Vienna: – It was decided in the meeting of OPEC, the organisation of oil-producing countries, that the oil production should be maintained at the current levels. But Saudi created a sensation with an announcement that it will be cutting down its oil production by 1 million barrels. This Saudi decision comes as a jolt to […]
Tel Aviv: Israel has busted a plot of hackers, who were planning to launch cyber attacks on big companies worldwide, including Israeli companies and demand billions of dollars in ransom. An Israeli news agency has alleged that the masterminds of the multi-billion-dollar hacking plot, are based in China. Two leading Israeli cyber security companies, have […]
Washington: The US intelligence and investigation agencies have asserted that Russia was behind the cyberattacks on US government’s critical computer networks. In the cyberattacks exposed last month, computer systems of the Commerce, Energy and Trade departments along with the Nuclear Weapons Network, were found to have been targeted. US Secretary of State had openly confessed […]
Seoul: A reaction has emerged from South Korea after the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) seized its tanker in the Persian Gulf. The South Korean defence ministry announced sending an anti-piracy unit to the Persian Gulf. However, reports revealed that the unit included a South Korean destroyer and soldiers from the board’s special forces. On Monday, the IRGC […]
Jerusalem: – The Greek government has approved the defence cooperation agreement, worth $1.68 billion, with Israel. The Israel defence department gave this information. Israel Defence Minister Beni Gantz said that this agreement is a part of the long-term security partnership between Israel and Greece and is important from the point of view of stability in […]
Taipei: The tension between China and Taiwan has peaked, for the first time since the decade of 1990 and Chinese airplanes have intruded a whopping 380 times, into the Taiwanese airspace, in the last year. Last week, there had been intrusion attempts even in the buffer zone between the two countries and the Taiwanese Defence […]
Al-Ula: Saudi, that had politically and economically blocked Qatar, since June 2017, has decided to make a truce with Qatar. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, was invited for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting, held in the Saudi. Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman surprised everyone by being present at the airport […]
Tehran: General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh the Chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards threatened ‘If foolishness is committed of launching an attack on Iran, Supreme religious leader Ayatollah Khamenei has ordered to devastate the Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv.’ Iran has equipped the Palestinians from Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, with […]
Washington: A bill, demanding the withdrawal of the special status of Non-NATO Ally, awarded to Pakistan, has been presented in the US Congress. Republican Party Congressman, Andy Biggs, introduced this bill, which could be a major jolt for Pakistan. If this bill is passed and becomes a law, all the military assistance received by Pakistan […]
Dubai: Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized a South Korean ship from the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. It is claimed that Iranian action comes against the background of the trade dispute with South Korea. The South Korean ship, Hankuk Chemi, which left from the Al-Jubail port in Saudi Arabia, was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. […]