Riyadh: US Secretary for Defence Mark Esper appealed saying, ‘The Iranian activities in the Middle East are becoming a threat to Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region. With due recognition to the threat, NATO should take responsibility for the security of Saudi and other Middle Eastern nations, from the Iranian threat.’ Esper made […]
Istanbul: – Turkish President Erdogan warned ‘If the Kurds do not withdraw from the regions near the Turkish borders, their heads will be crushed. The Kurds have accepted the condition laid down by Turkey for the five-day ceasefire and are making preparations to retreat to 30 kilometres, from the Turkish border. The Kurds are accusing Turkey of […]
Tokyo: Yoshihide Suga, the Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, announced ‘Maintaining peace and stability in the Persian Gulf is important for peace and stability on the international level. For this peace and stability in the Gulf, Japan will despatch its destroyer to the Gulf.’ Suga informed that a Japanese destroyer and a surveillance aircraft would […]
Tal Tamir/Beirut: 14 people have been killed in the Turkish airstrikes carried out in the last 30 hours after agreeing the ceasefire proposed by the United States. The Kurds alleged that Turkey has violated the ceasefire and it has also refused to withdraw the military cordon around the Kurdish locations. It is also reported that the Turkey-affiliated armed Syrian groups […]
Kabul: 66 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a serial blast at a Mosque in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan on Friday. President Ashraf Ghani expressed intense annoyance over the bombings and has warned of strong retaliation. The terror attacks have increased in Afghanistan over the last few months, and the United Nations […]
Cairo/Aden: Since the last few days, Houthi rebels have been launching dreadful attacks on the border regions of Saudi Arabia. However, Saudi and Arab allies have killed 11 Houthi rebels in a retaliatory strike. Also, a new conflict between Saudi and Houthi rebels has ignited to assert control over the strategically important ‘Aden’ located in […]
Manila: During the Philippines visit, Indian President Ramnath Kovind extended bilateral talks with the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. At the time, the two nations signed mutual agreements covering maritime domain, security, tourism, science, technology, and culture. ‘Both India and the Philippines have been victims of terrorism. For decades, India was targeted with cross-border […]
Ceylanpınar: It is evident that the alignment of the Syrian Kurds, the Syrian government and Russia, against the background of the US military withdrawal and the Turkish attacks on the Kurds, has significant strategic importance. A Syrian Kurdish commander informed while talking to a local news agency ‘US President Donald Trump supports Syrian Kurds, Assad […]
Tehran: Iranian naval chief Admiral Alireza Tangsiri issued a stern warning saying, “Israel should keep away from the naval front opened by the United States against Iran in the Persian Gulf. Israel should keep away from the Persian Gulf itself. If Israel joins the US front, war will be sparked in the Persian Gulf.” Also, […]
Riyadh: Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked on a visit to the Middle East, given the developments of the additional US military deployment in Saudi Arabia as also the US military withdrawal from northern Syria. On Monday, President Putin visited Saudi Arabia. Both the countries informed that they discussed on Yemen, Syria, cooperation on oil and […]