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BEIRUT: Islamist-led militant forces entered the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, days after capturing Aleppo in a lightning offensive. The miltants led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) stormed the city and, after fierce fighting, claimed to have seized its prison and released inmates. After a night of violent clashes

GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency has said that 20 people, including five children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a displacement camp near Khan Yunis in the territory’s south. The agency’s spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP there were “20 martyrs, including five children, and dozens were injured after the occupation (Israel) bombed the

THE HAGUE: Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of “committing genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a “wake-up call” for the international community. The London-based rights organisation said its findings were based on “dehumanising and genocidal statements by Israeli government and military officials”

In June, a blaze swept across a residential building in Mangaf area, south of Kuwait City, leaving 50 people dead in one of the worst such incidents in Kuwait. The fatalities included 45 Indians and three Filipinos. Image Credit: X file Cairo: Two women were killed after a fire ripped through a house in Kuwait

The Ministry of Commerce had uncovered the crime of cover-up after it was proven that both men were implicated in project contracts through an equal partnership without the expat partner obtaining an investment licence. illustrative image. Image Credit: Shutterstock Cairo: A court in Riyadh has issued a final verdict of imprisonment and fines against a

Falcons at this year’s edition of King Abdulaziz Festival, a prominent annual Saudi event. Image Credit: Source: Saudi news agency SPA Cairo: The annual King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival, considered the world’s largest gathering of falconers, has opened near Riyadh with a record pool of prizes worth SR36 million. The festival runs until December 19 with

Oman pushing through a busy IPO calendar. The one from OQ Base Industries follows the hugely successful one from OQ Exploration & Production. Image Credit: OQBI Dubai: Oman continues its successful IPO spree, with OQ Base Industries generating OR188 billion (around $489 million) from its stock float. The offer, priced at 111 baisas and at

Dubai: The Israeli military has significantly expanded its presence in central Gaza in recent months, fortifying military bases and demolishing Palestinian buildings, according to Israeli officials and satellite images. This move suggests Israel may be preparing for long-term control of the region, a New York Times report has said. Reacting to the reported acceleration of construction

“We also have in Syria many foreign terrorist fighters, as well as their families, who are in camps,” Blinken said. Image Credit: AFP file BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday against a resurgence of the Daesh (Islamic State) group in Syria, as he called for a de-escalation in fighting in the war-torn

BEIRUT: Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama on Wednesday after suffering losses. Hama is strategically located in central Syria and for the army, it is key to safeguarding the capital and seat of power Damascus. The fighting around Hama follows a lightning offensive by the Islamist-led