Brent crude oil futures fell 28 cents, or 0.3%, to $84.97 a barrel by 0310 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $80.59 per barrel. Both benchmarks had settled slightly higher on Wednesday. “An expected increase in US inventories of crude oil and gasoline are weighing on the market […]
Actor Nausheen Shah turned to her Instagram stories on Tuesday evening, asking her followers to pray for her as she has been struggling with her mental health and going through anxiety and depression. With a selfie video of herself from the car, which sees ‘Pehli Si Muhabbat’ actor with a hijab, she wrote I would […]
We emphasize the importance of high participation (in the election) because it is the pride of the Islamic Republic Khamenei declared in a televised speech three days ahead of the vote. In every election where the turnout was low, the enemies of the Islamic republic have denounced us, he added. Voters have the choice between […]
A consortium led by investigative outlet Forbidden Stories and involving around 50 journalists from 13 organizations including AFP, The Guardian, and the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism group (ARIJ) took part in the four-month probe. It looked into strikes involving journalists and media infrastructure since Israel launched a devastating offensive in the Gaza Strip in […]
In a statement, the Health Ministry in Gaza reported that the death toll from the Israeli attack on tents in Al-Mawasi had risen to 25 with 50 others injured. Earlier medical sources told Anadolu that rescue teams recovered the bodies of 18 victims and treated 35 injured people after Israeli tanks targeted the displaced persons […]
A series of countries have recognized the State of Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas, drawing strong rebukes from Israeli officials. Confirming its commitment to international law, equality of nations, sovereignty, and peaceful coexistence, the Republic of Armenia recognizes the State of Palestine Yerevan said. Armenia added that it is genuinely interested in […]
Residents said the tanks moved into five neighborhoods after midnight. Heavy shelling and gunfire hit the tents of displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area, further to the west of the coastal enclave, they said. Some eight months into the war, there has been no sign of let up in the fighting as efforts by international […]
Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were kidnapped by the Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, the military said in a statement, adding the four were in good medical condition. The hostages were rescued from two separate locations in the heart of Nuseirat in […]
In the Gaza Strip, months of hostilities and restrictions on humanitarian aid have collapsed the food and health systems, resulting in catastrophic consequences for children and their families,” UNICEF said. It said that five sets of data collected between December 2023 and April 2024 had found that 9 out of 10 children in the Gaza […]
U.S.-backed Qatari and Egyptian mediators have tried again this week to reconcile clashing demands preventing a halt to the hostilities, a release of Israeli hostages and Palestinians jailed in Israel, and an unrestricted flow of aid into Gaza to alleviate a humanitarian disaster. But sources close to the talks said there were still no signs […]
