Beirut/Geneva: Even after the declaration of the ceasefire by the UN, the Syrian army attacks in Eastern Ghouta continued claiming 50 lives. The United Nations (UN) convoy, sent for relief operations in Eastern Ghouta, have returned from there after the attacks. There are about 400 thousand civilians trapped in Eastern Ghouta and the UN relief […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump expressed a possibility of his attending the inauguration for the embassy in Jerusalem, after he declared Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. President Trump made this announcement after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House. Reactions are expected over this from the world over, including the Gulf […]
Damascus : It has been seven years since conflict arose in Syria. In these seven years, the civil war has claimed more than 500,000 lives. The number of people rendered homeless has crossed 10 million. If the war genuinely was between the Syrian government and the rebels its effects would not have been so horrible. […]
Karachi : Afghanistan’s trade with Pakistan has reduced by about 50% with India’s entry into the Afghan market. India is selling its products at a subsidised rate in Afghanistan and has also simplified the rules for Afghanistan nationals to come to India. Pakistan is complaining that these policies are affecting Pakistan. According to a report […]
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin had issued a warning to the United States with the claim that no country will be safe from the Russian missile attacks. Former Secretary of the US Department of State, Condoleezza Rice has reacted to this. Reminding that the Russian missiles could reach the United States even in 1980, Rice […]
Washington: US Department of State and Defence have taken a decision to retaliate jointly to the propaganda and information war initiated against the United States by Russia and other countries. The two departments have come to an understanding and the defence department is to make available a fund of 40 million USD to the Department […]
Washington: Although the IS has been defeated, the United States’ conflict in the Gulf is far from over. The opposing countries, Russia and China are increasing their influence in the Gulf and this is contrary to the interests of the United States. Therefore, the United States will have to continue with its resistance in the […]
New Delhi: Jordanian King Abdullah II is on his India visit. Disregarding protocol, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself welcomed King Abdullah II at the New Delhi airport. During his three day visit, King Abdullah will be discussing cooperation in areas of trade, defence and tourism with the Indian leaders. These visits in the recent past […]
Damascus: The conflict in ‘Eastern Ghouta’ near the Syrian capital of Damascus is acquiring increasingly alarming proportions. The Iranian news agencies are alleging use of chemical weapons in the conflict which has already claimed more than 500 lives in the last 10 days. These news agencies blamed the Syrian rebels and terrorists that have support […]
Aden: 14 people were killed in the double suicide attack on the counter-terrorism unit, at the southern port city of Aden in Yemen and this includes six security personnel. The IS group who is trying to establish itself in Yemen, has claimed responsibility for the attacks. Two terrorists attacked in the Tawahi district of Aden, […]