Eid Truce Amid Bloodshed: Afghanistan Marks Festival as Pakistan Ceasefire Takes Hold After Kabul...
SRINAGAR: Afghanistan on Wednesday announced the sighting of the Shawwal crescent, declaring Thursday as Eid al-Fitr, even as Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a...
Iran Intelligence Chief Killed as Tehran Threatens Gulf Energy Targets; Oil Prices Surge Amid...
SRINAGAR: Israel intensified its campaign against Iran’s leadership on Wednesday, with Defence Minister Israel Katz announcing the killing of Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib...
X Suffers Global Outage Affecting Multiple Regions Worldwide
SRINAGAR: Social media platform X was down for thousands of users in the United States and other parts of the world on Wednesday, according...
Shawwal Moon Not Sighted in Saudi Arabia; Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday
SRINAGAR: Authorities in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced that the crescent moon marking the beginning of Shawwal was not sighted, confirming that Eid al-Fitr...
Iran Executes Alleged Mossad Spy as Conflict Intensifies
SRINAGAR: Amid rising tensions in West Asia, Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to the judiciary’s Mizan News Agency.
The...
Iran Confirms Assassination of Security Chief in Israeli Strike
SRINAGAR: Iran has confirmed the death of its national security chief Ali Larijani, hours after Israel claimed responsibility for killing him in an airstrike....
Meta to End End-to-End Encryption on Instagram
SRINAGAR: Meta has announced that it will discontinue end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging on Instagram from May 8, 2026, effectively rolling back a privacy feature...
In Letter to Trump, US Counterterror Chief Resigns Over Iran War
SRINAGAR: Joseph Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned with immediate effect, citing his opposition to the ongoing conflict in Iran.
In a...
Iran’s Security Chief Reportedly Assassinated in Israeli Strike
SRINAGAR: Israeli media on Tuesday reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out fresh strikes in Iran, targeting Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani,...
On the Eve of Islam’s Holiest Night, Taliban Says Pakistan Strikes Kabul Hospital, Hundreds...
SRINAGAR: On the eve of Shab-e-Qadr, regarded as the holiest night in the Muslim calendar during the month of Ramazan, Afghanistan has accused Pakistan...
Europe Rejects Trump’s Call for Naval Coalition in Strait of Hormuz as Middle East...
SRINAGAR: European leaders have pushed back against a demand by United States President Donald Trump to join a naval coalition aimed at securing the...
Middle East War Widens as Iran, Israel Exchange Strikes; Global Energy Fears Grow
SRINAGAR: The war involving Iran, Israel and the United States entered its third week on Sunday with fresh missile and drone attacks across the...
Middle East War Deepens Afghanistan Crisis as Refugees Return, Aid Routes Disrupted
SRINAGAR: The widening war in the Middle East is intensifying Afghanistan’s already fragile humanitarian and economic situation, disrupting trade routes, forcing thousands of Afghan...
UN Chief Warns Lebanon Crisis Deepens as 800,000 Displaced, Urges Immediate End to Middle...
SRINAGAR: António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, has called for an immediate end to the widening Middle East war, warning that civilians across...
Six US Air Force Crew Killed After Aircraft Goes Down in Iraq
SRINAGAR: All six crew members aboard a US Air Force KC-135 refuelling aircraft that went down in western Iraq have been confirmed dead, the...
