MIDDLE EAST

Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence

Iraq protests enter second month, defying pledges of reform

7:30 pm November 1, 2019

Baghdad: Iraq’s top cleric warned foreign actors on Friday against interfering in his country’s anti-government protests as they entered their second month despite pledges of reform and violence that has left over 250 dead. The demonstrations have evolved since October 1 from rage over corruption and unemployment to demands for a total government overhaul — […]

Some countries using UN as ‘tool’ to resolve conflicts, rues PM Modi

11:44 pm October 29, 2019

Riyadh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pressed for the reform of the United Nations while expressing regret over some countries using the global body as a “tool” rather than an “institution” to resolve conflicts. During an on-stage discussion with Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio, the Prime Minister said that the UN as […]

Modi invites Saudi companies to invest in energy sector

11:24 pm October 29, 2019

Riyadh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited Saudi companies to invest in India’s energy space saying that the government has set a target of USD 100 billion investment in the sector. Addressing a session at the Future Investment Initiative 2019 here, Modi said India offers a huge investment opportunity in the infrastructure sector also […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

Russian IS women appeal to Putin to bring them home

7:19 pm October 27, 2019

Moscow: Russian women who were held in Kurdish-controlled camps in Syria as Islamic State group supporters have recorded emotional appeals to President Vladimir Putin to help them return home. The audio recordings released by RBK news website late Saturday were provided by Chechen rights ombudswoman Kheda Saratova, who has been involved in repatriating IS widows […]

Erdogan says will clear ‘terrorists’ from Syria border if Sochi deal fails

9:02 pm October 26, 2019

Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would “clear terrorists” on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia. “If the terrorists are not cleared at the end of the 150 hours, we will take control and clean it […]