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2 years on, Iranian wushu athlete returns to Chengdu and wins at World Games 11 Aug 2025 - 01:00 am
Shahin Banitalebi of Iran greets the spectators after the men's Nanquan-Nangun final of Wushu event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)
BREAKING: Palestinian journalists Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Quraiqa killed in Israeli strike 10 Aug 2025 - 11:26 pm
Mohammed Quraiqa (L) and Anas Al-Sharif. Pic from social media.
Palestinian woman resorts to lentils for pet cats as starvation continues in Gaza 10 Aug 2025 - 10:14 pm
All pictures from majdi_fathi on Instagram.
Jordan to host tripartite meeting on support of Syria's reconstruction 10 Aug 2025 - 07:59 pm
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50,000-year-old pottery, stone tools discovered in Saudi Arabia 10 Aug 2025 - 07:54 pm
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Palestinians martyred, injured while waiting for aid in Gaza 10 Aug 2025 - 05:25 pm
Palestinians hustle around a humanitarian parcel dropped by a military aircraft in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP
Over 600 pilgrims hospitalised due to chlorine gas leak in Iraq 10 Aug 2025 - 03:15 pm
Pilgrims were hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station. Pic: Representational image
Four Palestinians killed while seeking aid in northern Gaza 09 Aug 2025 - 09:07 pm
Buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes surround makeshift shelters for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on August 8, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Six Lebanese soldiers killed, others injured in weapons depot explosion 09 Aug 2025 - 06:38 pm
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VIDEO: Türkiye battles wildfires as July recorded hottest in 55 years 09 Aug 2025 - 01:22 pm
This handout photograph taken and released on August 8, 2025 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows people working to extinguish wildfire in Canakkale, northwestern Türkiye in the Marmara region. Photo by HANDOUT / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP.
Renowned master of Persian miniatures passes away in US 09 Aug 2025 - 12:49 pm
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40,000 Palestinians perform Friday prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque 08 Aug 2025 - 08:14 pm
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Muslim World League strongly condemns Israeli plan to fully reoccupy Gaza 08 Aug 2025 - 08:00 pm
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WHO Chief urges immediate end to Gaza siege amid rising starvation and medical crisis 08 Aug 2025 - 07:42 pm
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO Chief urges immediate end to Gaza siege amid rising starvation and medical crisis 08 Aug 2025 - 03:19 pm
A Palestinian man reacts as firefighters battle a blaze inside a shop, following an Israeli strike that hit Gaza City's southern al-Zeitoun neighbourhood on August 8, 2025. Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP
30 injured as train derails in Iran's south: local media 08 Aug 2025 - 12:12 pm
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UAE, Russian presidents discuss regional, international issues 07 Aug 2025 - 11:26 pm
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Four new deaths in 24 hrs due to famine, malnutrition in Gaza 07 Aug 2025 - 09:31 pm
Hidaya, a 31-year-old Palestinian mother, carries her 18-month-old sick son who is also displaying signs of malnutrition, inside their tent at the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)