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An Israeli flag flies over a Jewish owned house in a Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem. (AP)World
Jerusalem is a grim model of what could happen to West Bank...

Israeli leaders paint Jerusalem as a model of coexistence, but Palestinian residents face widespread discrimination and...

8 July 2020 10:22 AM IST

Representational Image. (AP)World
Kuwait-'s new expat bill may force 8 lakh Indians to leave the country

Indians, who constitutes the largest expat community in Kuwait, should not exceed 15 percent of its total population...

6 July 2020 3:28 PM IST

In this photo released by Israel Ministry of Defense Spokespersons Office, the Ofek 16 reconnaissance satellite blasts off at the Palmachim air base in central Israel Monday, July 6, 2020.(AP)World
Israel launches new spy satellite

-'Technological superiority and intelligence capabilities are essential to the security of the State of Israel,-' said...

6 July 2020 12:58 PM IST

Worshippers gathering before the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabias holy city of Mecca to attend prayers. (AFP)World
Saudi Arabia announces haj health measures for domestic pilgrims

Muslims from other countries are barred from the rite for first year in modern times, while number of domestic pilgrims...

6 July 2020 10:28 AM IST

A man wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, as he buys ice cream at a shop in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP)World
Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted

Other Gulf countries have also moved to ease restrictions, although Kuwait has maintained a partial curfew

5 July 2020 3:44 PM IST

A Christian woman wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus scans a QR code on her smartphone before attending a service at the Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)World
Record spike in daily global coronavirus cases, up more than 212,000

Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, marking another unfortunate milestone in the spread of the...

5 July 2020 10:42 AM IST

In this file photo taken on March 02, 2020 Afghan Taliban militants and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal and their victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman Province. - Al-Qaedas regional affiliate in Afghanistan maintains close ties to the Taliban and has an \enduring interest\ in attacking US and foreign troops, the Pentagon said July 1, 2020. The Taliban is militarily and politically stronger than at any time since 2001 when the Taliban refused to hand over al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks. (Photo | AFP)World
‘No guarantee that Afghanistan won’t be used as launchpad for...

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers, defense officials and Afghan experts say the Taliban is not living up to the...

4 July 2020 10:19 PM IST

Health workers carry a COVID-19 patient on a stretcher made with pipe tubes and and using kitchen gloves in Puerto Carreno, Colombian Amazon, on the border with Peru, on July 3, 2020. (AFP)World
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 11 million

The number of cases is more than double the figure for severe influenza illnesses recorded annually, according to World...

4 July 2020 9:11 AM IST

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AFP)World
Trial of Saudi officials in Khashoggi murder begins in Turkey

Khashoggi was an insider-turned-critic who wrote for The Washington Post before he was killed inside the Saudi consulate...

3 July 2020 2:10 PM IST

A farmer collects wheat kernels into a bucket before being poured into sacks during the harvest season, in a field in the countryside of al-Kaswa, south of Syrias capital Damascus. (AFP)World
A good year of harvest brings hope to war-torn Syria after a long time

Before the war erupted in 2011, Syria produced enough wheat to feed its entire population but harvests then plunged to...

3 July 2020 1:20 PM IST

People visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. (AP)World
Museum or mosque? The debates around Byzantium’s iconic Hagia Sofia

Once a cathedral of Byzantium Empire, then a mosque under Ottoman Empire, the iconic Hagia Sophia awaits decision to be...

1 July 2020 3:58 PM IST

A Saudi cinema viewer has his temperature taken as he wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. (AP)World
Qatar to further ease coronavirus curbs as infections pass peak

The nation of about 2.8 million people has the second highest tally of infections among the six Gulf Arab states after...

29 Jun 2020 2:54 PM IST

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