Gold rates scale historic level of USD 2,000 per ounce

Gold rates scale historic level of USD 2,000 per ounce

New York/London: The gold rate spurted on Tuesday against the background of the Coronavirus pandemic, enormous funding by the central banks of various countries and the rising tension between the United States and China. In the transactions in the US markets, the value of gold jumped by 1.7%, reaching the historic high of USD 2,021 […]

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Deadly explosion rocks Lebanon

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanon

Beirut: – 78 people died, and a minimum of 4,000 were injured in the deadly explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The Lebanese government informed that the blast was caused because of Ammonium Nitrate, which was stored in one of the warehouses in the Beirut port. At the same time, an emergency has […]

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US sanctions against Iran will also apply to China if it signs $400 bn trade deal, says US Secretary of State

US sanctions against Iran will also apply to China if it signs $400 bn trade deal, says US Secretary of State

Washington: US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, warned that if China signed the USD 400 billion agreement with Iran, all the sanctions applicable to Iran would also become relevant to China. Sanctions will be imposed against the Chinese Communist Party and companies connected with it. Pompeo also alleged that the China-Iran agreement would create instability […]

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15 killed in attack on Iran-backed militia base in Syria

15 killed in attack on Iran-backed militia base in Syria

Damascus: Fifteen people were killed in the airstrikes in eastern Syria. Syrian human rights organisations claimed that these attacks were to target the Iranian base at Deir ez-Zur. The Israeli military has also launched attacks on capital Damascus. These attacks are being viewed against the background of the tension created on the Israel-Syria border. There […]

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Intrusion of Chinese fishing boats in Ecuador’s maritime boundaries a cause for concern, says US Secretary of State

Intrusion of Chinese fishing boats in Ecuador’s maritime boundaries a cause for concern, says US Secretary of State

Washington/Quito: – US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has warned that China should immediately stop the intrusion attempts with its fishing boats in the Ecuador marine limits. The US Secretary of State also claimed that the United States is standing firm behind Ecuador in this matter. Since the last few days, a fleet of Chinese […]

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Barakah nuclear project of UAE commissioned

Barakah nuclear project of UAE commissioned

Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that the Barakah nuclear project, awaited since the last three years, has been commissioned. This is the first nuclear project in an Arab country. Western analysts have cautioned that the concerned nuclear project will increase the tension in the region. One nuclear reactor, out of four, built with […]

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Baloch and Sindh rebels form joint front against CPEC

Baloch and Sindh rebels form joint front against CPEC

Karachi: Two rebel organisations from Pakistan have joined hands, to attack the Chinese interests in Pakistan and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar and Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army have announced to launch attacks on the CPEC jointly. In this scenario, the security cost of this project, worth billions of dollars, will […]

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US to make sanctions more comprehensive against Iran

US to make sanctions more comprehensive against Iran

Washington/Tehran: US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced that the scope of sanctions, related to the Iranian nuclear and missiles program and military, will be increased. The US announcement came after Iran destroyed the replica of a US warship, during the war exercises in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iranian supremo Ayatollah Khamenei clarified that […]

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