MIDDLE EAST

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Turkey marks 1922 victory over Greece amid Med tensions

2:23 pm August 30, 2020

Ankara: Turkey marked the 98th anniversary of the decisive War of Independence battle against Greek forces Sunday as the threat of a new conflict with Athens looms in the eastern Mediterranean. “Turkey’s struggle for independence and future continues today as well,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a message to commemorate Victory Day. “It is absolutely not a coincidence that […]

Israel lists first commercial passenger flight to UAE

4:09 pm August 28, 2020

Dubai: Israel has listed an El Al flight taking off Monday for Abu Dhabi, which would be Israel’s first commercial passenger flight to the United Arab Emirates after the two countries agreed to a US-brokered deal to normalise relations. The website of the Israel Airports Authority listed the flight on Friday. It said the flight would be numbered LY971, a nod to […]

Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian militants fire rockets

4:06 pm August 28, 2020

Gaza City: The Israeli military says it struck militant targets in Gaza, including a weapons manufacturing site, after six rockets were fired from the territory early Friday. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage on either side. Israel and Hamas have traded fire on a number of occasions in recent weeks, and Hamas has launched a wave of incendiary […]

UN watchdog: Iran to allow access to 2 suspected nuke sites

9:25 pm August 26, 2020

Berlin: Iran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where the country is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material, the UN atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran was “voluntarily providing the IAEA with access to the two locations specified by the IAEA and facilitating the IAEA verification activities to resolve […]

Iran dismisses demands beyond nuke deal as IAEA head visits

7:20 pm August 25, 2020

Tehran: Iran won’t accept any additional demands beyond its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, the country’s top nuclear official declared Tuesday as the chief of the UN nuclear watchdog made his first visit to Iran. Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Iran on Monday to press for access to sites where the Islamic Republic is suspected of […]