07-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India is in talks with the United States to secure marine cover for vessels shipping oil from the Middle East, as New Delhi seeks to shield buyers from potential supply disruptions caused by the crisis in the Gulf, a government official said on Thursday. “So …
Read More »Explosions in Tehran as US-Israeli continue attacks
07-03-2026 TEHRAN: Explosions have been reported across Iran and Israel says it is carrying out new attacks on Tehran. The United States and Israel continue to bombard Iran, killing at least 1,230 people since Saturday, as Israeli forces also hammer Lebanon. The US Senate has blocked a resolution to curb …
Read More »Israeli settlers terrorize Palestinian communities
07-03-2026 OCCUPIED WEST BANK/ DUMA: Since Israel and the United States began their war on Iran last week, retaliatory missiles fired at Israeli targets have been flying through the skies over the occupied West Bank but it has been Israeli settlers on the ground who have been terrorizing Palestinians in …
Read More »France’s plan to expand its nuclear arsenal is destabilizing: Russia
06-03-2026 MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that France’s plan to expand its nuclear arsenal was a highly destabilizing move that posed a potential threat to Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Monday, saying other European countries would also be able to take part in French nuclear exercises. …
Read More »Hezbollah’s entry into Iran crisis deepens its isolation at home
06-03-2026 BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s decision to enter the Middle East war in support of its patron Iran has opened a rift with its main political ally at home in Lebanon, leaving the group deeply isolated as the country lurches into another devastating conflict with Israel. The move, which caught even some …
Read More »‘Khamenei’s son Mojtaba is alive & favored to succeed him’
06-03-2026 TEHRAN/JERUSALEM: Mojtaba Khamenei, the powerful son of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is alive and favored to emerge as his father’s successor, two Iranian sources told media on Wednesday. Even as new explosions rang out in Tehran, huge crowds of mourners were expected in the streets later on …
Read More »India’s Rupee tumbles to record low on Mideast war
06-03-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: The Indian rupee weakened past 92 per dollar for the first time on Wednesday with the central bank likely curbing further losses in Asia’s worst-performing currency, as an escalating Middle East war pummeled global markets. The rupee fell to 92.3025 to the dollar, down …
Read More »Hundreds of drones target Kuwait, Iraq, UAE & Saudi Arabia
06-03-2026 DUBAI/ RIYAZ: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday it has fired 230 drones at several facilities hosting US troops in the Middle East, including a base in Erbil in northern Iraq and the Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The IRGC said the …
Read More »Pakistani students recount escape from war-hit Iran
06-03-2026 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN: It was the first working day of the week and Muhammad Raza, a 23-year-old Pakistani medical student, was assisting the doctors treating patients at Tehran University of Medical Sciences hospital in the Iranian capital. A loud explosion brought the ward to a halt. …
Read More »Over 170 people killed in attack in South Sudan’s Ruweng
06-03-2026 JUBA/ RUWENG: At least 173 people have been killed after dozens of armed men attacked a town in South Sudan’s Ruweng Administrative Area, local officials said. A group of unidentified youths from Mayom County in neighboring Unity state stormed Abiemnhom County on Sunday, the area’s information minister, James Monyluak …
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