MIDDLE EAST

Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh

6:18 pm December 1, 2020

Baku: Azerbaijan on Tuesday completed reclaiming territory ceded by Armenia under a Russia-brokered peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev hailed the restoration of control over the areas as a historic achievement. “We all lived with one dream and now we fulfilled it,” Aliyev said in an address to the nation. “We won […]

Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings

4:06 pm November 29, 2020

Kabul: Afghan officials said Sunday at least 34 people were killed in two separate suicide bombings that targeted a military base and a provincial chief. In eastern Ghazni province, officials said 31 soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded when the attacker drove a military humvee full of explosives onto an army commando base before […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

10:26 pm November 27, 2020

Tehran: Iranian state television is reporting that a scientist that Israel has alleged led a military nuclear program in early 2000s has been “assassinated.” State TV Friday cited sources confirming the death of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. It said it would offer more information shortly. Fakhrizadeh led Iran’s so-called “Amad,” or “Hope” program. Israel and the West […]

Yemen rebels claim attack on Saudi oil facility in Jiddah

3:10 pm November 23, 2020

Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they struck a Saudi oil facility in the port city of Jiddah on Monday with a new cruise missile, just hours after the kingdom finished hosting its virtual Group of 20 leaders summit. The kingdom did not immediately acknowledge any attack as videos on social media suggested a fire at an Aramco oil facility. […]

Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Netanyahu rival launches probe, testing partnership

11:49 pm November 22, 2020

Jerusalem: Israel’s defense minister on Sunday appointed a committee to investigate the government’s controversial purchase of German submarines several years ago — a step that further strained his already poor relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The USD 2 billion purchase of the submarines and warships made by Thyssenkrupp is the focus of a sweeping corruption scandal in which […]