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Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gul...

Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on th...

Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on the Roads **Resilience on the Road: Delivery Services Continue Amidst Regional Tensions** In the face of escalating missile and drone incursions that have cast a shadow over daily routines across the Gulf region, a crucial... read more »

How the US hit Iran with a banned AI

How the US hit Iran with a banned AI

How the US hit Iran with a banned AI ## Pentagon Grapples with AI Ethics Amidst Allegations of Prohibited Use in Iranian Operations **Washington D.C.** – A significant ethical and operational debate has emerged within the United States defense establishment concerning the deployment of artificial... read more »

This war might push Iran to a bomb faste...

This war might push Iran to a bomb faster.

This war might push Iran to a bomb faster. **Regional Instability Fuels Concerns Over Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions** A former senior U.S. diplomat has cautioned that escalating regional tensions and the perception of existential threats could accelerate Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.... read more »

France to increase nuclear warheads, len...

France to increase nuclear warheads, lend nuclear aircraft to Europe allies

France to increase nuclear warheads, lend nuclear aircraft to Europe allies **France Bolsters Nuclear Posture, Proposes Enhanced Deterrence Framework for European Allies** Paris, France – In a significant recalibration of its defense strategy, France is set to augment its nuclear arsenal and... read more »

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Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbroken’...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity headquarters. They made off with gold, silver and cash worth... read more »

Turkey facilitating transfer of Iraqi Kurdish figh...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to Kobani to aid... read more »

Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US ai...

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Internatio...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

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Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station in Nile... read more »

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

Cairo – At least 44 people, including six children, were killed and dozens wounded in an aerial bombardment by the Syrian regime in Aleppo... read more »

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madaga...

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madagascar

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon haswelcomed the peaceful holding of Madagascar presidential election and called on all parties in the... read more »

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

Geneva – The United Nati! ons and humanitarian partners Monday appealed for some $13 billion in 2014 to help millions of people in humanitarian need... read more »

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

The Israeli army has said it fired across the Lebanese border in retaliation after accusing Lebanese troops of gunning down one of its soldiers as he drove... read more »

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45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul – Forty-five militants surrendered Sunday in Baghlan province, seeking to resume normal life, in Afghanistan, an official said. “A 45-member group of militants who were involved in... read more »

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is... read more »

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Male – Former president Mohammed Nasheed, the front-runner in the long-drawn-out presidential race in the Maldives, has asked incumbent President... read more »

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

Maldives Supreme Court postpones run-off in presidentia...

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – Maldives Supreme Court early Sunday blocked a second round run-off to elect a new president and postponed the re-vote to Nov 16 amid deep... read more »

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Iran's supreme leader Khamenei 'gone' – Israel's Prime Minister ...

Iran's supreme leader Khamenei 'gone' – Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ### Netanyahu Declares Iranian Leader “Gone,” Fueling Regional... read more »

Iran supreme leader 'no longer exists' – all we know about key figure deat...

Iran supreme leader 'no longer exists' – all we know about key figure deaths **Uncertainty Surrounds Iranian Leadership Amidst Conflicting Reports** Tehran and Jerusalem are... read more »

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US, Israel bomb Iran: A timeline of talks and threats leading up to attacks

US, Israel bomb Iran: A timeline of talks and threats leading up to attacks ### Regional Tensions Surge as US and Israel Conduct Operations in Iran **Washington D.C./Jerusalem –** The... read more »

Gulf flights from Calicut airport cancelled

Gulf flights from Calicut airport cancelled **Disruptions Mount as Calicut Airport Faces Widespread Gulf Flight Cancellations** **Calicut, India – [Date]** – Passengers intending to... read more »

Writers, education activists urge the govt. to publish SEP report...

Writers, education activists urge the govt. to publish SEP report for public debate **Call for Transparency: Educators and Writers Demand Release of National Curriculum Framework Report** A coalition... read more »