Category: International

The head of Hamas abroad, Khaled Meshaal, is trying to convince the United States administration to follow the Palestinian group’s own “vision” on how to deal with disarmament and its military arsenal, a major sticking point in the second phase of the group’s two-month ceasefire with Israel.Speaking on Al Jazeera Arabic’s Mawazine programme on Wednesday, […]

The United States has approved the sale of advanced technology and upgrades for Pakistan’s F-16 fighter planes worth approximately $686m.The deal was struck amid simmering tensions between Pakistan and its neighbour, India, which engaged in a five-day war following a rebel attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in May this year. The US recently pressured Indian Prime […]

Chandigarh: What went unpublicised during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s India visit last week was the quiet, but unmistakable military subtext: one both sides deliberately avoided mentioning, mindful of possibly triggering US penalties under its 2017 Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).Military sources said the ‘deliberate absence’ of widely anticipated public announcements of Indo-Russian military […]

Close to 1.5 million Syrian refugees have voluntarily returned to their home country over the past year.That extraordinary figure represents nearly one-quarter of all Syrians who fled fighting during the 13-year civil war to live abroad. It is also a strikingly fast pace for a country where insecurity persists across broad regions.The scale and speed […]

An attack on a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan has killed six soldiers, according to officials.An armed group stormed the checkpoint in the tribal district of Kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province overnight on Monday-Tuesday, leading to a heavy exchange of fire, police and security sources said.The attack comes as tension simmers along the border between […]

Far-right, anti-Islam activist Laura Loomer criticised FBI Director Kash Patel after he signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Qatar’s Ministry of Interior during an official visit to Doha.Loomer accused Patel of turning a blind eye to Qatar’s alleged treatment of Indian migrant workers and slammed him for engaging with a government she claims bankrolls […]

Syrians have taken to the streets to celebrate the first anniversary of the removal of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad amid renewed optimism that conditions will continue to improve as the country recovers from the effects of nearly 14 years of war.Fireworks rang out, and flags dotted cities across the country on Monday, marking one year […]

PESHAWAR: At least six terrorists and a security personnel were killed while several others were injured on Monday during an operation in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.The operation against terrorists was launched in Soran Darra area of the Mohmand tribal district bordering Afghanistan.Six terrorists were killed in the operation, while several others are […]

Israeli forces have raided the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, seizing items and replacing the UN flag with Israel’s flag.In a statement on X, the agency’s commissioner-general, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israeli police, accompanied by municipal officials, forcibly entered its compound in Sheikh Jarrah […]