Abraham Accords explained: What it means and why Pakistan is rattled by Trump’s pushAbraham accords means: The Abraham Accords, a 2020 normalization agreement between Israel and several Arab nations, are being revived by Do...
Santy Sharma says Cockroach Janata Party 'feels more like internet drama than a serious movement', cautions Indians in strong-worded postRapper Santy Sharma has labelled the "Cockroach Janta Party" as mere internet drama, questioning its founder's past associations and nation...
Trump says he and China's Xi agree Iran cannot have nuclear weaponsTrump and Xi Jinping also discussed keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for global shipping. Tensions remain high as the conflict continues. ...
Trump says he is losing patience with Iran after talks with China's XiIran war: The U.S. paused its attacks on Iran last month but began a blockade of the country's ports. Talks aimed at ending the conflict ha...
West Asia War: Ship reported seized off UAE as Trump discusses Iran with XiA ship was seized by Iranian personnel near the UAE. US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on keeping the Strait of Ho...
The risk of the Iran war restarting is irrationally highThe US and Iran are locked in a dangerous standoff, fueled by mutual miscalculations and overconfidence. Ancient Greek concepts of error an...
Did Iran just destroy a US-Israel ‘weather weapon’, ending its drought? Viral conspiracy explainedPro-Iranian accounts on X claim Iran's weather has drastically improved after allegedly destroying a UAE cloud-seeding center, leading to h...
UAE president pardons Bangladesh citizens jailed for protestingThe UAE president has pardoned 57 Bangladeshi citizens who were convicted for protesting against their own government. Their sentences have...
Bangladesh Army out in force as police fire on protestersStreets in the capital Dhaka were almost deserted at daybreak, with troops on foot and in armoured personnel carriers patrolling the sprawl...
Report says United Arab Emirates is trying nearly 90 detainees on terror charges during COP28 summitThose on trial face charges of "establishing a terrorist organization, supporting and financing it," the center said in a statement. The ce...
As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept outParticipants at the United Nations' COP28 climate talks were met with an unusual sight as they arrived for another day of discussions in th...
Congress activists clash with police across Kerala demanding CM Pinarayi Vijayan's resignationPolice lathicharged the protesting activists and used water cannons to disperse them in various districts including Thiruvananthapuram, Koz...
Won't attend OIC over its failure to rescind invitation to Sushma Swaraj: Pakistan Foreign MinisterSushma Swaraj has been invited to the OIC meeting as a guest of honour despite strong protest from Pakistan.
- UK's LSE cancels Arab Spring forum in UAE, citing local curbs
In 2011 the country refused to renew the permit of the Gulf Research Centre thinktank due to "objections by the Dubai govt to various aspec...
- Government seeks release of workers held in UAE
Around 2300 workers, most of them Indians working with a construction company, are in detention in various jails of the UAE for violent pro...
- Over 3000 Indian workers detained for rioting
Around 3000 Indian workers have been detained at an undisclosed place near the UAE capital Abu Dhabi for their alleged involvement in viole...
- UAE, Oman boycott Danish products
Supermarkets in the UAE and Oman have stopped selling Danish products to protest against the new publication in Denmark of a controversial ...