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Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey

3:28 pm August 24, 2019

Dubai: An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the US amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington changed its listed destination to a port in Turkey early Saturday after Greece said it wouldn’t risk its relations with America by aiding it. The crew of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, updated its […]

Israel bombed Iraq weapons depot: report

8:45 pm August 23, 2019

Washington: Israel has carried out at least one strike against a weapons depot in Iraq, The New York Times reported Thursday. There have been a series of blasts in Iraq over the past month at training camps and arms depots used by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary forces, which are mainly composed of pro-Iranian militias. Israel […]

UAE rejects support claims for separatist seizure of Yemen’s Aden

9:18 pm August 21, 2019

Abu Dhabi: The UAE on Wednesday rejected accusations it supported Yemeni separatists in their seizure of interim capital Aden, as the government refused talks with secessionists until they fully withdraw. “We regret hearing today allegations directed against the UAE regarding developments in Aden, which we categorically reject,” the UAE’s deputy permanent representative to the United […]

‘Reform’: Saudi Arabia eases travel restrictions on women

4:20 am August 21, 2019

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday began implementing a landmark reform allowing women over the age of 21 to receive passports and travel abroad without permission from a male “guardian”, authorities said. The reform, announced earlier this month, weakens the restrictive guardianship system that has long been a symbol of repression against women. “The passport department […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

No evidence that India is running afoul of US sanctions: Official

4:07 am August 21, 2019

Washington: The United states has no evidence that India is running afoul of American sanctions on Iran, a top US diplomat said on Tuesday. We have no evidence that India is running afoul of US sanctions, Special US Representative to Iran, Brian Hook, told reporters at the Foreign Press Centre. Hook was responding to a […]