'s top oil-rich...

31 July 2020 12:28 PM IST

A Muslim pilgrim attending prayers at at Namira Mosque, on Arafat Day, the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabias holy city of Mecca. (AFP)

A virtual Hajj is the best case scenario for many

Pilgrims who won the ticket for this year-'s downscaled Hajj is making sure their family members also get the experience...

31 July 2020 10:15 AM IST