On August 13, 2025, Israeli forces eliminated terrorist Mohammed Naif Abu Shamla, the commander of the Nukhba platoon in the Hamas terror organization, in southern Khan Younis. Abu Shamla infiltrated Israel's territory and took part in the attempted infiltration of the IDF's (Israel Defense Forces) Mars outpost during the October 7 massacre.
20 August,2025 08:19 PM IST | Tel Aviv | ANIIsrael's military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after an attack Sunday targeting a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water, later forcing its crew to abandon the vessel.
07 July,2025 04:16 PM IST | Dubai | APIran announced on Friday that it has reopened its airspace, which was closed on June 13 due to the conflict with Israel, according to state media. Meanwhile, the official IRNA news agency said, "The Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports, along with airports in the north, east, west, and south of the country, have been put back into operation and
04 July,2025 05:45 PM IST | Tehran | mid-day online correspondentThe government of Israel approved the implementation of what it called a broad compensation plan for businesses that were economically damaged due to Operation "Rising Lion" against Iran. The plan includes a spending track for businesses throughout the country, along with unique adjustments to the "temporary unpaid vacation" model (temporary l
03 July,2025 11:09 AM IST | Tel Aviv | ANIUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) said that Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. Trump cautioned Hamas against rejecting the ceasefire deal, warning that “it will not get better — it will only get worse.” Qatar and Egypt, who Trump said “worked very hard t
03 July,2025 11:08 AM IST | Washington | AgenciesUS President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Trump announced the development as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House on Monday. The US leader has been increasing pressure on
02 July,2025 04:00 PM IST | Washington | APIran’s top Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, has issued a fatwa—a religious decree—against US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, labelling them as “enemies of God.” The decree urges Muslims worldwide to unite and take action against the American and Israeli leaders,
30 June,2025 11:40 AM IST | Theran | mid-day online correspondentAt least 71 people were killed in Israel’s attack on Tehran’s Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political prisoners and dissidents have been held, Iran’s judiciary said on Sunday. Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir posted on the office’s official Mizan news agency website that those killed on Monday inclu
30 June,2025 09:43 AM IST | Dubai | AgenciesMohamed Mozayan was 10 years old when he last visited Iran, in 1978. “I still remember the fragrance from the rows and rows of trees laden with fruits in the orchard behind our home,” the now 57-year-old tells us over a cup of Irani chai and a plate of seekh kebabs, specialties at his family restaurant, Persian Islami Restaurant in Mazg
29 June,2025 08:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Debjani Paul | Akshita MaheshwariUS President Donald Trump on Friday slammed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's heated warning to the US not to launch future strikes on Iran, as well as the Iranian supreme leader's assertion that Tehran "won the war" with Israel, reported news agency Associated Press (AP). Trump, in remarks to reporters and later in an extended statement on social medi
28 June,2025 01:46 PM IST | Washington | mid-day online correspondentA group of around 40 pilgrims began their spiritual journey to Karbala in Iraq on Saturday morning, as airlines resumed operations in West Asian countries following a ceasefire announcement between Israel and Iran by US President Donald Trump earlier this week. “Their prayers were answered,” said Abul Hasan Khan, director of Alico
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