Ismaili Muslims leader Aga Khan dies
The Aga Khan, imam of the Ismaili Muslims and head of a major development aid network, has died in Lisbon at the age of 88, his foundation announced on Wednesday.
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JL leaders Samrat, Arman indicted in narcotics case
A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against former president of Dhaka City South Juba League Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat and his associate and fellow party leader Enamul Haque Arman in a narcotics case filed with the city鈥檚 Ramna police station...
Israel鈥檚 assassination campaign
IN RECENT times, Israel鈥檚 geopolitical calculus has taken even more aggressive steps and strategies, executing the high-profile assassinations of Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah鈥檚 Hassan Nasrallah. These killings are part of a broader strategy rooted in Israel鈥檚 longstanding policy of targeted assassinations 鈥� once covert but...
Thou shalt not commit genocide
THERE is only one way to end the ongoing genocide in Gaza. It is not through bilateral negotiations. Israel has amply demonstrated, including with the assassination of the lead Hamas negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, that it has no interest in a permanent ceasefire...
Haniyeh killing a costly 鈥榮trategic mistake鈥� by Israel: Iran
Israel committed a costly 鈥榮trategic mistake鈥� with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Iran鈥檚 acting foreign minister told AFP in an interview on Thursday...
Meta apologises over removal of Malaysia PM posts
Tech giant Meta apologised Tuesday for removing social media posts by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim about the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Senior Russian official in Tehran to deepen security ties
Russia鈥檚 national Security Council secretary on Monday arrived for a visit to Tehran, news agencies reported, amid fears of a wider war in the region following last week鈥檚 killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran...
War clouds in ME
WITH the targeted assassination of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on July 30 and a Hezbollah commander in Beirut a day before, the Middle East is once again overcast by the dark clouds of a possible war. Israeli officials are gloating that the head of Hamas, which had carried out the October 7, 2023, strike on Israel, has been killed...
Talks must go beyond hostage negotiations
AS THE war on Gaza rages unabated, European diplomats must step up and use their experience of multiparty diplomacy. The truth is perhaps an uncomfortable one for many: that a genuinely workable solution to this conflict requires an inclusive approach 鈥� one that recognises Hamas鈥檚 role in Palestinian sovereignty...
Thousands bid farewell as Hamas chief laid to rest
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that has heightened regional tensions as the...
Huthi rebels vow military response to Israel escalation
The leader of Yemen鈥檚 Iran-backed Huthi rebels vowed a 鈥榤ilitary response鈥� Thursday to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in an attack blamed...
The murder of Ismail Haniyeh
THE 62鈥搚ear-old chairman of Hamas鈥檚 Politburo, murdered during an official visit to Iran, was the organization鈥檚 chief negotiator in talks intended to produce a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages Hamas holds and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel鈥檚 jails...
Calls for revenge at Iran funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh
Iran held a funeral ceremony on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike blamed on...
US 鈥榥ot aware of or involved in鈥� Haniyeh killing: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was 鈥榥ot aware of or involved in鈥� the killing of Hamas鈥檚 political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran...
Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies
Acclaimed Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare -- an eternal bridesmaid for a Nobel literature prize -- died of a heart attack on Monday, his editor and a Tirana hospital told AFP....
Israel kills local Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon strike
An Israeli strike on Tuesday killed a local Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon, the Israeli army said, with the Iran-backed group saying three of its members were killed and launching rockets in retaliation.....