Tripoli, March 23 – Armed clashes broke out in Zawiya, a city about 60 km west of Tripoli, leaving one person dead, according to a local daily.Al-Bashti Al-Zahouf, a member of the city's Council of Elders and Notables, told Al-Mashhad newspaper that fighting erupted in the Dila-Qamouda area...
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Tehran, March 23 – Iran has begun charging certain vessels a transit fee of $2 million (approximately ₹18.8 crore) to pass through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which officials describe as a new assertion of control amid its ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel...
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Tehran, March 23 – Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Strait of Hormuz is not blocked, and navigation continues in the waterway, with necessary measures being taken due to wartime conditions.In a statement elaborating on Iran's positions amid ongoing US and Israeli attacks, the...
Peshawar, March 22 Security forces killed two terrorists belonging to the banned TTP after they attempted to attack a police station under construction in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, police said.The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are referred to as...
New Delhi, March 22 Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation related to crude oil, gas, and other petroleum products, as well as the power and fertilizer sectors, along with senior ministers on Sunday, in light of the evolving situation in West Asia.Government sources said the focus...
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Tehran, March 22 – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian proposed forming a security structure comprising regional countries to ensure peace, security, and stability in West Asia without foreign interference, reiterating the conditions to end the ongoing war.He made the remarks in a phone call...
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Tehran, March 21 Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that Iran is seeking "not a ceasefire, but a complete, comprehensive, and lasting end to the war," according to Kyodo News.In a telephone interview with Kyodo News on Friday, Araghchi described the US-Israeli strikes on Iran...
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March 21, New Delhi – Regarding the conflict in West Asia, Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor emphasized that issues related to oil and gas supply have become a "serious" global concern. He added that no one wants the war to continue and suggested that India should ideally lead an international...
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Srinagar, March 21 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday that the "illegal" war imposed by the United States and Israel on the world should end as soon as possible."Today, I only prayed for an end to this illegal war that has been imposed on us by the United States...
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March 21, New Delhi – As the conflict between the US and Iran, and Israel, entered its 22nd day, the Israeli military announced that it conducted two major waves of air strikes on Tehran and parts of central Iran, targeting weapons production facilities and sites storing ballistic missile...
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New Delhi, March 21 – Several political leaders on Saturday extended greetings on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, highlighting the spirit of unity, harmony, and brotherhood associated with the festival.In Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq arrived at the Eidgah to offer...
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Warsaw, March 21 – Poland has withdrawn its troops from Iraq amid a deteriorating security situation in the Middle East, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz announced.The decision followed an assessment of operational conditions and potential risks, Kosiniak-Kamysz said in a post on the...
Beirut, March 21 – At least 20 people were killed and 57 others injured in Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon over the past 24 hours, according to official figures.The latest casualties, released on Friday (local time), bring the cumulative death toll to 1,021, with a total of 2,641 people...
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New Delhi, March 21 The damage being inflicted on the combatants, the neighborhood, and the wider region, including to India, due to the West Asia conflict has "crossed all acceptable limits" and it must be stopped, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said.Interacting with reporters on the...
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Baghdad, March 21 – The NATO mission in Iraq has begun temporarily withdrawing its personnel from the country due to security concerns, a high-ranking security source told the Iraqi News Agency (INA).The source described the move as a temporary measure prompted by the ongoing conflict and...
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New Delhi, March 20 India has delivered a 2.5-ton shipment of medicines and other medical supplies to Afghanistan to treat people injured in an airstrike by Pakistan.Pakistan's airstrike on Kabul on March 16 killed around 400 people and injured more than 250. India has "unequivocally"...
Athens, March 20 – The worsening situation in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, reflects broader challenges in the country’s periphery, where unresolved disputes, weak institutions, and politicized security responses intersect.The prolonged closure of the Thal–Parachinar...
New Delhi, March 20 An Indian national was killed in an Iranian attack on Riyadh this week, bringing the total number of Indian fatalities from the ongoing conflict in West Asia to six since it began three weeks ago.The Indian national died following a missile attack on Riyadh on Wednesday...
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March 20, New Delhi — India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, has issued a crucial safety directive for airlines amid escalating tensions in the Gulf region.Citing heightened risks due to the ongoing conflict, the DGCA has asked carriers to avoid multiple...
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Kabul/Islamabad, March 20 – A leading international human rights organization raised serious concerns under international humanitarian law regarding the recent Pakistani airstrike on a rehabilitation center in Kabul, Afghanistan, which killed over 400 civilians and injured more than 200 others...
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