Tag: Middle East
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Hezbollah says fired ‘dozens’ of rockets at north Israel
Hezbollah said it launched rockets at northern Israel Thursday “in response” to a deadly Israeli strike in south Lebanon — the group’s first attack after Israel killed a top commander earlier this week. Thegroup said in a statement that it “launched dozens of Katyusha rockets… in response to the Israeli enemy’s attack on… (the southern…
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Meta to end ban on word ‘Shaheed’
Meta Platforms have announced that they will lift its blanket ban on the word shaheed after a year-long review by its oversight board. The social media giant found out that its approach was “overboard”. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has been criticised for years over its handling of content involving the Middle…
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Faris Shafi to join with SZA, 21 Savage at Wireless Middle East festival 2024
Music fans, mark your calendars! The iconic Wireless Festival, famous for bringing together top names in hip-hop, rap, R&B, grime, and dance in the UK, is returning to the UAE with Wireless Middle East 2024. Among the star-studded lineup is Pakistani rapper Faris Shafi. Shafi, known for his raw and powerful lyrics, announced the exciting…
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Oil jumps, equities fall as Israeli attacks fan MidEast fears
Hong Kong, China – Oil prices rallied and equities fell Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fuelling fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis after last weekend’s retaliatory missile attack on Israel by Tehran. The reports followed another batch of data indicating the US economy remained in rude…
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Iran launches drone attacks on Israel in response to attack on consulate in Syria
Iran has launched more than 200 drones and missiles on Israel in an unprecedented attack late on Saturday “in response” to a deadly airstrike on its Damascus consular annexe earlier this month. Iran’s allies also carried out coordinated attacks on Israeli positions as sirens sounded in many places and blasts were heard in the skies…
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Yemen Announces First Civilian Death In US-UK Strikes
Yemen’s Houthis have reported the first civilian death in US and British air strikes after the latest round of joint raids over the weekend. One person was killed and eight wounded, the Houthi’ official news agency said late on Sunday, a day after US and British forces said they fired on 18 targets across the…
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Prince William calls for an end to war on Gaza
The British Prince William has said that the “sheer scale of human suffering” had brought home the need for peace in an enclave “where too many have been killed”, reports Al Jazeera. In a rare, direct intervention for a member of the royal family, William, the heir to the British throne, said it was critical…
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US defense chief under fire for undisclosed hospitalisation
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is facing growing criticism for waiting days to inform the White House and Congress about his hospitalisation, keeping key officials in the dark about his status during a major Middle East crisis. Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on January 1 due to complications from an…
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Five standout events of the year 2023 in the world
Diplomats like Maliha Lodhi had predicted that 2023 was going to be a “world of uncertainty” and that proved somewhat true. The world witnessed a hotchpotch of events where at one end a positive step was taken to restore peace in the Middle East when China brokered a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia but…
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Human trafficked beggars from Pakistan arrested in alarming numbers abroad
The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was briefed on a concerning issue whereby a significant number of beggars are being trafficked abroad. Zulfikar Haider, the Secretary of the Overseas Ministry, brought this matter to light during a Senate panel discussion centred on the migration of both skilled and unskilled labourers from Pakistan.