17-03-2026 MOGADISHU: Somalia has warned that its territory cannot be used as a launching pad for military operations, after two media reports that said Israel is planning to establish a military base in the breakaway region of Somaliland, directly across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen. “Somalia does not want …

17-03-2026 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan of targeting civilian homes in overnight air attacks, killing four people in the capital and two in the east, as fighting between the two neighbors entered its third week, overshadowed by the United States-Israel war …

17-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: As the United States-Israeli war on Iran completes two weeks, it has triggered a global energy crisis, even as Iran’s retaliation threatens to pull the rest of the Middle East into the conflict. The Strait of Hormuz, through which some 20 to 30 percent of …

17-03-2026 SANA’A/ MUKALLA: A reported decision to impose thousands of dollars in fees on shipping headed for Yemen has experts worried that the price of imported goods and food will increase in the war-torn country, as it starts to feel the economic impact of the United States and Israel’s conflict …

17-03-2026 WASHINGTON: Rights groups have slammed United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for saying that “no quarter” will be shown to Iran, as the US and Israel continue their military campaign against the country. “We will keep pressing. We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for …

16-03-2026 WASHINGTON: Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes will train FBI agents this week, both organizations say. Current and former UFC fighters will visit the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia this weekend for a “training seminar” for senior FBI staff and students. FBI Director Kash Patel called it “a tremendous …

16-03-2026 MANAMA: Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets have been in action over Bahrain as part of the UK’s defensive operations in the Middle East, media has been told. Two jets out of the four sent to Qatar have been allocated specifically to help Bahrain intercept incoming drones, as the …

16-03-2026 SYDENY: An Australian businessman recklessly compiled reports for individuals he should have suspected were Chinese spies, a jury has found. Alexander Csergo, 59, was running a business in Shanghai when he was approached on LinkedIn in November 2021 by a woman claiming to be from a Chinese think tank. …

16-03-2026 KATHMANDU: A three-year-old party won Nepal’s general elections by a landslide, authorities said, positioning its candidate Balendra Shah to become the next prime minister, with a mandate for the rapper-turned-politician to restore political stability. The March 5 election was the ‌Himalayan nation’s first vote since demonstrations against corruption last …

Tehran, March 15: Around 500 people have been arrested in Iran on charges of providing information to enemy countries, according to Iran’s police chief, Ahmad Reza Radan. According to the police chief, nearly half of the registered cases against the suspects are of a serious nature. These include individuals accused …