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US likely killed Yemeni civilians, kids in recent Qaeda raid A recent US attack on al-Qaeda terrorists in impoverished Yemen “likely” left civilians dead, says the United States Central Command.
In a statement on Wednesday, CENTCOM added that the January 29 raid casualties also included children.
"A team designated by the operational task force... |
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Trump to Turnbull: Australia trying to export Boston bombers to US US President Donald Trump has described his phone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as "the worst by far" of a clutch of calls to world leaders, accusing him of seeking to export the "next Boston bombers" to the United States.
Senior Australian government sources confirmed... |
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US fighter jets involved in deadly training accident in New Mexico The US Air Force has launched an investigation into a training “mishap” that killed one airman and injured another.
The incident happened on Tuesday near Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico, when two F-16 Fighting Falcons fired an air-to-surface ordnance “on an active... |
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Russian cybersecurity experts arrested in US-linked treason case Two senior Russian cyber security officials along with a top anti-hacking expert have been arrested in a US-linked treason case.
A lawyer representing one of the suspects said on Wednesday that Sergei Mikhailov, the deputy head of the FSB's Centre for Information Security, and his deputy... |
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Saudi defense minister, new Pentagon chief discuss Mideast in 1st conversation US and Saudi defense chiefs have held their first phone call since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, exchanging views on the issues in the Middle East.
Defense Secretary James Mattis and Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, who also serves as the kingdom’s... |
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Militarys Violence Displaced 92,000 Muslims in Myanmar: UN Latest UN report on state inflicted violence against Muslim minority in Myanmar says 92,000 of Rohingyas have been displaced.
Based on the report the displacements were due to military operations in the region that claim to be fighting armed violence in the West Rakhine region.
The killing of nine... |
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Missile tests Irans inalienable defensive right: Qassemi Iran says missile tests are an “inalienable and absolute” right of the Islamic Republic in order to defend its security and national interests, stressing that no country or international body can have any say in this regard.
“I emphasize the Islamic Republic of Iran’s... |
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Trump administration sending armored vehicles for Syria opposition The US has provided a Syria militant group with armored vehicles in defiance of warnings that the equipment may end up in the hands of Takfiri militants waging a campaign of death in the Arab country.
The so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a multi-ethnic anti-government alliance,... |
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Yemen loses decade of health gains due to Saudi war: UN The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says Yemen has lost a decade in terms of growth in the public health sector due to the ongoing Saudi aggression against the impoverished country, voicing concern that many children are succumbing to malnutrition.
"Because of the crumbling... |
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All JCPOA signatories must remain committed to obligations: Rouhani Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says all signatories to the landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries must completely fulfill their commitments under the deal.
In a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in Tehran on Tuesday, Rouhani said the... |
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Trump signs executive order for Mexico wall US President Donald Trump has signed a directive to begin the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico, taking the first step to deliver on one of his most divisive campaign pledges.
“We've been talking about this right from the beginning,” the Republican president said... |
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Iran, intl. community condemn Bahrains execution of three activists The Iranian Foreign Ministry has lashed out at the Bahraini government for executing three anti-regime Shia activists, saying the Manama regime is liable for any consequences of its action.
Bahrain on Sunday executed three anti-regime Shia activists - Sami Mushaima, Abbas Jamil Tahir al-Sami’... |
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Bahrain executes 3 activists amid public rage Bahrain has executed three anti-regime Shia activists over their alleged role in a 2014 bomb attack, amid widespread public anger against the death verdicts.
The regime in Manama carried out the death verdicts on Sunday, triggering angry demonstrations in the villages of Diraz, Bani... |
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Trump open to lifting Russia sanctions if Moscow cooperates with US US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed willingness to remove harsh economic sanctions against Russia if it cooperates with the United States in efforts such as counterterrorism, according to a report.
Trump told The Wall Street Journal on Friday that he plans to keep sanctions imposed on... |
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Russia withdraws S-24s, deploys S-25 jets to Syrias Latakia Russia says it has withdrawn six Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jets from its airbase in Syria’s western Latakia Province and instead sent four Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft to the region.Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said on Thursday that the six warplanes... |
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Saudi campaign has killed 1,400 Yemeni kids, UNICEF says The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says nearly 1,400 children have been killed in the ongoing deadly Saudi campaign against Yemen.
Meritxell Relano, UNICEF's representative in Yemen, said on Wednesday that hundreds more had been injured and many schools closed since March 2015,... |
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Trump accepts Russian hacks, says everybody can hack US US President-elect Trump has conceded for the first time that Russia was behind the hacking of Democratic Party institutions during the presidential election, saying that not only Russia, but many other countries are hacking the US.
“I think it was Russia, but it's not just Russia,”... |
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Iranian, foreign officials attend mourning ceremony for Ayatollah Rafsanjani Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hosted a mourning ceremony in memory of venerable cleric and politician, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
The iconic figure on Iran's political scene, hailed as the Leader’s “longtime companion, fellow fighter... |
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Hezbollah Chief Calls Irans Rafsanjani "Great Supporter" of Resistance Movement The secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, expressed his condolences to the Iranian nation over the demise of Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
“We lost a great man among the elderly figures of the Islamic Ummah (community),”... |
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Ayatollah Khamenei to Lead Ritual Prayers at Ex-Presidents Funeral Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei will perform the ritual ‘prayer for the deceased’ (Salat al-Mayyit) in the funeral of former Iranian president and chairman of the country’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday.
Imam... |
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Leader expresses condolences over Rafsanjanis passing away Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered his condolences over the demise of Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
In his message on Sunday, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed grief over the sudden demise of an old friend, comrade and ally... |
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Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Rafsanjani passes away Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has passed away at the age of 82 due to heart condition.
Ayatollah Rafsanjani was admitted to a hospital in northern Tehran on Sunday after having an acute heart attack.
Born on August 25, 1934, the influential Iranian politician... |
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Truck-ramming attack kills 4 Israeli soldiers, injures 18 in East Jerusalem al-Quds At least four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than a dozen others injured when a truck rammed into Israel's military forces in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds.
Israeli police spokeswoman, Luba Simari, said the incident took place in the Armon HaNetziv (also known as East Talpiot)... |
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Russia's Putin decides not to expel US diplomats Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided not to expel US diplomats in reprisal for Washington's recent sanctions.
"We will not create problems for U.S. diplomats. We will not expel anybody,” Putin said in a statement on Friday.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed... |
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Pakistan army arrests 5 over deadly university attack The Pakistani military has announced the detention of five men on suspicion of facilitating a deadly attack on a university in the country's restive northwest.
On January 20, four gunmen attacked Bacha Khan University campus in Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, killing more... |
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Iran urges cooperation between ASEAN, ECO Iran has underlined the necessity of cooperation between the Southeast Asian economic bloc of the ASEAN and the ECO Eurasian inter-governmental organization.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani pointed to the necessity in a meeting with visiting Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai... |
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Israeli forces detain Hamas members in al-Khalil Israeli military forces have re-arrested two members of the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, in the occupied West Bank city of al-Khalil (Hebron).
On Sunday, Israeli soldiers raided the houses of Hatem Qafisha, a member of the 132-seat Palestinian Legislative Council, and... |
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Saudi Arabia has killed 8,278 people in Yemen: Group More than 8,200 people have been killed and many more injured ever since Saudi Arabia started a war on Yemen in March, a civil group says.
The Yemeni Civilian Association announced in a report on Wednesday that the ongoing Saudi attacks have claimed the lives of 8,278 people, including 2,236... |
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Pakistan observes mourning for university massacre victims Pakistan is observing a day of national mourning in the wake of a militant attack on a university that claimed 21 lives in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Flags were flying at half-mast on all government buildings inside and outside the country on Thursday while a prayer... |
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Nuclear agreement result of Iranian nations endeavors: Leader The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers was result of endeavors of Iranian nation and scientists, not a US favor.
Referring to Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers, also known as Joint Comprehensive... |
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