Landslide Engulfs Pakistani Bus with Workers, Killing 8
Pakistani police say a landslide triggered by this week’s rains engulfed a bus carrying workers on a dam project in the northwest, killing eight people. Regional police chief Raja Abdul Saboor says the incident took place on a hilly road late on Monday. He says rescuers managed to retrieve all the bodies, AP reported. The […]
Why is Tony Blair so angry?
The former British Prime Minister doesn’t have a good time! On the one hand, Tony Blair is witnessing the continuation of the Brexit process, and on the other hand, He’s in no way happy with what has happened inside the Labor Party! Tony Blair is one of the main opponents of the British withdrawal from […]
Trump Sends Letter to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
A letter was delivered from US President Donald Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the weekend, a source familiar with the ongoing denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang told CNN. The letter comes as the two sides negotiate details of a second meeting between the two leaders. It was flown to Pyongyang […]
US Extends Troop Deployment at Mexico Border
The Pentagon said Monday it would extend until Sep 30 the deployment of active duty soldiers and Coast Guard members at the US-Mexico border, while expanding the mission to include surveillance and detection. Lengthening the troops’ mission past a Jan 31 deadline, the Pentagon said it was “transitioning its support at the southwestern border from […]
Yemen Fires Ballistic Missile at Saudi Arabia
The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in a retaliatory attack against the Saudi-led coalition, fired a domestically made ballistic missile at Saudi Arabia’s border region of Najran, a military source said. Yemeni forces on Monday targeted Saudi Arabia’s Bir Aska military camp in the western part of Najran with a Badr-1 ballistic […]
Senior Iranian, Syrian Officials Call for Closer Tehran-Damascus Ties
The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission and Syrian President Bashar Assad underlined the importance of enhanced ties between the two countries. During a meeting in Damascus on Monday, Assad and Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh affirmed the two countries’ determination to continue to develop their bilateral ties and serve the interests of their […]
Syrian Army retaliates to terrorists’ breaches in Hama
Units of the Syrian Arab Army conducted on Sunday artillery strikes against terrorists’ positions and their movements in surroundings of a number of villages and towns in Hama northern countryside in retaliation to their violations of the demilitarized zone agreement. SANA’s reporter said that army units detected a terrorist group affiliated with “al-Izza Brigades” that […]
Parliamentary delegation in Syria for talks
An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran on Sunday morning for Damascus to discuss parliamentary ties with Syrian officials, Mehr reported. Headed by Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the delegation is set to exchange views with Syrian officials about the future of Tehran-Damascus relations in the post-Daesh era. The […]
White House sought options to strike Iran: WSJ
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security team has over the past months conducted a series of meetings to discuss strikes against Iran. As part of the talks, Trump’s National Security Council, led by John Bolton, asked the Pentagon to provide the White House with military options to strike Iran. The request, which hasn’t been previously […]
US sanctions make Iraq all the more determined to boost ties with Iran
Leader of the National Wisdom Movement of Iraq said Sun. that the US unilateral sanctions against Iran make Iraq all the more determined to develop relations with the Islamic Republic. Ammar al-Hakim made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his accompanying delegation on Sunday night in Baghdad. The […]