04-12-2023 DUBAI/ RIYADH: Three commercial vessels came under attack in international waters in the southern Red Sea, the U.S. military said Sunday, as Yemen’s Houthi group claimed drone and missile attacks on two Israeli vessels in the area. The Carney, an American destroyer, responded to distress calls and provided assistance …
Read More »Stabbing in New York kills four including two children
04-12-2023 NEW YORK: In a harrowing incident in Queens, New York, four individuals, including two children, lost their lives, and three others sustained injuries during a stabbing attack. The police response unfolded in the Far Rockaway neighbourhood, where officers discovered victims in a home that had been set on fire, …
Read More »Deadly explosion rocks Mass at Philippines University
04-12-2023 MANILA: Four people have been killed in an explosion at a Catholic Mass in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University in Marawi, the country’s largest Muslim city. Forty-two others suffered mostly minor wounds, authorities said, adding the situation was …
Read More »German tourist killed in stabbing near Eiffel Tower in Paris
04-12-2023 PARIS: A German tourist has been killed and two other people wounded in a knife attack close to the iconic Eiffel Tower in central Paris, according to the French interior minister. “A man attacked a couple who were foreign tourists. A German tourist who was born in the Philippines …
Read More »US Muslims pledge to ditch Biden in 2024
04-12-2023 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Muslim American leaders in six pivotal states pledged on Saturday to rally their communities against President Joe Biden’s bid for re-election due to his steadfast backing of Israel’s war in Gaza. The #AbandonBiden campaign began when Minnesota Muslim Americans demanded Biden call for a ceasefire by …
Read More »Surf therapy transforms lives in South Africa
04-12-2023 CAPE TOWN: It’s a Monday morning and a dozen teenagers from a school for students with autism and related conditions have arrived for their weekly surf therapy session. Shrieking with glee, one girl envelops her coach in a bear hug. Others are less demonstrative, but the joy on their …
Read More »Israel continues heavy attacks on Gaza
04-12-2023 GAZA CITY: Director General of the Government Media Office in Gaza tells reporters that more than 700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza during the last 24 hours. The Israeli army has called on residents from certain neighborhoods in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, to evacuate as it intensifies its …
Read More »Indian’s BJP leads in three of four state poll results
04-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD DECCAN: India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious in regional polls, on Sunday, with a lead in three of the four states, namely Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, along with the southern state of Telangana. The results indicate a significant boost for …
Read More »No more talks while Israel bombards Gaza: Hamas
03-12-2023 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM: Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy head of Hamas’ political bureau, says the captive-prisoner swap talks are finished until the onslaught ends. French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Doha calling for “stepped-up efforts to reach a lasting ceasefire” as Israel pulls its Mossad negotiators from Qatar. Israel’s renewed …
Read More »Mossad team in Qatar to discuss restarting Gaza truce-source
03-12-2023 DOHA: A team from Israel’s Mossad intelligence services was in Doha on Saturday for talks with Qatari mediators for another pause in fighting in Gaza, a source briefed on the visit said. The Qatar-mediated talks focused on the potential release of new categories of Israeli hostages other than women …
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