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The widening Houthi offensive is testing Saudi Arabia’s security calculations as the conflict edges closer to its most sensitive frontiers

Mecca on Red Alert: Saudi Arabia issues first-ever air threat warning as Shia militant group Houthis escalate attacks

Riyadh’s search for Israeli intelligence and Islamabad’s refusal to deploy forces to Yemen expose growing cracks in the regional security equation

Saudi turns to Israel for intelligence as Houthis escalate; Sunni NATO ally Pakistan refuses troops for Yemen war

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi addresses the media at Bhubaneswar airport after returning from his UAE visit on September 13, 2026.

Odisha secures Rs 2.43 lakh crore investment proposals during CM Majhi’s five-day UAE outreach programme

BRICS Summit 2026: Iran-UAE talks amid West Asia conflict; Reflects India’s diplomatic clout for regional peace

Weapons, ammunition and a claim-of-responsibility video reveal the Islamic terrorist group Hamas’s expanding operational reach across Europe

Hamas planned Berlin, Vienna terror attacks for October 7 anniversary; Germany charges 7 suspects over plot

PM Modi holds series of bilateral meetings;(From Left to Right): Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim, Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali and Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian

BRICS Summit: PM Modi flags maritime security, seafarers safety with Iran President; Holds series of bilateral talks

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West Asia Conflict: Iran eyes “exclusion zone” near Hormuz, US strikes oil tankers; War escalates as truce collapses

Iran’s deepening currency crisis is squeezing households as soaring prices erode wages, savings and access to basic necessities

Iran’s Rial crashes to record low as US sanctions bite; Iranians blame Islamic regime for deepening economic crisis

Jordanian journalist Abdullah Ibhais, who exposed Qatar’s Kafala system and was released in March 2025 after serving three years of a five-year sentence

Who Is Abdullah Ibhais? Qatar’s Kafala slavery whistleblower abducted ahead of US testimony on 2022 football world cup

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“Flee Quickly”: Iran’s IRGC threatens Israelis with Banu Qurayza’s fate, reviving a 7th-century tribal genocide

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Arab-Israeli former IDF soldier was training with ISIS, watched beheading videos; Planned to go to Syria

PM Modi held bilateral discussions with Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the SCO Summit

SCO Summit: PM Modi meets Iran President; Reaffirms regional stability & freedom of navigation for global security

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West Asia: 20,000+ Pakistanis deported; Gulf countries flag illegal entry, drug trafficking & national security threat

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey Targets India in Israel Row: Ankara casts New Delhi as part of a wider strategic challenge to its interests

UPI-powered PosTransfer opens a faster digital remittance route from Qatar to India

Qatar Post launches UPI remittance service, making money transfers to India faster and simpler

The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Türkiye defence pact faces an early test amid rising regional tensions and security challenges

Pakistan-Saudi Arabia-Turkiye Defence Pact: A shaky beginning and growing questions over its strategic credibility

West Asia: USS Lincoln crew faces mental health risks & resource deficit; Signals US pressure to sustain operation

Ousted President of Syria Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death

Syria: Ousted President Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity; Will verdict aid extradition from Russia?

Did Trump Board Catering Truck in Turkey? White House conceals truth to escape Iran’s assassination threat

West Asia Conflict: Hormuz reopening hits deadlock as Iran adds conditions; US demands deal with Oman as prerequisite