Beirut: The peaceful protests in Lebanon, going on for the last two months, turned violent on Monday night. A hundred and thirty people were injured in action taken by the Lebanese security agencies, using rubber bullets and tear gas. Fifteen people are said to be in critical condition. Infuriated by the actions of the security […]
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned ‘The Iranian government strengthened because of the economic cooperation from the European countries, is oppressing its people. The European countries are also responsible for the atrocities against the Iranian people. This is the right time to change the policies regarding Iran, learning a lesson from history.’ Two days […]
Beirut: Various groups have been joining the protests initiated by the youth of Lebanon, over the issues of corruption, unemployment and economic policies of the country. The employees of gas stations in Lebanon declared a strike, in support of the protests. The analysts have been expressing concern that the government ignoring the demands of the […]
Beirut: The protests being held in Lebanon against the government since the past one and a half month flared up on Friday. Millions of protestors organised a separate Independence Day parade on the streets, boycotting the official military parade of the government. The protestors demanded the resignation of the Iran and Hezbollah supported Lebanon government […]
Baghdad: The protests called by the Iraqi people against the government of Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi began on Sunday. In the firing by the Iraqi security agencies, a protester was killed, and more than 30 people were rendered injured. Therefore, the protesters blocked the third famous bridge on the Tigris river and started advancing towards […]
Washington: – US Department of State warned ‘Russia is taking undue advantage of the conflict between the government and rebels in Libya. Russia should keep out of the conflict. Otherwise, the United States will have to get involved in the conflict, in support of the Libyan government.’ Libya is an oil-rich country and the soldiers […]
Beijing: While appealing to the defence forces to be prepared for any war and new challenges, President Xi Jinping reiterated that the ruling communist party needs to have a strong grip on the defence forces. Since the last few years, President Jinping is appealing to the defence forces to be loyal to the Chinese communist […]
Baghdad: 14 protestors and one policeman were killed in the protests being held in Baghdad since the last three days. The discontent brewing in the Iraqi population against the Adel Abdul Mahdi government erupted, and the people are protesting, defying the curfew imposed. There was a bomb blast in the Green Zone of Baghdad, but […]
United Nations: The United Nations has omitted the trillion-dollar Belt and Road (BAR) project, from the development program planned for Afghanistan. The United Nations passed the proposal after a face-off between the United States and China, in the UN Security Council. BAR is an ambitious trillion-dollar Chinese plan. Under this plan, the cities in eastern […]
Washington: In a daring mission, the US coast guard seizes more than 3 tonnes of drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The coast guard declared that the mission was accomplished during the end of last month. In operation conducted in June, the US Coast guard confiscated nearly 8,000 kilograms of narcotics. Owing to the new […]