Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from West Asia

Kerala blasts | A mild-mannered person for his neighbours, suspect offered Spoken English classes near his rented house in Kochi for three years

Kochi house tenant Martin Dominic surrenders after kalamassery blasts kill 3, injure 50. His landlord remembers him as mild-mannered, soft-spoken, with few visitors. He had recently returned from West Asia and was offering English classes. He was carrying a barbecue grill a few days ago, raising suspicions of IED assembly.

The Hindu

PM Modi discusses security situation in West Asia with Egyptian President

In a separate statement issued on Sunday morning, Ministry of External Affairs said PM Modi & Egyptian President El-Sisi discussed the ongoing conflict “and its implications for the region and the world.”

The Hindu

Civilian casualties in ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict matter of serious, continuing concern: India tells UN Security Council

The remarks by India’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the UN, Ambassador R. Ravindra, came on Tuesday at the Security Council meeting on the situation in West Asia.

The Hindu

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Why India’s MEA still hasn’t issued an official statement on Israel-Palestine

Operation Al Aqsa Flood by Hamas has not just shaken up Israel but the entire world. It’s swept the pieces from the chessboard on which the world’s strategic thinkers and foreign police shapers dream up global moves. All bets are off. Hamas has started a new game altogether. Perhaps that…

Newslaundry

IUML reiterates support for Palestine

The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) reiterated here on Tuesday that Israel’s occupation of Palestine was the root cause of the tensions in West Asia.

The Hindu

India and the great power contest in West Asia

The ‘Middle East Corridor’ opens another economic channel and India’s overall policy towards the West Asia region should stay anchored in this idea of multi-engagement

The Hindu

The implications of the expansion of BRICS

With its proposed expansion, BRICS could mark a turning point in modern history

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Dubai KMCC alleges exploitation of Keralites by airlines

Dubai KMCC calls on Kerala govt. to start 'Air Kerala' airways to end airline companies' exploitation of expatriate Indians travelling to Kerala. KMCC highlights unreasonable ticket hikes, difference in airfares from Kochi/Kozhikode to West Asia compared to other cities, and lack of hospitality in Air India Express flights. KMCC offers…

The Hindu

Kerala-West Asia remains an expensive air route for expats post Onam

Kerala passengers pay more for West Asia flights than those from other cities. Airlines follow demand-based pricing system, with fares twice/thrice higher a week before/after. Average fare from Kerala: ₹40,000-75,000; from Mumbai: ₹13,000-25,000. Airfares to Kerala from West Asia: ₹9,000-15,000. MoCA says no proposal to alter existing regulatory framework on…

The Hindu

Kerala tour group members vanish in Israel, illegal immigration racket suspected

A recent Holy Land tour conducted by a travel agency from here last week has brought to light a racket involved in illegal migration to Israel. As many as seven persons of a 38-member group from Kerala that went into Israel under the supervision of Green Oasis Tours and Travels…

The Hindu

Sobriety after the euphoria of the U.S. state visit

India’s potential should be marshalled to act as a bridge between conflicting parties in the Indo-Pacific, in West Asia and in Europe

The Hindu

In new ‘Quad’ meet with U.S, Saudi and UAE, Doval discusses infrastructure initiatives in Gulf

In what is being billed as another important “Quad” in West Asia, Saudi Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad Bin Salman (MbS) hosted a special meeting of the National Security Advisers (NSAs) of India, the U.S. and the UAE, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Hindu

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind moves Supreme Court to stop release of The Kerala Story

The Jamiat petition said the organisation had directly approached the Supreme Court as the movie was scheduled for release in four languages — Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu — and would have an adverse impact across the country

The Hindu

Why Abe's new Asian order is now emerging

By building up the notion of the Indo-Pacific as a critical region, Shinzo Abe, the late Japanese prime minister, created a strategic framework that presaged the geopolitical and economic integration now taking place across Asia and parts of Africa. As South Asian and Middle Eastern countries merge into West Asia,…

Bangkok Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oriental Institute takes a new name to reflect changing times

University of Chicago museum becomes the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa.

The Times of India

Partial Solar Eclipse on October 25: Surya Grahan date, time, visibility in India and all you need to know

A partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, October 25. The eclipse will be visible in several regions across the world, including Europe, Northeast Africa, West Asia, and South Asia. India will witness the eclipse late in the afternoon.

The Hindu

GST implementation, rising costs slowly pushing weavers of Varanasi out of business

Several handloom workers are giving up their traditional skills and migrating to Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkata to switch to better-paying options. Others with professional degrees have moved to West Asia for a better future

The Hindu

Expats helped boost Kerala’s economy: NORKA officer

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Sri Lankans chase for jobs in West Asia hurts NRIs

1.56 lakh Sri Lankans have left country in search of pastures green

The Hindu

The message for Biden — West Asia has moved on

The U.S. President’s visit could serve his domestic interests to some extent, but it has made no difference to the region

The Hindu

The U.S.’s search for a new role in West Asia

Realpolitik may have trumped the Biden administration’s rather vocal positions on principles in the region

The Hindu

Russia defaults on LNG supplies to India

GAIL is now scouting for alternatives including tying up supplies from other sources in the U.S. and West Asia

The Hindu

Biden in West Asia

Neither the Palestine question nor the Iran deal appear to be the U.S.’s priorities

The Hindu

The shadow war between Israel and Iran

Tel Aviv was once ready to supply nuclear missiles to Tehran, but its objective today is to stop Iran’s nuclear capability

The Hindu

Vicious domestic politics, foreign policy shocks

The ready set of templates India has used to push back the West has been blunted in the West Asian backlash

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

Syed Sadikali Shihab Thangal

15 stories

Martin VD

11 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Atomic Energy Agency

University of Chicago

156 stories

Air India Express

93 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.