Middle East

Biden shores up fragile 'blue wall' in industrial north

Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins

11:43 pm August 1, 2020

Washington: Should former Vice President Joe Biden win the White House in November, America will likely be in for a foreign policy about-face as Biden reverses, dismantles or severely curtails many of President Donald Trump’s most significant and boldest actions. From the Middle East to Asia, Latin America to Africa and, particularly, Europe, and on issues including trade, terrorism, arms control and immigration, the presumptive Democratic nominee and his […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran estimates it has 25 million coronavirus infections

8:26 pm July 18, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s president on Saturday estimated as many as 25 million Iranians could have been infected with the coronavirus since the outbreak’s beginning, as he urged the public to take the pandemic seriously, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday. Hassan Rouhani cited a new Iranian Health Ministry study in offering the unprecedentedly high numbers. […]

IMF welcomes India's focus on growth in Union Budget

IMF calls on Lebanese to unite behind government reform plan

11:27 pm July 13, 2020

Beirut: The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged Lebanese authorities to unite behind a government economic plan that has received a cool reception from the banking sector, saying the country needs a reform program to rescue an economy mired in crisis. Lebanon, one of the most indebted nations in the world, is passing through the worst economic and financial […]

IIT-M researchers working on effective drugs against HIV/AIDS

AIDS report: Kids are lagging and COVID-19 is harming care

11:13 pm July 6, 2020

Washington DC: New numbers on the global AIDS epidemic show some big successes, such as fewer deaths and new infections. But there are also some tragic failures: Only half the children with HIV, the virus that causes the disease, are getting treatment. “We are making great progress against the HIV epidemic … but the bad, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Russian bounties further strain Trump’s bond with veterans

4:55 pm July 1, 2020

Charlotte: They didn’t like it when then-candidate Donald Trump criticized John McCain for being captured in combat. They were angrier when Trump, as commander in chief, abandoned Kurdish allies in the Middle East. And they were upset again last month when he threatened to deploy troops against American protesters. Trump’s relationship with the nation’s military community has been frequently strained. But […]