Middle East
345,000 Gazans face ‘catastrophic’ hunger: UN
Some 345,000 Gazans face “catastrophic” levels of hunger this winter after aid deliveries fell, a UN-backed assessment said yesterday, warning of the persistent risk of famine across the Palestinian territory.
Bangladesh to initiate safe return of citizens from Lebanon
The government has taken an initiative to ensure the safe return of Bangladeshis in phases, who got stuck in troubled Lebanon, with the first batch's likely arrival on October 21
Israeli air strikes hit Beirut, south Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike yesterday destroyed the municipal headquarters in Nabatieh, a major town in south Lebanon, killing the mayor and at least five others as they met to coordinate aid for those suffering from war.
Strikes hits south Beirut after Israeli military evacuation order
Strikes hit south Beirut on Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, less than an hour after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave part of the Lebanese capital
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 50 Palestinians
Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the enclave yesterday, amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters.
Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli targets
Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli naval base yesterday, a day after a drone strike killed four soldiers in the deadliest attack on Israel since the war in Lebanon began.
Israel steps up military pressure in north Gaza
Palestinian medics said yesterday that at least 10 people were killed and 30 injured by Israeli tank shells that hit a food distribution centre in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, with casualties including women and children.
IMAGES OF LIVING THINGS in afghanistan / Taliban vow to enforce media ban
Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry yesterday pledged to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
UAE detains journo after comments hacked and posted online
The United Arab Emirates said yesterday it had detained a journalist after comments they made off the air ahead of a televised international football match were hacked and posted online.
92 Yemen rebels killed near Marib
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen yesterday said it had killed at least 92 Huthi rebels in air strikes on two districts in the past 24 hours near the strategic city of Marib.
Bus bomb blasts kill 14 in Syria's Damascus, 10 killed in govt shelling at rebel enclave
Two bombs attached to a bus carrying Syrian troops exploded in Damascus during the morning rush hour Wednesday, a military official said. Fourteen people were killed in the attack, one of the deadliest in the capital in years.
48 Yemen rebels killed near Marib
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said yesterday it killed 48 Huthi rebels in air strikes on two districts near the strategic city of Marib, during intense fighting this week.
‘Seriousness’ means lifting sanctions
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said seriousness on the part of the United States in upcoming talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal would mean lifting sanctions against Iran.
150 Yemen rebels killed in strikes
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said yesterday it had killed 150 Huthi rebels near the strategic city of Marib, which would raise the rebel death toll to over 1,100 in a week.
Grand Mosque in Makkah drops social distancing
The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity yesterday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Iran to resume nuclear talks on Thursday: MP
Iran is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers on October 21 that were suspended in June, an Iranian lawmaker said
At least 165 more Yemen rebels killed near Marib
The Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen’s government yesterday said it had killed at least 165 Huthi rebels in strikes south of Marib, as the battle for the strategic city rages.
Erdogan says talks under way with US to buy F-16s
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said Turkey was in talks with the United States to buy F-16 fighters after it was kicked off the F-35 programme for purchasing a Russian missile defence system.