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Billionaire Bezos buys estate for $165 mn: report

UN says Jeff Bezos’ phone may have been hacked by Saudis

8:40 pm January 22, 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: United Nations experts Wednesday called for an “immediate investigation” by the United States and others into information they received that suggests that Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked after receiving a file sent from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s WhatsApp account. Bezos owns The Washington Post and is the founder of […]

Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it

Iran MP offers USD 3 mn ‘to anyone who kills Trump’: report

11:55 pm January 21, 2020

Tehran: An Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday offered a USD 3-million reward to “anyone who kills” US President Donald Trump to avenge the assassination of a top general, semi-official news agency ISNA reported. Ahmad Hamzeh, a little-known member of the Majlis, made the offer on behalf of the people of Kerman, the hometown and final resting place of […]

Iraq officials: 9 wounded, protesters take a Baghdad highway

7:40 pm January 21, 2020

Baghdad: Iraqi riot police opened fire on Tuesday amid clashes with anti-government protesters on a central Baghdad highway, wounding at least nine, officials said, the latest since violence erupted again last week between demonstrators and security forces. The clashes on the key Mohammed al-Qassim highway broke out when riot police moved in to disperse a […]

Iran backtracks on plan to send flight recorders to Ukraine

7:24 pm January 19, 2020

Tehran: The Iranian official leading the investigation into the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally shot down by the Revolutionary Guard appeared to backtrack Sunday on plans to send the flight recorders abroad for analysis, a day after saying they would be sent to Kiev. Hassan Rezaeifar was quoted by the state-run IRNA news agency as […]

Iran says banned from hosting international football

12:32 pm January 18, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s football federation said Friday it has been banned from hosting international matches inside the country. The “federation received a letter today from the Asian Football Confederation… announcing the decision to hold AFC Champions League matches hosted by Iranian teams in neutral countries,” said a statement on the federation’s website. An extraordinary meeting was […]