China says will play 'greater role' in ending Mideast fightingChina's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing would play a "greater role" in ending hostilities in the Middle East during talks with his Ir...
06 May, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi arrives safely in Bengaluru amid West Asia conflictDue to the rising war tensions in the Middle East region between Iran, the US, and Israel, an atmosphere of concern has developed among Ind...
14 Mar, 2026, 06.39 AM IST
School assembly news headlines for March 10: Top national, international, business, sports update and thought of the daySchool assembly news headlines: India prioritizes diaspora safety in West Asia diplomacy. Delhi's excise policy case sees court action. Pri...
09 Mar, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Iran accuses Trump of 'big lies' ahead of Geneva talks in face of major US military deploymentIf the negotiations fail, Trump repeatedly has threatened to attack Iran - something Mideast nations fear could spiral into a new regional ...
25 Feb, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
Iran pushes back against Trump ahead of Geneva talks in face of major US military deploymentIran responds to US President Donald Trump's pressure tactics ahead of critical nuclear talks. Tehran alternates between calling his remark...
25 Feb, 2026, 03.21 PM IST
Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with USIran conducted live fire military drills in the Strait of Hormuz, temporarily closing the vital waterway. This show of force coincided with...
17 Feb, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Iran fires live missiles into Strait of Hormuz in drill as a new round of nuclear talks beginsAs U.S. and Iran hold nuclear talks in Geneva, Iran conducted live missile drills in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened U.S. military pre...
17 Feb, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Musk’s xAI joins Microsoft-BlackRock $30 billion AI fundMicrosoft, the biggest backer of Sam Altman’s OpenAI, and BlackRock Inc., which has an executive on the artificial intelligence startup’s b...
19 Mar, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
Analysis: Collapse of Syria's Assad is a blow to Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'Iran's "Axis of Resistance" is crumbling as its allies in Syria and Lebanon face setbacks. The fall of Assad in Syria, coupled with Israeli...
09 Dec, 2024, 08.41 AM IST
Report claims Yemen's Houthis have a hypersonic missile, possibly raising stakes in Red Sea crisisYemen's Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal, potentially raising the stakes in their ongoing attacks on ...
14 Mar, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggestsA drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, killing three troops, raises questions as it's revealed a possible mistaken identity led to the un...
31 Jan, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Israeli military raid Gaza to prepare 'next stage'; report missile hit Egyptian townIsraeli military raids into Gaza are reportedly preparing for "the next stage" of the conflict, raising concerns of a wider conflict and a ...
27 Oct, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
Amid Gaza war, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin push very different aimsRussian and Chinese leaders, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, are seizing the opportunity to exploit Middle Eastern anger over events in Gaza...
19 Oct, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the ''Belt and Road'' forumUnder the initiative, a signature policy of Xi, Chinese companies have built ports, roads, railways, power plants and other infrastructure ...
16 Oct, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggersBeginning next week, the Cyberspace Administration of China will require bloggers and influencers to have a government-approved credential ...
17 Feb, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
- Dubai downturn sends ripples throughout Arab world
Even before Dubai's financial crisis, the sheikdom's growing economic woes had begun rippling out across the Arab world, forcing workers ba...
07 Jan, 2010, 02.05 PM IST
- Oil climbs to $142 a barrel in Asia on Mideast concerns
Mideast stituation and a weakening dollar pushed oil to $142 a barrel on Tuesday.
01 Jul, 2008, 03.21 PM IST