16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (536+ words) Muscat: One Indian crew member remains missing while 13 others have been rescued after the Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia was attacked off the coast of Oman, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. “Search and Rescue operations for the missing Indian…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (364+ words) An Iranian commercial ship was hit by an unidentified projectile near Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday, September 13, killing one crew member and injuring four others, Iranian state media reported. Qeshm Governor Hossein Amir-Teymouri told state-run IRNA…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (165+ words) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 15 sit-down bilateral meetings with heads of state or heads of government in the last three days on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Government sources said on Sunday, September 13, that in addition to…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (188+ words) Kathmandu: The death toll in Nepal flash floods climbed to 1,388 on Sunday, September 13, as more bodies were recovered from the eight affected districts, authorities said. The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, devastated…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (441+ words) Tehran/Doha: Iran and Oman have agreed on the details of new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz and will brief Gulf countries on the outcome of their consultations at a regional meeting in Muscat on Monday,…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1063+ words) Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Baghdad: Iraq said attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline were launched from its territory, as US President Donald Trump appeared to blame Iran. Meanwhile, the number of displaced people in Yemen is…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (381+ words) Nuwakot: Rescue operations are continuing at Nepal’s Chilime hydropower project, where six workers are believed to be trapped inside a tunnel, with Indian and Nepali teams using heavy machinery to clear mud and debris and advance towards an underground powerhouse....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (322+ words) Iran, Iraq and Turkey have stressed the need to prevent an escalation of tensions in the West Asia region. The issue was highlighted in separate phone calls between Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Turkish and Iraqi counterparts…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (134+ words) The Siasat Daily Jakarta: Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island, officials said. The Search and Rescue…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (416+ words) Gaza documentary Naza, directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, received a record 25-minute standing ovation after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, September 10. The 80-minute film examines Israel’s military operations in Gaza through testimony…...