New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) This Arab militant leader's struggles during his life may not have achieved much, but the ongoing crisis in Israel brought his name back into the spotlight as Hamas' military wing, which carried out the attacks, is named after him, as are the short-range missiles it keeps on firing into Israeli territory.
Moscow, Oct 16 (IANS) The BRICS nations have overtaken G7 states in terms of the purchasing power parity (PPP) of their populations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday in an interview.
Tel Aviv, Oct 16 (IANS) For a second time since the raging Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday arrived in Tel Aviv, where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish nation's war management cabinet.
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Israel has resumed water supply to the Gaza Strip after shutting it off following the Hamas terror onslaught last Saturday, media reports said.
Doha, Oct 15 (IANS) Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that if Israel decides to enter Gaza then the resistance leaders will turn Israel into a cemetery for occupation soldiers, media reports said.
Gaza, Oct 15 (IANS) Israeli tanks have begun positioning themselves on the border fence with Gaza as the military build-up continues amid relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave, media reports said.
Gaza, Oct 15 (IANS) Palestinian militant group Hamas has said that Russia can play a key role in ending the military conflict with Israel, said Ali Baraka, the head of external relations for the group, media reports said.
Chennai, Oct 15 (IANS) Leading marine scientists, policymakers and others from 16 regional fisheries bodies in the Indo-Pacific region covering 80 countries will gather in Mahabalipuram, near here to participate in the three day climate change in marine fisheries conclave that would begin on October 17.
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) A senior Israeli official accused Iran on Sunday of trying to open a second war front by deploying weapons in or through Syria as Israel steps up a counter-offensive in Gaza to the south, Jerusalem Post reported.
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) US President Joe Biden had dispatched two of his seniormost foreign policy officials to Israel in the days since the Hamas terrorist attack as a public demonstration of US support, ordered the navy’s largest and most advanced nuclear aircraft carrier into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and told regional players to stay away.
