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Qatar’s prime minister called the attack ‘state terror,’ as region plans response.A spokesperson for Hamas has promised that the group will keep fighting after Israel attacked Qatar’s capital this week in an attempt to assassinate senior leaders of the Palestinian group, including negotiators engaged in talks on securing a ceasefire in Gaza.“The Israeli attack cannot dent our resolve by targeting our leaders,” Hamas spokesperson Fawzi Barhoum said in a news conference televised on media on Thursday. “The crime did not target the negotiating delegation, but rather the entire negotiation process.”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Analysis: Will attack…
Can Holding top executives detained, TV stations including Haberturk and Bloomberg HT placed under third party trustee.Prosecutors in Turkiye have seized control of a 121-company conglomerate, which includes three major television stations, and ordered the arrest of 10 of its executives on fraud charges, according to media reports.The arrest order on Thursday targeted management at Can Holding, which is known for its energy and education assets, and which last year acquired prominent TV channels including Haberturk, Show TV and Bloomberg HT, an affiliate of Bloomberg News.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Turkiye’s opposition CHP supporters clash with police…
Amnesty International urges Israel to ‘immediately rescind’ mass displacement order as WHO vows to remain in Gaza City.At least 39 Palestinians, including two young children, are among the latest deaths in Israel’s round-the-clock bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, adding to the 72 Palestinians killed over the last 24 hours, medical sources have said.Ten of those who were killed since dawn on Thursday were in Gaza City, where Israeli forces are currently conducting a siege and launching daily strikes on residential buildings as they prepare a major offensive against the Palestinian group Hamas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of…
Spain’s Vuelta cycling event has added extra security following pro-Palestine protests against Israel-Premier Tech.Spanish Sports Minister Pilar Alegria has said Israeli teams should be banned from sport in the same way that Russian sides broadly were in 2022 after the country invaded Ukraine, highlighting a “double standard”.The presence of a team named Israel-Premier Tech at the Vuelta a Espana cycling grand tour has led to huge protests in Spain. The Spanish government has described Israel’s offensive in Gaza as “a genocide”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Venezuela president gets coach sacked after their FIFA World Cup dream endslist…
Two prisoners, including naval officer seized by Israel in 2024, were released for Elizabeth Tsurkov’s freedom, Iran’s Tasnim news agency says.Israeli-Russian academic and Princeton University student Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was held captive in Iraq for more than two years, was released earlier this week in an exchange deal with Israel, according to a report by Iran’s Tasnim News Agency.Two prisoners, including a Lebanese national seized in 2024, were released by Israel in exchange for the freedom of Tsurkov, whom Tasnim described in its report on Thursday as an “Israeli spy”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli-Russian researcher freed…
Families in Gaza City recount the panic of fleeing their homes amid daily attacks on residential buidlings as Israel escalates its assault in northern Gaza.Gaza City, Gaza Strip – On Friday morning, Abu Salah Khalil thought his biggest challenge that day would be finding his family’s next meal.Sitting in Abu Saleh’s living room, three generations of his family deliberated over how to feed everyone.The apartment of the 49-year-old father of four in Gaza City’s Mushtaha Tower had become a shelter for Abu Salah’s family members, including his elderly parents, his brother’s family, and his own wife and children – 17…
Experts say Trump’s failure to rein in Israel raises questions over the US role as a military partner in the Gulf region.Washington, DC – The Israeli attack against Hamas leaders in Qatar has prompted familiar headlines in the United States about the president being unhappy with Israel.Over the past two years, as the US has provided Israel with billions of dollars to help fund the war on Gaza, there have been numerous stories about the White House – under both Joe Biden and Donald Trump – being frustrated with Israeli conduct.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3The price…
Downing Street later stressed that ‘the UK and Israel are longstanding allies’ despite their differences.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticised Israel’s “man-made famine” in Gaza following a controversial meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in London.“They must stop the man-made famine from worsening further by letting aid in and halting their offensive operations,” a Downing Street spokesperson said following the meeting on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4The price of mediation? How Qatar could respond to Israel’s attacklist 2 of 4Banksy mural of UK judge hitting protester scrubbed from London court walllist 3 of 4Netanyahu pledges…
From head-to-head results to predicted XIs and tickets, here’s media’s guide to the India-Pakistan group match in Dubai.One of the fiercest and most widely followed rivalries in sport will be in the spotlight once again when India clashes with Pakistan in cricket’s T20 Asia Cup 2025.Both teams will be riding a wave of confidence, given their recent form in T20 internationals.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Fight of the century’: What to know about Alvarez vs Crawford boxing matchlist 2 of 4Kuldeep stars as India beat UAE by nine wickets to open Asia Cup defencelist 3 of 4Afghanistan…
Qatar PM accuses the Israeli prime minister of leading the Middle East into ‘chaos’ as regional leaders stand in solidarity with Qatar.Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said that there must be a “collective response” to Israel’s attack on the Qatari capital Doha, as Arab leaders rushed to the Gulf nation to express solidarity.“There is a response that will happen from the region. This response is currently under consultation and discussion with other partners in the region,” he told US media outlet CNN on Wednesday, adding that “the entire Gulf region is at risk”.Recommended Stories…