MIDDLE EAST

Tanker's impossible voyage signals new sanction evasion ploy

Iran wanted India’s involvement at a later stage: MEA on Farzad-B project

11:12 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi: Days after it lost the ONGC-discovered Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf, India on Thursday said Iran wanted its involvement in the project at a later stage. Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said the Indian consortium concerned is in touch with Iranian authorities on the issue. ”Last July, Iran had decided to develop the Farzad B gas field on its own and wanted […]

Netanyahu’s prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

1:42 pm May 20, 2021

Jerusalem: Israel is at war with Hamas, Jewish-Arab mob violence has erupted inside Israel, and the West Bank is experiencing its deadliest unrest in years. Yet this may all bolster Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Just over a week ago, the longtime Israeli leader’s political career seemed all but over. He had failed to form a coalition government […]

Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation

9:37 pm May 19, 2021

GAZA CITY: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he is “determined to continue this operation until its aim is met,” despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s call for a de-escalation of hostilities in Gaza. In a statement from the his office Wednesday, Netanyahu said that he “greatly appreciates the support of the American president,” but […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US reaches out to Arab leaders on Israel, Gaza fighting

9:25 pm May 18, 2021

Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his envoy reached out to Palestinian and regional Arab leaders on Tuesday as attacks between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers raged on, maintaining what the Biden administration is calling its quiet diplomacy while still declining to press for an immediate cease-fire. Blinken, speaking during an unrelated trip focusing […]

Biden, Netanyahu discuss Gaza after media strike

11:23 pm May 15, 2021

Jerusalem: President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken about the situation with Gaza. According to a statement from Netanyahu’s office, the Israeli leader updated Biden on the developments and actions that Israel has taken and intends to take. It says Netanyahu also thanked Biden for the “unreserved support of the United States for our right to defend ourselves.” It says Netanyahu emphasised in the conversation […]