French president Emmanuel Macron

Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting

2:40 pm September 25, 2019

United Nations: US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani face their last chance Wednesday for a historic meeting as European leaders raced to arrange talks aimed at defusing soaring tensions. A meeting between the arch-adversaries would be historic but also come under a political cloud, with Trump’s Democratic rivals on Tuesday announcing […]

Iran denies successful cyber attacks on oil sector

8:08 pm September 21, 2019

Tehran: Iran denied on Saturday its oil infrastructure had been successfully attacked by a cyber operation, after reports of disruptions to the sector online. “Contrary to Western media claims, investigations done today show no successful cyber attack was made on the country’s oil installations and other crucial infrastructure,” the government’s cyber security office said. The […]

Boris Johnson recuperates at Chequers with pregnant fiancee

Boris Johnson prepares for first overseas trip with girlfriend

7:37 pm September 21, 2019

London: Boris Johnson’s Downing Street team reportedly have an additional pressure on their planning for his upcoming visit to the US for the United Nations General Assembly next week, with it also marking the first overseas visit being undertaken by the British Prime Minister with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds. While Symonds is officially said to […]

Thousands of Paris police deployed over ‘yellow vest’ clash fears

1:16 pm September 21, 2019

Paris: More than 7,000 police officers are to be deployed for rallies in Paris on Saturday over fears that yellow vest protesters and their radical, anarchist “black blocs” could try to infiltrate a march against climate change in the French capital. The yellow vest movement erupted 10 months ago and blindsided President Emmanuel Macron, who […]

Iran diplomat warns of ‘all-out war’ if hit for Saudi attack

8:56 pm September 19, 2019

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that any attack on his country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry will result in “all-out war,” further pushing up tensions across the Persian Gulf. The comments by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif represented the starkest warning yet by Iran in a long […]