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Smoke rises from a rocket attack during Independence Day celebrations at the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP photo

Rockets hit Kabul on Independence Day, several injured

Fourteen rockets were fired from two vehicles in Kabul, interior ministry said

18 Aug 2020 1:19 PM IST

UAE-Israel telephone lines open for the first time

UAE-Israel telephone lines open for the first time

By Sunday, Israeli news websites that had previously been blocked by UAE could be accessed without using means to bypass...

17 Aug 2020 10:18 AM IST

Firefighters carry the coffin of their comrade Ralph Malachi, who was killed in the monster explosion at the port of Beirut and whose remains were recently found and identified, draped in the Lebanese national flag, during a funerary ceremony at the civil defence headquarters in the Karantina (La Quarantaine or Quarantina) neighbourhood of the capital just by the ravaged port. (AFP)

UN launches $565 million appeal for Beirutâ€™s blast victims

The blast killed over 170 people, injured more than 6,000 and left thousands homeless

15 Aug 2020 3:18 PM IST

The materials were transported by an IAF C-17 transport aircraft that landed in Beirut earlier in the day on Friday.(Photo: MEAIndia/Twitter)

India sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon

The materials were transported by an IAF C-17 transport aircraft that landed in Beirut earlier in the day on Friday

15 Aug 2020 1:10 PM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Abu Dhabis Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. (AFP)

Iran condemns UAE-Israel deal, calls it â€˜a stab in the backâ€™ to...

-'UAE government and other accompanying governments must accept responsibility for all the consequences of this...

14 Aug 2020 1:02 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington to announce his much-anticipated plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. AP photo

UAE and Israel establish diplomatic ties; annexation of parts of West...

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to break the news

13 Aug 2020 11:41 PM IST

Lebanese anti-government protesters attack a vehicle belonging to a member of the parliament upon his arrival to the parliamentary session at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut. (AFP)

Lebanon Parliament meets for first time after government resignation

Parliament is not convening at its usual location due to ongoing protests outside the Parliament building

13 Aug 2020 3:59 PM IST

Smoke and flames rise after war planes belonging to the Israeli army carried out airstrikes over the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. (AFP)

Israel attacks Hamas sites in Gaza in retaliation for explosive...

Despite a truce last year backed by UN, Egypt and Qatar, the two sides clash sporadically with rockets, mortar fire or...

13 Aug 2020 11:13 AM IST

Teargas canisters fly during anti-government protest in Beirut. (AP)

Lebanon PM considering entire government-'s resignation amid renewed...

Apart from several MPs, Lebanon-'s information minister and environment minister both announced their resignations on...

10 Aug 2020 10:25 AM IST

Lebanons Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad. (AFP)

Lebanon-'s information minister quits in the wake of Beirut blast

This is the first government resignation since a deadly port blast killed more than 150 people and destroyed swathes of...

9 Aug 2020 3:46 PM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani gestures as he speaks during the first day of the Loya Jirga, a grand assembly of Afghan elders, at the Loya Jirga Hall in Kabul. (AFP)

Afghan mega gathering approves release of 400 Taliban prisoners

The move also looks to bring the United States a little closer to bringing its troops home and ending its longest...

9 Aug 2020 1:28 PM IST

An anti-government protester clashes with riot police officers during a protest against the political elites and the government after this weeks deadly explosion at Beirut port which devastated large parts of the capital in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings, set up symbolic nooses...

-'Resignation or hang,-' read a banner held by protesters, who also planned to hold a symbolic funeral for the dead

9 Aug 2020 9:52 AM IST