Abu Dhabi: US National Security Advisor John Bolton accused Iran Wednesday of “almost certainly” being behind sabotage attacks on oil tankers off the UAE coast this month, as he visited Abu Dhabi amid soaring tensions between Washington and Tehran. The accusation, which follows a US military buildup in the Gulf, came on the eve of emergency […]
Senior Afghan Taliban officials including the group’s top political advisor met with Afghan political figures in Moscow on Tuesday, saying they were committed to peace in Afghanistan — even as US-led talks appear to have stalled. In a message the Taliban have not altered since talks with the US started last autumn, Taliban co-founder and […]
Beirut: At least 21 civilians were killed on Tuesday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of the last jihadist stronghold in the country’s northwest, a monitor said. Nine children were among the 21 killed in government fire on several towns in Idlib province and the countryside of neighbouring Aleppo, said the Syrian Observatory for Human […]
Ariha (Syria): At least 17 civilians were killed on Monday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of Idlib province, the last jihadist stronghold in the country’s northwest, a monitor said. Idlib and parts of the neighboring provinces of Aleppo, Hama, and Latakia are under the control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a jihadist group led by […]
Kabul: A roadside bombing claimed by the Taliban killed 10 Afghan soldiers in the country’s west while insurgent attacks on security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed four policemen, local officials said Monday. The soldiers were driving back to base after picking up their salaries in the country’s western Farah province. They were traveling in a […]
Paris: French law enforcement bodies have detained the second person in connection with the investigation into the blast, which left 13 people injured in the French city of Lyon on Friday, Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb said on Monday. “The second person has been detained,” Collomb said, as aired by the BFMTV broadcaster. The mayor did […]
Srinagar: The United States is not looking to overthrow Iran’s government, President Donald Trump said on Monday, as tensions between the two countries flared with Washington deploying troops to the region, Sputnik News reported. “I know so many people from Iran, these are great people. It [Iran] has a chance to be a great country, with the same leadership. We are not looking for regime […]
Doha: Three Arab leaders have confirmed their plans to take part in the emergency summits called by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for May 30 in light of rising tensions around Iran, media reported on Sunday. Among those who have announced their plans to join the high-level meetings are Egyptian President Abdel Fattah […]
Tehran: Amid disentangled deal with world powers and intensified tensions with the United States, Iran’s president has suggested that Islamic Republic could hold a referendum over the country’s nuclear program, Iranian media reported on Sunday. Rouhani said he had previously suggested a referendum to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2004, when he was a […]
Moscow: The death toll on the Mount Everest, the Earth’s highest mountain located in the Himalayas, has reached 10 people this season, following the death of a climber from the United Kingdom, local media reported. “The season witnessed 10 deaths on Mt Everest, four on Mt Makalu and three deaths on Mt Kanchenjunga as well […]
