New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Tuesday urged the international community not to surrender to terrorism. He was speaking ahead of the 50th anniversary of ‘Operation Entebbe’, the Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. “We see that there is a constant attempt to abuse international norms and to harm the innocent in order to achieve, in a deceitful and malign way, political goals… And, I think it’s a goal, both of India, Israel and the rest of the…
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Tehran, June 29 (IANS) Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that frozen Iranian assets worth 6 billion US dollars currently held in Qatar will be released and returned to the country, according to the official news agency IRNA.He made the remarks during a meeting with a senior cleric in the central province of Qom, while elaborating on the achievements of a recently signed peace Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States, Xinhua news agency reported.Pezeshk…
Jerusalem, June 29 (IANS) The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) said Monday that it has struck three Hezbollah command centres in southern Lebanon in response to Hezbollah violations of the ceasefire agreement.It also said that Israeli forces struck and dismantled a launcher used by Hezbollah.In an earlier statement, the IDF said it had destroyed an underground Hezbollah tunnel in southwestern Lebanon, Xinhua news agency reported.The tunnel, more than 200 metres long and 25 metres deep, contained hund…
Beirut, June 28 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged that the Lebanese state would assume its responsibilities in implementing the US-brokered framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel during a phone call with US President Donald Trump late Saturday, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.Aoun also expressed hope that the United States would help prevent violations of the agreement and ensure that all commitments reached under the deal are fulfilled, particularly by …
Jerusalem, June 27 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Saturday that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have instructed the Israeli military to prepare for an extended stay in the “security zone” in southern Lebanon, signalling a prolonged military presence despite international calls for withdrawal. In a video statement released by his office, Katz said the army “will continue to station forces in the security zone in southern Lebanon, including the Shqeif area, and w…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Seven opinion pieces in two years. Three focused on Gaza and Iran. Sonia Gandhi’s repeated focus on West Asia has triggered a fresh political debate over her priorities and the intent behind her criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. In her latest op-ed, the Congress leader accuses the Centre of maintaining “silence” on Gaza and claims India is drifting away from its traditional foreign policy.However, government sources reject the charge, pointing to…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) hit out at senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Saturday after she attacked the Modi government over its position on the Gaza conflict, maintaining that India takes into account all countries and focuses on “world peace”.In an opinion article, Gandhi alleged that the BJP-led Centre’s “stony silence” and “inaction” are not just morally reprehensible but also inexplicable from a national interest perspective….
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack at Modi government over its position on the Gaza conflict, alleging that its “stony silence” and “inaction” are not just morally reprehensible but also inexplicable from a national interest perspective. In an opinion article published in The Indian Express, Gandhi argued that India’s present approach has distanced the country from its long-standing foreign policy tr…
Beirut, June 27 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement signed earlier in the day in Washington marked the beginning of the path toward restoring Lebanon’s full sovereignty, vowing to continue working until the process is completed. In a statement issued by the Lebanese Presidency on Friday (local time), Aoun said the agreement represents the first step toward enabling displaced Lebanese to return to their land, stressing that Lebanon would no longe…
United Nations, June 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that the Strait of Hormuz could return to its status quo ante, said his spokesperson. Asked at a daily briefing on Friday (local time) where Guterres hopes that the Strait of Hormuz will return to how it was before the US-Israel conflict against Iran began, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson, said: “I think we have to remain determined.The Strait of Hormuz, prior to the opening of this conflict, actually worked, right? S…