Tel aviv: US envoy Jared Kushner is set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after engaging in discussions with Hamas leaders in Egypt to revive a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far declined to endorse. This meetin…

Riyadh: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia and other Arab and Islamic countries have condemned Israel’s declared rejection of the roadmap for completing the implementation of the US President’s comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza.

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Yemen: At least 17 civilians have been killed in attacks by the Houthi group, formally known as Ansar Allah, in government-controlled areas since 6 August, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk said in an alert. Two further casualties were rep…

Jakarta: As an earthquake tore apart homes, buildings and bridges in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was giving birth to her daughter. The 39-year-old went in for emergency surgery during the quake that killed 68 people.

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Jakarta: Indonesia marked its 81st Independence Day on Monday with a blend of patriotic celebration and solemn remembrance as President Prabowo Subianto led the national ceremony at Merdeka Palace here.

According to Nam News Network, Prabowo read th…