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Pakistani Shiite Muslims protestin an attack on in Kurram, in Karachi, Pakistan, on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Pakistan mediators seek ceasefire as 68 killed in sectarian violence

Government officials met with tribal leaders amid a decades-long sectarian conflict over a land dispute near the Afghanistan border.

Israeli strike in Beirut near government buildings and embassies kills 5

Israeli strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief

Taliban seeks international aid for Afghanistan’s reconstruction

Emphasising destruction caused by decades of conflict, Taliban called for technical help and economic development initiatives.

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A Taliban security guard stands guard with with a whip in front of Afghan men waiting outside a bank to withdraw money. Photo: dpa

Opinion | Why peace in the Middle East may be beyond Trump’s deal-making abilities

The US president-elect has vowed to end all wars. But the Middle East is likely to prove as much of a headache for him as it has for Biden.

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Will Trump’s cabinet picks ignite tensions in the Middle East and South Asia?

While Israel and India may be ‘happy’ with Trump’s nominees, analysts say they have raised fears of conflict with Iran and regional instability.

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Iran says world waiting for Trump government to stop wars in Gaza and Lebanon

While Trump has promised peace in the Middle East, he has said Biden should let Israel ‘finish the job’ against Hamas in Gaza.

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A mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with the torch-bearing arm broken, in Tehran. Photo: AFP

Asian Angle | Why India-Pakistan relations need a new era of engagement

Historical examples show that the South Asian rivals can navigate their differences when their leaders embrace imaginative diplomacy.

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26 killed in Pakistan rail station suicide bombing, BLA claims responsibility

The attack occurred in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, as the BLA demands a halt on all Chinese-funded projects in Pakistan.

US writes off over US$1 billion of Somalia debt

The announcement is the result of a deal between the two countries signed by Somalia’s finance minister and the US ambassador to Mogadishu.

Somalia is one of the poorest countries on the planet, enduring decades of civil war, a bloody insurgency by the al-Qaeda linked jihadist group al-Shabaab, and frequent climate disasters. Photo: AP

Israel issues 7,000 new draft orders for ultra-Orthodox members

Orders come at a time when Israel is struggling to bolster troop numbers as it fights a multi-front war.

Israeli police scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Jerusalem on Thursday. Photo: AP

US voices alarm to Israel over settler violence in West Bank

US State Department spokesman pointed to West Bank settlers’ torching of cars, attacks on homes and the killing of Palestinians’ livestock.

Latest Thai deaths prompt rebuke over migrant workers in Israel conflict zone

Foreign minister calls for all Thai nationals to be evacuated from the border area, after four workers were killed by rocket fires from Lebanon.

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Israel fights seemingly endless war in Gaza’s most devastated region

In northern Gaza, the war seems stuck in a loop of devastating Israeli offensives, followed by Hamas fighters regrouping.

Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on houses and residential buildings in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Iran preparing to strike Israel from Iraq within days, US report says

Attacking through pro-Iran militias in Iraq could be a bid by Tehran to avoid Israeli retaliation on its own soil, the article says.

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A woman walks past an anti-Israel hoarding in Tehran on October 26 depicting Iran’s recent missile attack on Israel and a sentence reading in Persian: “If you want war, we are the master of war.” Photo: EPA-EFE

UK teen accused of killing 3 girls also had ricin, al-Qaeda manual, police say

Axel Rudakubana, 18, is allegedly behind murders at a Taylor Swift dance event in Southport that shocked Britain and provoked days of riots.

Hezbollah picks Naim Qassem to succeed slain leader Hassan Nasrallah

He has been Hezbollah’s deputy chief since 1991 and has long been one of Hezbollah’s leading spokesmen.

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8 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing

A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said.

Police stand guard at a checkpoint in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 13. Photo: EPA-EFE

‘Wishful thinking’: will Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s death end Israel-Gaza war?

Israel and Hamas have not shown any intent to end the war while the Israeli siege in Gaza is set to fuel further militancy, analysts say.

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Israeli forces kill 38 people in Khan Younis, storm north Gaza hospital

The escalation came amid new US push for a ceasefire deal, with negotiators meeting in Doha in the coming days to try and restart talks.

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Israel and Hamas signal openness to talks on Gaza war

The war in Gaza has raged for more than a year, since Hamas fighters raided southern Israel.

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A Palestinian boy sits on the rubble of the destroyed Maghazi Camp Services Club building following an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Blinken expects Gaza truce negotiators to meet ‘in coming days’

Blinken, on his 11th trip to the region since the war, also announced another US$135 million in aid for Palestinians.

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Palestinians make their way in a devastated neighbourhood in Gaza City. Photo: Reuters

Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace

Israeli pounded Beirut and hit the historic city of Tyre, while the militants turned to precision guided missiles for the first time.

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Hezbollah finance chief killed in Syria, Israel army says

Commander was the head of Hezbollah’s Unit 4400, which was responsible for funding through Iranian oil sales.

Israel strikes 300 Hezbollah targets, including underground cash vault

Strikes on Hezbollah’s financial arm mark an expansion of the nearly month-long war in Lebanon.

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Smoke and flames billow over Beirut’s southern suburbs after an Israeli strike. Photo: Reuters

US’ Antony Blinken returns to Middle East in another push to defuse conflicts

The US is trying to defuse conflicts after Israel raised the stakes by assassinating the leaders of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.

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A woman walks past a damaged branch of Al-Qard al-Hassan, in the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes that hit several branches of the financial institution linked to Lebanon’s Hezbollah. Photo: Reuters

Asia at risk of oil supply disruption as Middle East tensions rise: analysts

Asian economies, especially China and India, face ‘tall order’ to reshuffle oil import flows should tensions destabilise markets, analysts say.

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Philippines jails Abu Sayyaf kidnappers for life over Malaysia resort abductions

The hostages, including nationals of the Philippines, Malaysia, France, Lebanon and South Africa, endured months of captivity in 2000.

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9 September, 2024
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