MIDDLE EAST

Explosion strikes Israeli-owned ship in Mideast amid tension

9:50 am February 27, 2021

Dubai: An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East on Friday, an unexplained blast renewing concerns about ship security in the region amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran. The crew and vessel were safe, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is run by the British navy. The explosion in […]

Saudi crown prince approved killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report

9:22 am February 27, 2021

Washington: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, according to a US intelligence report submitted to Congress. Fifty-nine-year-old Khashoggi, a dissident Saudi journalist who lived in the US as a legal permanent resident and wrote for the Washington Post, was critical of the prince’s policies and was killed in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in the Turkish city on October […]

Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad, no casualties

11:50 pm February 22, 2021

Baghdad: At least two rockets struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday without causing any casualties, Iraq’s army said in a statement. Security officials said the US Embassy was the target. ASTRO ACCENT Two Iraqi security officials said three rockets struck the Green Zone, one falling within the perimeters of the vast US Embassy complex. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Pakistan, Turkey waging information war against India: Report

2:15 pm February 19, 2021

Athens: Pakistan and Turkey are part of an information war launched against New Delhi to create political instability and unite anti-India forces within the country and across the world, according to a report. Writing for the Greek City Times, Paul Antonopoulos has analyzed the recent Disinfo Lab report titled ‘The Unending War: From Proxy War […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

9:53 pm February 16, 2021

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to expand cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, following the killing of 13 Turkish soldiers, police and civilians who had been abducted by Kurdish insurgents. In a speech to his ruling party’s supporters, Erdogan also said that the killings have strengthened Turkey’s will to form a secure zone along its border in northern Iraq to protect Turkey’s […]