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Yemen govt orders armed forces to raise combat readiness
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government has ordered its armed forces to raise combat readiness for the major changes in the war-torn Arab country in the upcoming days. The government on Monday also ordered…
- Middle East
Newly-elected Iraqi Prez calls for quick formation of new govt
Baghdad: Iraq’s newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid has assumed office and expressed hope for a quick formation of the new government. “We keep in mind what the Iraqi people are waiting for…
- Middle East
Hamas vows to reach prisoners’ swap deal with Israel
Gaza: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has vowed to reach a prisoners’ swap deal with Israel to release the Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails. Hamas’s pledge was made during a rally…
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US forces steal 92 tankers of oil, wheat from Syria to Iraq
Damascus: The US forces smuggled 92 tankers and trucks of stolen Syrian oil and wheat from northeastern Syria to US bases in neighbouring Iraq, local state media reported. The oil tankers and…
- Middle East
Turkish prosecutors launch probe into mine blast in Turkey
Ankara: Five prosecutors were appointed to investigate an underground coal mine explosion that killed 41 workers in northern Turkey, the country’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said. “I would like to express clearly…
- Middle East
Palestinian dies from wounds after clashes with Israeli soldiers
Ramallah: A Palestinian man succumbed to the wounds sustained from Israeli soldiers’ gunfire in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, near the West Bank city of Salfit, Palestinian medics said. The Palestinian…
- Middle East
Iran opposes deployment of foreign forces to Caucasus region: FM
Tehran: Iran is opposed to the deployment of foreign forces to the Caucasus region, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website reported. Iran supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries, including Azerbaijan…
- Middle East
Iran starts refining its oil in Venezuela: Minister
Tehran: Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji has said that Iran has started refining its crude oil in Venezuela, state media affiliated to his Ministry reported. Iran had started processing nearly 100,000 barrels…
- Middle East
Infamous Evin prison in Tehran on fire: Gun shots and sirens heard
Tehran: A fire has broken out at Iran’s notorious Evin prison, the primary site for detaining political prisoners. Social media footage posted online shows flames and smoke billowing from the area. “The…
- Middle East
Palestinian killed in fire exchange with Israeli soldiers in West Bank: Sources
Ramallah A Palestinian gunman was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. The incident took place on…
- Middle East
Turkey, Qatar reach agreements to promote bilateral ties
Istanbul: Turkey and Qatar signed 11 new agreements during the eighth meeting of their Supreme Strategic Committee in Istanbul, state-run news agency reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting Qatari Emir…
- Middle East
Iran’s top leader says unipolar world order ‘not accepted’
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the unipolar world order is not accepted, Iran’s state media reported. “Nations have been awakened” and they do not accept the unipolar…
- Middle East
Palestinians stage commercial strike in solidarity with Jerusalem refugee camp
Ramallah: Palestinians staged a commercial strike in several West Bank towns and cities in solidarity with the Shufat refugee camp in East Jerusalem. Most shops, universities, and schools in Ramallah, Nablus, Hebron,…
- Middle East
UAE-India joint investment task force reviews key areas of cooperation
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday co-chaired the 10th meeting of the UAE-India joint task force on investments in Mumbai, along with Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of…
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Turkish intelligence nabs senior PKK member in Iraq
Ankara: Turkey’s intelligence agency on Monday caught a senior member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Sinjar region of northern Iraq. The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) arrested Cekdar Kaya,…
