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Iran President Hassan Rouhani. (AFP)

Iran urges UN to hold US accountable for plane interception

Iran-'s UN ambassador say a Mahan Airlines Airbus A310 en route to Beirut on July 23 was intercepted by two US F-15...

8 Aug 2020 1:58 PM IST

People evacuate the wounded after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (AP)

Lebanon president rejects international probe into Beirut port blast

-'There are two possible scenarios for what happened: it was either negligence or foreign interference through a missile...

8 Aug 2020 11:42 AM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, wearing a protective face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, attends the first day of the Afghan Loya Jirga meeting in Kabul. (AP)

Afghan council meets to decide on release of 400 Taliban prisoners

The decision will be the last step towards starting negotiations between Kabulâ€™s political leadership and Taliban...

7 Aug 2020 3:12 PM IST

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia-'s nationalist netizens now a headache for the government

Their posts frequently tag Saudi security agencies, and their collective roar often leads to detentions, sackings and...

7 Aug 2020 12:37 PM IST

A man walks at the site of the explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, on August 6, 2020, two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury. (AFP)

The ship with ammonium nitrate cargo was not meant to stop at Beirut

The chemicals came to Beirut on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have...

7 Aug 2020 9:06 AM IST

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