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US again denies Palestinian president visa to attend UN meeting

Washington, Sept. 17 -- United States (US) has again denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, preventing him from participati... Read More


Elderly Hyderabad mother in agony as son remains jailed in Saudi

Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- An elderly mother from Hyderabad has sought the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to secure the release and repatriation of her 35-year-old son, Mohammed Af... Read More


Israel to eliminate Hamas before Gaza 'migration plan': Katz

Hyderabad, Sept. 17 -- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel's military is prepared to eliminate Hamas in Gaza before the government moves ahead with a proposed "migration plan" for Palesti... Read More


Indian man in Dubai jail, father seeks MEA help

Hyderabad, Sept. 16 -- An Indian man was in a Dubai jail, prompting his father to seek help from External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as the family remained unclear about his legal status. In a let... Read More


Mecca defence pact has 'no aggressive element', says Pakistan

Hyderabad, Sept. 16 -- Pakistan's military described its defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as "purely defensive", stressing that the pact had "no aggressive element" and could be expande... Read More


Gaza building collapse kills 21, including children

Gaza City, Sept. 16 -- The collapse of a residential building in Gaza City killed 21 people, including children, and injured 45 others, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence, as rescue teams sear... Read More


Watch: Siren heard alongside Azaan at Grand Mosque in Makkah

Makkah, Sept. 16 -- A siren warning of an aerial threat was heard alongside the Azaan for Dhuhr prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, September 15, in a video shared on socia... Read More


Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi drone near Makkah

Riyadh, Sept. 16 -- Saudi Arabia's Air Defence Forces intercepted and destroyed a Houthi-launched drone south of Makkah before it entered the prohibited airspace over the holy city, the Saudi-led coal... Read More


Houthis claim attacks on Saudi's Aramco facilities, air base

Hyderabad, Sept. 16 -- Yemen's Houthi movement on Wednesday, September 16, claimed it carried out missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's Aramco facilities in Yanbu and the Khamis Mushait Air Base... Read More


Iran claims it shot down US MQ-9 drone over Qeshm Island

Tehran, Sept. 16 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday, September 16, that it had intercepted and destroyed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hor... Read More