Riyadh/Tokyo: – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reached Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on the first leg of his five-day visit to the Gulf. This visit of the Prime Minister of Japan, the biggest importer of crude oil from the Gulf, against the background of action taken by the United States against Qassem Soleimani […]
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London: Iran has threatened to avenge the killing of General Qassem Soleiman, who was killed in a US drone attack. The threat from Iran and its affiliated groups in the Middle East to the US as well as its allies continues to increase. Against this background, the United Kingdom has dispatched two warships and a unit […]
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London: – British destroyer patrolling in the Gulf seized a drug haul of more than 130 Kilograms, during an action in the Arabian Sea. The value of the drugs in the international market is said to be more than $4.3 million. This is the first independent action by a British warship against drug smuggling in […]
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London/Seoul: British naval chief Admiral Tony Radakin has announced that ‘The Iranian threat to marine freight movement through the Persian Gulf is still looming. To counter this threat, the United Kingdom will join the United States in its naval campaign in the concerned marine region whereas, a Korean news agency has published a report stating […]
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia warned that the freight ships and oil tankers, sailing through the Red Sea are under a threat of attacks by speed boats, loaded with explosives. The spokesman of the Saudi Defence Ministry expressed a concern that the ships sailing through this region will be sunk, using these remote-controlled speed boats. The spokesman […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Washington: The US fighter jets, bombers, drones and other weapon systems have been withdrawn from 13-year old base of the United States, in Qatar, on an immediate basis. The US air force informed that the ‘Middle East Command Centre’, which was at Al-Udeid in Qatar, has been shifted to the air force base, in South […]
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New Delhi: India seems to be benefiting from the fact that China has imposed an additional 5 per cent tariffs on US crude oil coming from the United States. To avoid the excess five per cent tariffs, the Chinese consumer company had resold the oil before it reached China’s port. Also, the Indian company Bharat […]
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Jerusalem: “Now is the wrong time to talk with Iran who is stepping up aggression against Israel in the region,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while presenting his stand before French President Emmanuel Macron. The French President had tried to arrange talks between US President Donald Trump and Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif, on […]
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