Technician tells Turkish court he was given the orders after Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed. A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul has told a Turkish court he was asked to light an oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed in 2018. Zeki […]

No casualties reported, officials say site operating as usual after incident at Iran’s main uranium enrichment site. A fire broke out at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Thursday but there were no casualties reported and the site is operating as usual, Iranian officials said. The Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP), Iran’s main uranium enrichment site, […]

Several of Israel’s staunchest allies have criticised its annexation plans as jeopardising the status quo. Israel’s annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank has been fiercely criticised by not only Palestinians but by the international community at large. The plan, which aims to annex all illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank – […]

Demonstrations have been taking place in Lebanon since October to demand solution to the ailing economy and corruption. Beirut, Lebanon – Thousands of anti-government protesters filled a main square in downtown Beirut to voice their discontent at the slow pace of reforms in the crisis-hit country.  The peaceful demonstration – the largest in some three months […]

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump and 35 others over the killing of top general Qassem Soleimani and has asked Interpol for help, Tehran prosecutor Ali Alqasimehr said on Monday (June 29), according to the Fars news agency. The United States and Interpol both dismissed the idea […]

The city was the main launchpad for an offensive against the capital that Haftar’s forces finally abandoned this week. Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government said on Friday they entered Tarhuna, the last major stronghold of renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar in the west, capping the sudden collapse of his 14-month offensive on the […]

Construction of the much-needed temple complex begins as part of government’s outreach to the minority Hindu community. Construction of the first Hindu temple in the Pakistani capital Islamabad began on Tuesday, as a long-standing demand of the minority community was fulfilled by the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The site of the Shri Krishna Mandir (temple) […]

Airport was closed in 2014 and overrun by troops loyal to eastern-based military commander Khalifa Haftar last year. Troops loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government have taken control of Tripoli international airport, military spokesman for the Government of National Accord said. “Our forces have fully liberated Tripoli international airport,” spokesman Mohamad Gnounou said on Wednesday.  Since […]

Delegates from the rivals, LNA troops and GNA fighters, will conduct truce talks on video calls because of coronavirus. The United Nations has said that Libya’s warring factions agreed to resume ceasefire talks following days of heavy fighting and eastern-based forces retaking a key town from their rivals after a string of setbacks. The UN […]

Pakistan foreign minister accuses India of planning to launch a ‘false flag operation’ amid border tensions with China. A day after India and Pakistan were engaged in a tit-for-tat spy dispute, Pakistan’s foreign minister has accused India of preparing to launch “a false flag operation” to divert attention away from the deadly border clash with […]