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Israel is an apartheid state; peace in West Asia is far off: Gideon Levy

March 18, 2026 admin

Israel is waging a war against Iran and has launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Gaza, despite a ceasefire, continues to witness Israeli assaults, while settler violence goes on in the occupied West Bank. “For Israel, the military option is not the last option, but the first option,” says Gideon Levy, Israeli journalist…

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Trump says U.S. not ready to agree deal to end Iran war

March 15, 2026 admin

Donald Trump warned that he is not ready to seek a deal to end the war with Iran, as U.S. ally Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Sunday (March 15, 2026) and Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards threatened to hunt down and kill the Israeli leader. Editorial | Strategic blunder: On the U.S., the Iran…

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The Iran war and the uncertain future of the expats

March 12, 2026 admin

With the Iran war casting a long shadow over the Gulf over the past two weeks, what once appeared to be a region of glittering airports, financial hubs and endless construction now looks extremely vulnerable. India has already acknowledged the seriousness of the crisis. The Ministry of External Affairs had said that within less than…

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Russian President Putin calls for immediate halt to Iran conflict

March 7, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Iran’s President over the numerous ‌civilian casualties resulting from “the armed Israeli-American aggression against Iran” ⁠and called for an immediate halt to hostilities, the Kremlin said. In a ‌phone call late on Friday (March 6, 2026) with Iranian…

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Must avoid a global conflict, says Finnish President as he backs U.S. but voices concern on West Asia war

March 6, 2026 admin

It is necessary to stop the West Asia war from spreading, emphasised Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who also voiced concerns on the U.S. sinking an Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean. Mr. Stubb, who is seen as a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump said that while European countries would side with America in the conflict, he did…

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Trump suggests U.S. to retaliate ‘soon’ over embassy strike in Riyadh

March 3, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump suggested Monday (March 2, 2026) that the United States would retaliate “soon” after its embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh was struck by two suspected Iranian drones. Speaking to the NewsNation network, Mr. Trump said “you’ll find out soon” how the United States would…

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Iran-Israel conflict LIVE: Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanese capital after Hezbollah fired missiles across the border

March 2, 2026 admin

The UAE said on Sunday it was closing its embassy in Tehran and recalling the Emirati ambassador after Iran’s retaliatory missile and drone campaign in the Gulf killed four people and wounded dozens more. The move marks the strongest condemnation yet by a Gulf state since Tehran began targeting the region with a barrage of…

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