25-03-2026 WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if freedom of navigation is not fully restored at the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues for a fourth week. The statement on Saturday came as …
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25-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India will revoke temporary fare caps it had imposed on domestic air tickets in December, according to a government order reviewed by media, a move to ease the financial burden on airlines facing higher costs from disruptions due to the Iran war. The caps, set …
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25-03-2026 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has given Iran’s military attache and embassy staff 24 hours to leave the kingdom due to “repeated Iranian attacks” on its territory. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Saturday that it had declared personae non gratae the “military attache of the …
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25-03-2026 UNITED NATIONS/ KHARTOUM: An attack on a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region has killed at least 64 people, including 13 children, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). In a social media post, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday that multiple patients, two female nurses and …
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24-03-2026 By SJAJafri + Agencies JERUSALEM/ TEHRAN/ DOHA: Every reporter in Israel and every member of the public is subject to a military censor. On national security grounds, the regulation authorizes the censor to prohibit reporting or broadcasting any material that could reveal sensitive information or pose a threat to …
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24-03-2026 NEW YORK: A California jury on Friday largely sided with Twitter shareholders who accused billionaire Elon Musk of making false statements and intentionally driving down the social media company’s stock ahead of his $44 billion acquisition in 2022 but they absolved Musk of claims of engaging in a “scheme” …
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24-03-2026 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Iranian leaders on Nowruz and said Moscow remained a loyal friend and reliable partner to Tehran, the Kremlin said on Saturday. The extent of Moscow’s support for Iran, though, is in dispute. Some Iranian sources have said that they have had little real …
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24-03-2026 WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said the US was considering “winding down” its military operation against Iran, as Iran and Israel traded attacks on Saturday and Iranian media said the nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz had been attacked. In a social media post, Trump said the US was close to …
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24-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ SINGAPORE: Indian refiners plan to resume buying Iranian oil while refiners elsewhere in Asia are examining such a move after Washington temporarily removed sanctions to alleviate an energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, traders said on Saturday. Three Indian refining sources said …
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24-03-2026 PARIS: Mayors for France’s major towns and cities will be chosen on Sunday, in the last vote before next year’s presidential elections. Excitement is especially high in Paris and Nice. The capital could shift to the right after 25 years under a Socialist-led coalition, if Rachida Dati comes from …
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