MIDDLE EAST

US forces hit Taliban with airstrikes in Helmand province

US, Iraq launch strategic talks on economy, American troops

12:08 am June 12, 2020

Baghdad: The United States and Iraq launched much-anticipated strategic talks on Thursday that are to span the gamut of their bilateral relations, with Washington prioritizing the issue of the future of its forces in the country while Baghdad is expected to focus on the nation’s dire economic crisis. The talks, which began with an initial […]

Turkey sentences US Consulate employee to more than 8 years

11:52 pm June 11, 2020

Ankara: A Turkish court on Thursday convicted a local US Consulate employee in Istanbul of membership in an armed terror organization and sentenced him to eight years and nine months in prison, the state-run news agency reported. Metin Topuz, a translator and assistant for the US Drug Enforcement Agency, has been jailed since 2017, accused of links to US-based Turkish cleric […]

Netanyahu thanks PM Modi for efforts to protect Israeli representatives following blast near embassy

COVID-19: Modi, Netanyahu discuss areas of cooperation

11:39 pm June 10, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday discussed with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu the potential areas in which the two countries can expand cooperation in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, including research and development efforts in the field of vaccines. During their telephonic conversation, Modi also congratulated Netanyahu on assuming the prime […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Turkey relaxes coronavirus restrictions further, vows to boost economy

11:58 pm June 9, 2020

Ankara: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Turkey was largely lifting stay-at-home orders for people aged over 65 and for children as part of a further easing of restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. Turkey had already lifted restrictions on intercity travel and allowed restaurants, cafes, parks, and sports facilities to […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Building a genocide case for IS crimes against Yazidis

2:17 pm May 21, 2020

Qasr Al-Mihrab (Iraq): It was clear he was in charge when he entered the wedding hall-turned-slave pen in the Iraqi city of Mosul, where dozens of Yazidi women and girls huddled on the floor, newly abducted by Islamic State militants. He beat them at the slightest sign of resistance. At one point, he dragged a […]