West Asia faces faith-based politics (Column: The Third Eye)

D.C. Pathak | February 4, 2024 10:00 AM

New Delhi: The turn of events involving Iran's cross-border missile attack on January 16 on the camps of Jaish-al Adl, a Sunni extremist organisation working out of Baluchistan demanding an independent Baluch nation and a retaliatory action of the same kind carried out by Pakistan on January 18 in the adjoining area of Iran - on the ground that supporters of the Salafi outfit operated from Iran as well - have more than anything else, unravelled the rapidly rising militancy attributable to the growth of extremism in the Muslim world on one hand and the inevitable outbreak of sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shiites resulting from it, on the other.

Hezbollah could attack Israeli city of Haifa: Israel Defence Minister

IANS | January 31, 2024 7:57 AM

Tel Aviv, Jan 31 ( IANS) Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, widely considered a hawk in the Israeli war cabinet, has said that terror group Hezbollah could attack the northern Israel city of Haifa.

3 CRPF personnel killed in encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

IANS | January 30, 2024 7:23 PM

Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) At least three CRPF personnel were reportedly killed and 14 others sustained injuries during a gun battle with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Tuesday, officials said.

UN's Palestine relief agency faces collapse after complaints staff joined terror attack

Arul Louis | January 30, 2024 5:07 AM

United Nations, Jan 30 (IANS) Major donors are sending one of the world organisation's oldest and largest relief operations to the brink of collapse after disclosures that the employees of the organisation set up to help Palestinian refugees took part in the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel.

IDF raids Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's office in Khan Younis

IANS | January 30, 2024 3:31 AM

Tel Aviv, Jan 30 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has in a statement on Monday night said that it had raided the office of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in southern Gaza's Khan Younis area.

Pak asks Iran to probe killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan

IANS | January 27, 2024 9:35 PM

Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) said on Saturday that it is in touch with the Iranian authorities over the “horrifying and despicable” killing of Pakistani nationals by terrorists in the neighbouring country, a media reports said.