Middle East On Precipice Amid Iran-Israel War, India Calls For Restraint

Middle East On Precipice Amid Iran-Israel War, India Calls For Restraint

New Delhi: A day after Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel, pushing the Middle East closer towards a full-blown regional war, India on Wednesday called for restraint by all parties concerned and protection of civilians. In an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said New Delhi is deeply concerned at the escalation […]

Israel declares UN chief Guterres ‘unwelcome person’

Israel declares UN chief Guterres ‘unwelcome person’

Israel: Israel has declared UN chief António Guterres persona non grata (unwelcome person), banning him from entry for “failing” to condemn Iran’s missile attacks on Israel. Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, announced that the country has declared UN secretary-general António Guterres persona non grata and banned him from entering Israel. Israel has banned UN secretary-general […]

‘Hope Big Powers Ensure There Is No World War III’: Farooq

‘Hope Big Powers Ensure There Is No World War III’: Farooq

Srinagar: In light of the escalating tensions in the Middle East, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday, stressed the need for peace and hoped that the big powers of the world will ensure that there is no third World War. “I hope the big powers of the world will ensure that there is no […]

US, France, UK, Germany back Israel after Iran’s attack, fear of wider war grips West Asia

US, France, UK, Germany back Israel after Iran’s attack, fear of wider war grips West Asia

Tehran says it only targeted military installations, Israel says Iran will pay a heavy price DUBAI: Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1, 2024, amplifying tensions in the Middle East that are increasingly marked by “escalation after escalation,” as United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres put it. Iran’s attacks – […]

Dr Farooq expresses concern over escalation of violence in West Asia

Dr Farooq expresses concern over escalation of violence in West Asia

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the escalating violence in West Asia, urging the global community to come together and work collectively to de-escalate the situation. Expressing deep concern over the recent surge in violence in West Asian countries, Dr Farooq called for united efforts […]

Netanyahu ‘biggest terrorist after Hitler’: Mehbooba

Netanyahu ‘biggest terrorist after Hitler’: Mehbooba

Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday condemned Israel’s military operations in the region, saying the country has turned both Palestine and Lebanon into gas chambers. In an interview, Mufti also called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the “biggest terrorist after Adolf Hitler”. “Hitler set up gas chambers to kill people but […]

Mehbooba cancels poll campaign in ‘solidarity with martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah’

Mehbooba cancels poll campaign in ‘solidarity with martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah’

Srinagar: A day after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a Israeli airstrike, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supremo Mehbooba Mufti cancelled her poll campaign on Sunday ahead of the third phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Mufti said she is cancelling her campaign in solidarity with “the martyrs of Lebanon and Gaza, especially […]

Who was Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike?

Who was Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strike?

BEIRUT: Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Hezbollah, was killed in a massive Israeli air attack on Beirut on Friday evening, the Lebanon-based group has confirmed. The Israeli army had claimed the assassination earlier in the day. Nasrallah, who reached the peak of his popularity after the war with Israel in 2006, was seen as […]

Israel has crossed ‘red line’: Pager blasts a severe blow, says Hezbollah leader

Israel has crossed ‘red line’: Pager blasts a severe blow, says Hezbollah leader

BEIRUT: The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has said the mass bombing attack against it using its communications devices was a “severe blow” and said Israel had crossed a “red line”. But he said the group would continue its daily strikes into northern Israel, vowing Israelis would not be able to return to their homes there […]

India hits out at Iran’s supreme leader’s remarks

India hits out at Iran’s supreme leader’s remarks

NEW DELHI: India has strongly reacted to remarks by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the “suffering” of the Muslim community in the south Asian country, along with in Gaza and Myanmar. “We strongly deplore the comments made regarding minorities in India by the Supreme Leader of Iran. These are misinformed and unacceptable,” the […]

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