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See - Sada Elbalad
25-05-2025
- Business
- See - Sada Elbalad
Container Ship Carrying "Hazardous Cargo" Sinks off Indian coast
Taarek Refaat Indian authorities announced on Sunday that a Liberian-flagged container ship sank off the coast of Kerala, southern India, while carrying a cargo of hazardous materials. The Indian Ministry of Defense confirmed in a statement that all 24 crew members, including Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Filipino nationals, had been rescued. The 184-meter-long MSC ELSA 3 had sailed from Vizhinjam Port to Kochi Port before sending out a distress call on Saturday. Indian Navy aircraft immediately spotted lifebuoys at the site, where the ship was listing about 70 kilometers from Kochi. The statement explained that the ship was carrying 640 containers, including 13 containers containing dangerous goods and 12 containers containing calcium carbide, which is used in the fertilizer and steel industries. The statement also indicated that the ship was carrying approximately 370 tons of fuel and oil, but no oil spill has been recorded so far. The Ministry of Defense did not disclose the nature of the other hazardous materials on board, while the potential environmental impact of the sinking is being assessed. read more CBE: Deposits in Local Currency Hit EGP 5.25 Trillion Morocco Plans to Spend $1 Billion to Mitigate Drought Effect Gov't Approves Final Version of State Ownership Policy Document Egypt's Economy Expected to Grow 5% by the end of 2022/23- Minister Qatar Agrees to Supply Germany with LNG for 15 Years Business Oil Prices Descend amid Anticipation of Additional US Strategic Petroleum Reserves Business Suez Canal Records $704 Million, Historically Highest Monthly Revenue Business Egypt's Stock Exchange Earns EGP 4.9 Billion on Tuesday Business Wheat delivery season commences on April 15 News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies
Epoch Times
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Pakistan Launches Retaliatory Strikes Amid Rising Tensions With India
Pakistan said on May 10 that it had launched strikes against Indian military installations in response to India to allegedly targeting three of its own military bases. The Pakistan armed forces said that its operation included the BrahMos missile storage site in Beas and airbases in Udhampur and Pathankot, Pakistan's foreign minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, told local television that if India stops here, then 'we will consider to stop here'. The Indian military said regarding Pakistan's military attacks on Saturday that 'all hostile actions have been effectively countered and responded to appropriately'. Prior to the retaliatory strike, Pakistan military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry The Indian Ministry of Defense has not publicly commented on the alleged strikes, but Related Stories 5/9/2025 5/8/2025 Some of the drones were suspected to be armed. The ministry stated that some people were injured when an armed drone targeted a civilian area in Ferozpur on May 10. The ministry accused Pakistan of violating India's sovereignty and putting civilian lives in danger by escalating tensions along the western front through drone incursions and the use of munitions. Multiple hostile drones were detected flying over Amritsar in the Indian state of Punjab at 5 a.m. local time on May 10, which were intercepted and neutralized by Indian air defense systems, it Pakistan military officials on May 10 Fears that the countries' nuclear arsenals might come into play spiked when the Pakistan military said a top military and civil body overseeing its nuclear weapons would meet, but the defence minister later said no such meeting was scheduled. Tensions between the two nations have escalated since an April 22 terrorist attack in the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir, a Himalayan region bordering Pakistan, India, and China, where three gunmen killed 26 people, most of whom were male Hindu tourists. India has accused Pakistan of involvement, but Pakistan rejected this claim. A group called the Kashmir Resistance later claimed responsibility, which India said was an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terrorist group that has in the past attacked the Indian military and police in Indian-administered Kashmir. On May 7, India Pakistan said that at least 31 of its civilians were killed and nearly 50 others were wounded in the strikes, and the Pakistani prime minister Travel Warning The United States has issued a U.S. citizens living in Pakistan were urged to leave areas of conflict or shelter in place if they are unable to leave the areas safely. 'We are aware of reports of military strikes by India into Pakistan. This remains an evolving situation, and we are closely monitoring developments,' the U.S. embassy said in a Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region, has been at the center of hostilities over which New Delhi and Islamabad have fought two of their three wars. India administers the majority of Kashmir, but Pakistan administers the northern and western areas, and China controls territory in the east, some of which was ceded by Pakistan. Reuters and Chris Summers contributed to this report.
08-05-2025
- Politics
India says it intercepted 'drones and missiles' fired by Pakistan
India claimed on Thursday morning to have intercepted "drones and missiles" fired by Pakistan at a several military targets throughout northern and western India, saying the overnight attack amounted to a bid by Pakistan to "escalate" the conflict between the two countries. India also said it targeted Pakistani sites, including a Pakistani air defense system at Lahore, which it said it destroyed. "Today morning Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan," the Indian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. "Indian response has been in the same domain with same intensity as Pakistan." India on Tuesday and Wednesday launched aerial attacks on Pakistan, about two weeks after a deadly terror attack in the disputed Kashmir region. India blamed Pakistan for that militant attack, the Pahalgam incident, which left 26 people dead in Indian-held Kashmir. Pakistan denied involvement. At least 16 people have been killed in India, the defense ministry said on Thursday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had convened on Thursday a meeting of his secretaries to discuss 'national preparedness,' a high-level defense discussion that came as his Pakistani counterpart declared that Pakistan had 'once again proven its superiority over its enemy.' The Pakistani prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, on Thursday praised the actions of his country's military over the last few days. "I salute the heads of all three armed forces and every brave soldier," Sharif said, according to his office. "The 240 million people of Pakistan are proud of their armed forces."
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
US issues travel warning for Jammu and Kashmir after Operation Sindoor
The United States has issued a security alert advising its citizens against travel to Jammu and Kashmir following India's launch of Operation Sindoor , a military offensive targeting terror sites in Pakistan and alert, published by the US Embassy in India, referenced the ministry of defense's confirmation of the strikes: "The Indian Ministry of Defense confirmed launching Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025. As advised in the India Travel Advisory, U.S. citizens should avoid travel to the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As stated in the April 23, 2025 Security Alert, U.S. government personnel are prohibited from traveling to Jammu and Kashmir. ' The alert also noted possible flight disruptions across Sindoor, launched shortly after midnight on May 7, saw Indian forces strike nine targets in Pakistan and Punjab province. The strikes came in retaliation for a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which left 26 people dead. Pakistan's military confirmed the attacks, saying that 31 people had been killed and 57 response, Pakistan conducted heavy artillery shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), killing at least 13 civilians, including four children, and a soldier. Several homes were damaged in forward villages, sparking panic among Indian Army has also responded proportionately to what officials described as 'unprovoked' firing in areas along Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri and Akhnoor.
Arab News
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Saudi, Indian militaries complete first army-to-army talks
NEW DELHI: The first army-to-army talks between the Indian Army and the Royal Saudi Land Forces have resulted in an annual defense cooperation plan that includes joint drills, expert exchanges, and operational logistics, India's military said on Friday. The talks took place in New Delhi on April 23-24. 'Discussions focused on the annual defense cooperation plan, covering joint exercise Sada Tanseeq, training, military education, domain expert exchanges and engagements in areas of mutual interest,' the public information arm of the Indian Ministry of Defense said on X. 'Both sides also explored avenues of collaboration in operational logistics, battlefield management systems & niche technologies to enhance interoperability and capability development,' it said. The Sada Tanseeq exercise, the first edition of which took place in Rajasthan in January and February, aims to enhance interoperability and joint operational capabilities between the two nations' land forces, particularly in semi-desert terrain. The exercise involved 90 troops from both sides focusing on training for operations under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which pertains to actions regarding threats to peace, breaches of peace and acts of aggression. The talks in Delhi followed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia and meetings with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman earlier this week. During the visit the two sides expanded the Saudi-Indian Strategic Partnership Council to include a ministerial committee for defense cooperation and agreed to enhance defense industry collaboration. 'It is significant that the first army-to army staff level talks were held immediately after the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the crown prince, who decided to form a ministerial-level defense cooperation committee to give a push to already deepening defense and strategic relations between India and Saudi Arabia,' defense and strategic affairs expert Ranjit Kumar told Arab News. 'The two countries have already conducted joint army exercises in 2021 and 2023. Later, the navies of the two nations have also organized two rounds of joint naval exercises. These are indicative of growing proximity between the Indian and Saudi defense forces, which may lead to new strategic equations in the region.'
