Infections climb in South Korea as world fights virus SEOUL: South Korea reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections Saturday with more than 400 cases mostly linked to a church and a hospital, while the death toll in Iran climbed to six and a dozen towns in Italy effectively went into lockdowns as... Environment 23 Feb, 2020
Iranian commander's body in hometown, US denies quitting Iraq US, Iranian threats stoke fears of new conflict Tehran has long sought to drive US troops out of Iraq Iraqi parliament passed resolution seeking US withdrawal Iranian military commander promises "hard revenge" DUBAI/BAGHDAD: The body of... Women 07 Jan, 2020
Iran FM says US declined him a visa to attend UN meeting TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister says the US had declined to issue him a visa to attend United Nations meetings in New York amid the tensions sparked by an American drone strike killing a top Iranian general. Mohammad Javad Zarif made the comment... Women 07 Jan, 2020
Daughter of slain Iran general warns families of US troops TEHRAN: An Iranian general who replaced the leader killed by a US airstrike in Baghdad vowed in remarks aired Monday to take revenge as Tehran abandoned the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in response to the... Women 06 Jan, 2020
Trump doubles down on striking cultural sites in Iran WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the US military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned... Women 06 Jan, 2020
Cycle of revenge: What's next after killing of Iran general? JERUSALEM: The unprecedented killing of Iran's top general in a US airstrike in Iraq has sent shockwaves across the Middle East, with Iran and its allies vowing revenge amid fears of an all-out war. But while they have vast arsenals and are within... Women 04 Jan, 2020
Iran�s Gen Soleimani killed in airstrike at Baghdad airport BAGHDAD: An airstrike killed General Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its regional security apparatus, at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said, an attack... Women 03 Jan, 2020
Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire BAGRAM AIRFIELD: President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said he believed Taliban insurgents would agree to a ceasefire in America’s longest war. Trump’s visit was his first to... Women 29 Nov, 2019
Top US general says 500-600 American troops to stay in Syria WASHINGTON: The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says about 500 or 600 U.S. troops will remain in Syria to counter Islamic State fighters. President Donald Trump recently approved an expanded military mission to secure oil fields across eastern... Women 11 Nov, 2019
Syria�s Assad gets a prize with US withdrawal, Russia deal BEIRUT: Once again, Syrian President Bashar Assad has snapped up a prize from world powers that have been manoeuvring in his country’s multi-front wars. Without firing a shot, his forces are returning to towns and villages in northeastern Syria where... Women 24 Oct, 2019
Erdogan warns Kurdish fighters to pull out of Syrian region ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday up to 1,300 Syrian Kurdish fighters have yet to vacate a northeastern Syrian area invaded by Ankara, hours before a five-day cease-fire between Turkish troops and Syrian Kurdish fighters was... Women 22 Oct, 2019
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims KABUL: While President Donald Trump insists he's bringing home Americans from "endless wars" in the Mideast, his Pentagon chief says all US troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue operations against the... Women 21 Oct, 2019
