New York – Russian foreign minister has criticised the ‘Summit for Democracy’ proposed by US President Joe Biden as part of a ‘Cold War mentality’ and said it could divide the international community into opposing blocs. Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also criticised US foreign policy. In a […]
Damascus/Washington – A tripartite meeting about Syria is scheduled next week between Russia, Turkey, and Iran. But before that, Turkey has deployed additional military and launched attacks in the Kurdish dominated areas of Syria. Turkey claims that 11 Kurds were killed in the attacks. Syria has objected to the Turkish military deployment and issued a […]
Jerusalem: ‘Israel has intensified its moves to take action against Iran. A large portion of the recently announced defence spending has been set aside for this. This is a very complex action that can put the intelligence to test, and this could require more weapons,’ said Major General Aviv Kochavi, Israel’s Defence Chief. At the […]
Beijing/Washington: – Within hours of the complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan, China has demanded that the Taliban disassociate itself from other terrorist groups. At the same time, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reminded that the Taliban had assured that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which poses a threat to China’s security, would not […]
Riyadh/Moscow: – Saudi Arabia and Russia have signed a military cooperation agreement. Both countries said that military cooperation was needed to promote international peace and stability. Saudi Deputy Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman visited Russia for the purpose. Criticism is gaining momentum that the United States is losing the trust of its allies and […]
London: – An Israeli oil tanker, bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was attacked near Oman. The British military group said the ship is owned by an Israeli businessman. The pirates are claimed to be behind the attack. But in the wake of rising tensions between Israel and Iran, the attack on the ship […]
Damascus – The Syrian Defence Ministry has accused Israel of launching heavy airstrikes in Aleppo. The international media claimed that this was the first attack by Israel in Syria since Naftali Bennett took over the reins of Israel. Syria has blamed Israel for carrying out the raids after China announced financial aid to Syria. The […]
Tel Aviv – A cargo ship sailing to United Arab Emirates (UAE) through the Red Sea was attacked in the Indian Ocean. Lebanese news channel claimed that this ship belonged to an Israeli company. Whereas, Israeli media have expressed suspicion of an Iranian hand in the attack. This again clarifies that an undeclared war is […]
Tehran – Within hours of Kharg catching fire and sinking, there was a massive fire in an oil refinery in Tehran, the Iranian capital. These two fires rocked Iran in a span of only a few hours. The local agency claimed to have brought the fire, which was blazing till Wednesday night, under control, on […]
Tehran – IRIS Kharg, one of the largest Iranian naval ships, caught fire and sank on Wednesday. The Iranian investigation agencies are searching for the cause of the fire, but no credible reason has been found till now. This incident took place near the Strait of Hormuz, the route for the highest crude oil movement. […]