ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran initially sought to develop a nuclear bomb to strengthen its deterrent forces but failed to maintain the secrecy of the program, a former deputy speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly said Sunday. “From the very beginning, when we entered the nuclear activity, our goal was to build a bomb and strengthen [...
GAZA, PALESTINE: Living in the blockaded Gaza Strip, Ibrahim al-Kahlout (42) contributes to the economy by producing traditional embroidered dresses for Palestinian women, which are considered as symbols of Israeli resistance. With high concentration, Ibrahim al-Kahlout, 42, inspects the work of sewing machines for making the traditional Pales...
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya’s newly appointed government of Fathi Bashagha has dismissed reports about having been asked by Tunisia to leave the country where he had been residing. In a statement, the Libyan Foreign Ministry termed the reports as “fake” and “malicious rumors targeting the bilateral relations between the government and its Tunisian ...
NEW DELHI – Higher education authorities in India have urged Indian nationals not to enroll in any college or educational institution in Pakistan. In an advisory issued on Friday April 22 for Indian nationals and overseas citizens, the University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education said that students are advis...
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s electricity production has completely stopped after the last two functioning power plants ran out of fuel, according to a government official. “The current production of Electricité du Liban (state-run power company) is zero,” Ahmed Abbas, director of the Al-Zahrani plant affiliated with the Ministry of Energy said....
SANAA, Yemen – The United States and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held talks on increasing humanitarian aid to war-torn Yemen during a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations. A statement by the US Department of State has said that the US envoy to Yemen- Tim Lenderking, and ICRC head Peter Maurer […]
KARACHI, Pakistan – Former Pakistani army officers do not foresee any change in the military’s current approach towards the country’s “political and constitutional course” despite huge crowds turning up in support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan following his ouster. Khan, whose Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The main border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan was closed on Saturday following skirmishes between Iranian border guards and the Taliban forces. According to official sources, Taliban authorities in the Islam Qala district of western Afghanistan’s Herat province were paving a road in the border zone with ...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish commando teams on Saturday launched a large-scale operation in northern Syria in response to the killing of a Turkish police officer allegedly by the PKK. The operation was supported by artillery fire, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said that any attack would be met with [&he...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday for the second time since the disputed region’s autonomous status was scrapped by his government on Aug. 5, 2019. He is scheduled to launch power and other projects valued at nearly $5 billion from a […]
