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  A Nitin Gadkari-Ismail Haniyeh Meet Hours Before Shocking Assassination

  Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has recounted a sequence of events that placed him in close proximity to one of the Middle East's most high-profile assassinations in recent years -- the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

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  'Not War But Vengeance': US Launches Massive Strikes Against ISIS In Syria

  The US military launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said on Friday.

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  A New Horizon: The India-Oman Trade Pact And The Threads Of Connection

  In an age when economic landscapes shift like sand dunes beneath a relentless sun, the recent India-Oman CEPA emerges as a testament to the enduring spirit of collaboration amidst geopolitical uncertainties.

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  Dozens Of Flights Cancelled, Roads Flooded As Rare Rainstorm Hits UAE

  UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday.

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  India-Oman Trade Deal Beginning Of New Chapter: Muscat Policy Council Chief

  In an interview with NDTV, Yousuf Al-Balushi, Chairman of the Muscat Policy Council underlined that the trade pact marks the start of a new phase in India-Oman ties.

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  Saudi's "Chop Chop" Square, Where Blood Once Ran, Now Filled With Cafes

  Shaded by palm trees in a popular Riyadh square, children play where blood once ran, a decade after Saudi Arabia moved its soaring number of executions behind closed doors.

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  The Omani Sultan Who Studied In India Under A Future Indian President

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Oman on December 17-18 at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.

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  Inside The House Of Al Busaidi: Family That Has Ruled Oman For Centuries

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a three-nation tour of Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman on December 15. He reached Jordan on December 15. From there, he will head to Ethiopia, and then to Oman, the final leg of his visit.

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  Trump Vows "Serious Retaliation" After 3 Americans Killed In Syria By ISIS

  President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious retaliation" after two US service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group.

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  Freezing Rain And Floods Ravages Gaza's Tent Camps As Aid System Fails

  Rains drenched Gaza's tent camps, and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory.

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  Displaced Gazans Face Floods Amid Heavy Rains, Supply Blockage: UN

  Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans face flooding of their tents and shelters by heavy rains, and materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave, the UN International Organization for Migration said on Friday.

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  Israel Claims Gazans In Turkey Running Iran-Directed Hamas Financial Network

  Iran is overseeing a financial network run by Hamas in Turkey, transferring hundreds of millions of dollars to the members of the terrorist organization, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) have claimed.

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  Israel Approves Nearly 800 Housing Units In Three West Bank Settlements

  Israel has given final approval for 764 housing units to be built in three settlements in the occupied West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday.

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  Saudi Begins Selling Alcohol To Non-Muslim Residents. But There's A Catch

  Saudi Arabia has taken further steps to relax rules around the sale of alcohol by allowing non-Muslim foreign residents with monthly earnings of 50,000 riyals ($13,300) or more to make purchases, according to people familiar with the matter.

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  India-Pak, Israel-Iran, Congo War: 5 Major Conflicts Around The World In 2025

  The year 2025 witnessed a series of major armed conflicts that reshaped regional security dynamics and tested diplomatic frameworks across the globe.

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  Meet Israel's New Mossad Chief: General Who Has Never Worked In Intelligence

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday picked his military secretary, a general with no background in intelligence, as the next head of the country's foreign intelligence agency Mossad.

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  Israel Says It Killed Nearly 40 Hamas Fighters Trapped In Gaza Tunnels

  The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces have killed around 40 Hamas militants who had been trapped in tunnels below Rafah in southern Gaza, in an area now under Israeli control.

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  "I'll Come To New York": Netanyahu's Big Assertion Despite Mamdani's Arrest Threats

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he plans to visit New York City despite mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's threats to arrest him in compliance with an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.

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  What Israel's Plan To Reopen Rafah Border Crossing Means For Gazans

  Israel said Wednesday that it would reopen the Rafah border crossing in the coming days, allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza.

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  Israel Is Turning Rifles Into Drone Interceptors. Soon To Be 'Made In India'

  Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), one of the country's largest private defence companies, is using smart, computer-assisted rifles to fix human errors on the battlefield.