Riyadh: Along with the United States, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Netherlands and Singapore, Saudi Arabia also has stopped passenger aircraft traffic through the Iranian airspace. The Saudi decision has come as a result of the tension, created in the Persian Gulf, following the Iranian attack on the US drone. Along with Saudi, even […]
Israel won the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In spite of the inadequate number of troops and very limited firepower, Israel had won the conflict by overcoming numerous challenges with sheer perseverance in a battle heavily skewed in favour of the well-armed militaries of the five Arab nations which had invaded Israel from all the four sides. […]
Jerusalem/Washington: The United States and Israel expressed severe anger over the Iranian statement that it will cross the limit of enriched Uranium stock, in the next ten days. The White House and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have both said “Iran is resorting to ‘Nuclear Blackmail’ making these announcements of increasing the stock of enriched […]
Cairo: Former Egyptian President and leader of the extremist organisation ‘Muslim Brotherhood’, Mohammed Morsi, died in prison on Saturday. Muslim Brotherhood and other volunteer organisations have alleged that this death was a planned execution. Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood has appealed for nationwide protests in support of Morsi. There was a change in the government, in […]
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi issued a warning to the US, stating, ‘The United States should not open the Pandora’s Box, as anything unexpected can come out of it. The new military deployment of the United States in the Middle East will cause an escalation of the already existing tensions in the region and […]
Tehran: A contrast reaction has emerged from Iran, while the United States accuses Iran of having a hand in the attacks on the two oil tankers, in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued an ultimatum, saying that Iran would not unilaterally abide by the nuclear deal signed in 2015. The ‘message’ the […]
Riyadh: The Houthi rebels in Yemen, launched rocket and mortar attacks on the Abha airport, in Saudi Arabia. 26 people have been injured in these attacks, and the injured include women and children. Saudi has expressed anger over the attack. Saudi has accused that this attack proves that the Houthi rebels are receiving advanced weaponry, […]
Moscow: OPEC member countries and Russia may increase the production of crude oil by the end of this year. This will result in the supply of crude oil exceeding the demand. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak claimed that therefore, the rate of crude oil could crash below $30 per barrel. Only 24 hours ago, the […]
Singapore: Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe warned the United States that his country’s door is open if the US wants to talk but that it would fight till the end if a fight is what Washington wants. However, China will never tolerate threats from the United States. During the Shangri La dialogue, on Saturday, the […]
Gaza: Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas from Gaza Strip threatened, “We launched attacks on distant cities like ‘Beersheba’ because Iran supplied us with long-range rockets. Therefore, if Israel even thought of attacking Gaza Strip in the times to come, Israel will have to face a doubly strong attack from Hamas. We will target Tel […]