Middle East

Israeli Military Says ‘Likely’ Intercepted Missile Launched From Yemen
Israeli Military Says ‘Likely’ Intercepted Missile Launched From Yemen

Israel's military said Wednesday that a missile was "launched from Yemen", where the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have regularly targeted Israel. Shortly after 4:00 am local time (0100 GMT), the Israeli army announced that the missile triggered air raid sirens in Haifa and other communities in northern Israel. "An interceptor was launched toward ...

India Hunts Gunmen Who Massacred 26 in Kashmir Tourist Hotspot
India Hunts Gunmen Who Massacred 26 in Kashmir Tourist Hotspot

Indian security forces in Kashmir carried out a major manhunt Wednesday, a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists, slaughtering 26 people in the region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2000. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who cut short a state visit to Saudi Arabia, decried the "heinous act" and pledged that the attackers ...

Trump’s Administration Moves to Scrap Artificial Food Dyes
Trump’s Administration Moves to Scrap Artificial Food Dyes

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced plans to remove synthetic dyes from the US food supply, marking a rare point of bipartisan convergence in an otherwise sharply divided political climate. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. has vowed to overhaul America's food system under the banner of his "Make America ...

Iran Seizes Two Foreign Tankers for Smuggling Diesel in the Gulf
Iran Seizes Two Foreign Tankers for Smuggling Diesel in the Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized two foreign vessels carrying "smuggled" fuel in the Gulf, local media said on Tuesday. "The Revolutionary Guards seized two Tanzanian-flagged vessels carrying 1.5 million liters of smuggled diesel fuel," said Iranian news agency Fars. Iranian forces regularly target tankers they say ...

Iran-U.S. Expert Discussions on Nuclear Program Postponed to Saturday
Iran-U.S. Expert Discussions on Nuclear Program Postponed to Saturday

A technical, expert-level nuclear meeting between Iran and the United States will be held on Saturday, coinciding with the third round of indirect talks mediated by Oman, Tehran announced Tuesday. "The technical consultative meeting between the two countries, which was to be held as part of the indirect talks between the two sides on ...

Trump Says He Is “On the Same Page” as Netanyahu After Phone Call
Trump Says He Is “On the Same Page” as Netanyahu After Phone Call

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that they were united on issues including trade and Iran. "The call went very well—we are on the same side of every issue," Trump said on his social media platform. The United States and Iran launched talks this month on ...

Kremlin Announces New Visit to Russia by Trump’s Envoy
Kremlin Announces New Visit to Russia by Trump’s Envoy

US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Russia this week, a Kremlin aide said Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump seeks a speedy deal to end the three-year Ukraine conflict. Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to strike a deal between Moscow and Kyiv in 24 hours, has failed since his return to office three months ago to wrangle ...

Putin Discusses Iran Nuclear Talks with Oman's Sultan in Moscow
Putin Discusses Iran Nuclear Talks with Oman's Sultan in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Iran nuclear talks with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. "This topic was touched on... in the context of mediation efforts by Oman," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, including AFP, during a briefing at the Kremlin. Russia has ...

Huda al-Khamis-Kanoo: Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Heartbeat (1/2)
PortraitHuda al-Khamis-Kanoo: Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Heartbeat (1/2)

This is a house that speaks. Every object is a poem, every piece of furniture a memory. In Kanoo's home, one does not merely enter a dwelling, one steps into an intimate museum where arts, civilizations and stories from across the world converge in conversation. Amid Abu Dhabi's cityscape of architectural marvels and sharp lines, this house is a ...

At Least 24 Killed in Kashmir Attack on Tourists, Police Say
At Least 24 Killed in Kashmir Attack on Tourists, Police Say

At least 24 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists on Tuesday, a senior police officer told AFP, with authorities calling it the worst attack on civilians in years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi decried the "heinous act" in the summer retreat of Pahalgam, pledging the attackers "will be ...

Putin Announces Upcoming Russia–Arab League Summit
Putin Announces Upcoming Russia–Arab League Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that a Russia–Arab League summit will be held later this year, amid unprecedented tensions with the West sparked by the war in Ukraine. Since launching its large-scale offensive against Ukraine in 2022 and facing sweeping Western sanctions that have heavily impacted its economy, Russia has ...