Israel strikes Syria as news reader ducks for cover live on air before US wades in

A news reader ducked for cover live on air as Israel launched strikes into neighbouring Syria with the US wading into the latest escalation in the Middle East. Israel intensified its airstrikes in Syria, striking targets near the presidential...

Israel says it is acting with ‘sound judgment’ in Syria

Israel’s army chief said on Wednesday that it is acting with “sound judgement” in Syria. Earlier, Israeli air strikes targeted governmental buildings, including the army headquarters in the capital, Damascus, and other parts of the country. “The...

Damascus hit by Israel airstrikes amid fighting in south of Syria

Syria appeals to UN council Soldiers inspect the damaged Syrian Defense Ministry building allegedly hit by several Israeli airstrikes, in Damascus, Syria. Photo: AP Khalil Ashawi and Steven Scheer ©Reuters Today at 06:30 Israel launched powerful...

16th July: NATO’s Sanctions Threat, India’s Drone Defence and Iran’s Nuclear Deal

On News At 7 this 16th of July, Jamshed Qamar Siddiqui brings to you the day’s most crucial headlines. NATO Chief, Mark Rutte has warned India, China and Brazil of 100% secondary sanctions if they continue trade with Russia, escalating global...

Turkey says ceasefire in Syria may take place within hours

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that a ceasefire could take hold in Syria within the next three to four hours, as Israeli military strikes continue to target Syrian government forces in Sweida and Damascus. “By working...

From The Past Pages Of Dawn: 1975: Fifty Years Ago: Israel’s UN expulsion

JEDDAH: The Sixth Conference of Islamic Foreign Ministers, described as a new phase in Islamic solidarity, covered all the issues of concern to the Muslim world and called for the expulsion of Israel from the United Nations. The conference...

Hague Group bans transfer of weapons to Israel

MEXICO CITY, July 17. /TASS/. The Hague Group member countries have agreed not to transfer weapons and military equipment to Israel and ban Israeli ships that may be carrying weapons from calling at their ports, according to the statement of the...

Israel strikes Syrian military targets as Druze-Bedouin violence escalates

Tel Aviv [Israel], July 16 (ANI): Israeli aircraft have struck Syrian military targets in southern Syria as ethnic violence escalates between the Syrian Druze and Bedouins, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said, as reported by the Press Service of...

Bad news for Iran as Israel develops the Arrow 4 air defense system, it can intercept ballistic missiles from..., capable of destroying...

Home News Bad news for Iran as Israel develops the Arrow 4 air defense system, it can intercept ballistic missiles from…, capable of destroying… The Arrow-4 system has been developed based on the "shoot-look-shoot" operational theory, according to...

USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Spotted in Waters Near Iran

Following a nearly three-and-a-half-year-long deployment extension, the USS Carl Vinson has finally departed the Middle East and is now transiting the Indian Ocean. Since the Houthis began launching attacks in the Red Sea, the US Navy’s presence...

Defense Ministry chief pushing for Israel Aerospace TASE IPO

Since becoming Ministry of Defense director general in March, Amir Baram has led a substantial change in the pace of progress and plans for the initial public offering (IPO) on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) of Israel Aerospace Industries...

Iran Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker In Sea Of Oman

It remains important for energy traders to closely monitor the Strait of Hormuz and other key critical maritime chokepoints in the region (recall Red Sea events last week, given persistent geopolitical tensions involving Iran and Israel. Tehran...

Israel Conducts Massive Strikes On Damascus After Sharaa Regime's Sectarian Attacks

"The heavy blows have started" Israel's defense minister Israel Katz has posted to X above a video (below) showing a Syrian news presenter abruptly taking shelter after a massive explosion in central Damascus. The rare daytime aerial attack by...

Israel Strikes Hezbollah's 'Radwan Force' Deep Inside Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Tuesday, targeting Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in what Israeli officials described as an effort to disrupt the group’s attempts to rebuild its military capabilities....

Anti-Israel activists pressure Microsoft, Google and Amazon to boycott Israel

Leading tech companies – including Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Meta, and Amazon – are facing growing pressure to boycott Israel over accusations of the alleged misuse of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies in the ongoing Gaza war. Some...

Pakistan-Afghanistan Trade Grows Amid Security Challenges

In an encouraging development, bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Afghanistan reached nearly $1 billion in the first half of 2025, according to a report from the Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The growth was driven by strong...

‘Ultimate dinner party guests’: Dispersed communities attending feast in ancient Iran gifted boars sourced from distant lands

Funder: This study was funded by the New Researcher Grant (Griffith University Arts, Education, and Law Group), the Early Career Researcher Grant Development Award (Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research and the Australian Research...

Israel launches airstrikes in Damascus, vowing to protect Druze

Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday (local time), blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded...

Indian Embassy Issues Travel Advisory Amid Rising Iran-Israel Tensions

'A misunderstanding, heading toward real de-escalation': Rubio says all parties agreed on 'specific steps' to ease Israel-Syria conflic

In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Washington and other involved parties have agreed on “specific steps” aimed at ending tensions between Israel and Syria “tonight,” signalling yet another...