Doha needs healthy, constructive relationship with Tehran: Qatari FM

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Qatari foreign minister has emphasized that his country needs a healthy and constructive relationship with neighboring Iran as opposed to the...

France Slightly Shifts Syria Approach Under Macron

The New French President Emmanuel Macron has shown signs that he not only seeks serious social, economic and security reforms at home but also he has revolutionary views when it comes to the foreign policy. The Syrian crisis, meanwhile, appears to be of priority for the new French leader who has recently...

What Are Post-ISIS Mosul Challenges?

liberation of the Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS marks a crucial stage in the fight against the terrorist group in the Iraqi territories. Once Iraqi armed forces totally cleanse the whole Nineveh province, the capital of which is Mosul, of the terrorists ISIS will sustain a working blow to its organizational...

Pentagon confirms death of US soldier in Helmand province of Afghanistan

The United States Department of Defense (DOD) or Pentagon has confirmed the death of a US soldier in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan. According to a statement by Pentagon "The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom Sentinel." The statement...

Afghan cricket team off to London for historic match against MCC at Lord's

The Afghanistan national cricket team left for London on Wednesday to play against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in the historic One Day International (ODI) match. The Afghan team departed Kabul earlier today and expects to play against the World XI next week, on 11th July. Speaking during a gathering...

Detained Kabul protester released on bail, says MoI

A protester who was arrested during the rallies in Kabul city has been released on bail, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials said Wednesday. MoI acting spokesman Najib Danish said Mujib Zia was released after going through investigations. He said the investigations are still being conducted regarding...

Russia, China call for freeze on North Korea missile tests, US military drills

Moscow and Beijing have called for a simultaneous freeze on North Korea's missile tests and large-scale military drills by the United States and South Korea. Both countries made the demand in a statement released after Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with visiting Chinese President...

Qatar Gas Production Boost Challenges Trump's Plan of US Dominance

Qatar has announced plans to increase natural gas production by 30 percent thus effectively challenging US President Donald Trump's goal of "energy dominance." State-run Qatar Petroleum CEO Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, told reporters on Tuesday that Qatar Petroleum intends to raise production from 77...

Russia may deploy troops to police Syria's de-escalation zones

Russia has announced that it may deploy troops to de-escalation zones in Syria after agreement from Turkey and Iran. Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev made the announcement during talks being held in the Kazakh capital Astana on Tuesday. "Overall, (the agreement) provides for the presence of...

Half Americans trust CNN more than Trump: Poll

A new opinion poll shows that half of all Americans have more trust in the CNN news outlet than President Donald Trump, as tensions escalate between the US administration and the media. The online poll, conducted by Survey Monkey and reported by Axios Media Company on Tuesday, found that 50 percent...

US oil companies join Trump against Russia sanctions: Report

US energy companies such as Exxon and Chevron Corp are joining President Donald Trump against a new bill to toughen sanctions on Russia, a report says. The oils giants are accordingly notifying the Republican-controlled Congress that he bill could "disadvantage US companies compared to our non-US counterparts,"...

Modi becomes first Indian prime minister to visit Israel

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Tel Aviv on a three-day visit, becoming the first Indian premier to travel to the occupied territories. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Modi with an official ceremony at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on Tuesday. In brief speeches,...

US-Russia Relations Under Shadow of INF Treaty

In the last years of the Cold War and while the two superpowers, the US and Soviet Union, were looking quite fed up with flexing muscles for each other, the US President Donald Reagan of and USSR Secretary General Mikhail Gorbachev signed a treaty. Dubbed Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)...

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan sign 7 agreements during President Ghani�s visit

The Afghan and Turkmenistan officials have signed seven agreements for bilateral cooperation during President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's visit to Ashgabat. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the agreements were signed at the end of a meeting between President Ghani and his Turkmen counterpart. The...

Taliban, Foreign Fighters �Planning Major Offensive On Kunduz�

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday said the Taliban and their foreign associates have mobilized on the outskirts of Kunduz city and plan to launch a major offensive on Kunduz city. The acting minister of defense Tariq Shah Bahrami said the MoD will dispatch an additional contingent of troops to...

Will ISIS Termination Mark Crisis End in West Asia?

The ISIS terrorist group was born in a time when after the eruption of the popular uprisings in the Arab countries the world expected to see emergence of post-revolution democracies in the West Asia region, largely built on the strength of new civil awareness rewarded to people by change waves. But instead...

Trump listens to mass choir singing �Make America Great Again�

An American church choir sings the “Make America Great Again” song at a rally of US President Donald Trump. Inspired by his popular 2016 campaign motto still in use today, the song was performed by a Southern Baptist church at the “Celebrate Freedom Rally” at the Kennedy...

British Special Forces Probed Over Killing Innocent Afghan Civilians-Report

Credible evidence indicates that Britain's Special Air Service troops executed unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, a report has revealed. In a report published on Sunday, London The Times daily reported that, Members of Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) are alleged to have covered up evidence...

1 killed, 6 hurt as car plows into group of teenagers in London

At least one person has died and six others injured after a car plowed into a crowd of teenagers on a sidewalk in south London. Police said Sunday that a manhunt was underway for the driver of a red convertible Audi, who fled the scene of the crash that killed a 16-year-old girl in Croydon at around...

Mass rally held ahead of G20 summit in Hamburg

Thousands have attended a rally in the northern German city of Hamburg to protest at an imminent meeting of leaders of the world's major industrialized and emerging economies, known as G20. Police said nearly 10,000 people gathered outside the city hall in Hamburg while canoeists and Greenpeace...

US Navy warship sails near Chinese island

A US Navy warship has sailed close to a Chinese claimed island in the South China Sea, Pentagon officials say, marking the second such operation under Donald Trump's presidency. The USS Stethem guided missile destroyer was ordered to sail within 12 nautical miles from Triton Island, part of the...

Italy calls on EU ports to welcome migrants

Italy's interior minister called Sunday on other European countries to open their ports to rescue ships ahead of talks with France and Germany on tackling the migrant emergency. Marco Minniti, who meets his counterparts in Paris later Sunday to prepare for EU talks in Tallinn this week, said in...

US Had No Role in Mosul Liberation: Iraqi Commander

An Iraqi military official says the US had no role in the country's liberation of Mosul from ISIS terrorist group, rejecting Western media reports that American troops played a leading role in the operation to retake the key Iraqi city. The spokesman for Popular Mobilization Forces (PMU), commonly...

Ghani insists on �reconciliation first with Pakistan' to bring peace in Afghanistan

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says the Afghan government is not asking Pakistan to bring peace in Afghanistan as the Afghan government wants reconciliation with the country, apparently pointing towards his earlier remarks regarding an undeclared war being waged in Afghanistan. Speaking a gathering...

Deadly airstrike target ISIS militants in Nangarhar, leaving several dead

Several militants affiliated with the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist group's offshoot in Afghanistan, ISIS Khurasan, were killed in three separate airstrikes conducted in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. The provincial government in a statement said at least six ISIS militants were killed in an...

IEC Signs Agreement on Election Security With NDS, MoD

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Directorate of National Security (NDS) on Sunday signed an agreement outlining security procedures for the nation's upcoming parliamentary and district council elections which are scheduled for July 7...

Fierce Battles Rage On Outskirts Of Kunduz City

Heavy fighting between Afghan security forces and the Taliban broke out early Sunday morning when dozens of Taliban fighters launched coordinated attacks on several points on the outskirts of the city. Reports indicate that the Taliban has also closed all roads leading into Kunduz city, including the...

Iraqi forces recapture iconic Nuri Mosque in Old Mosul

The Iraqi army has recaptured the venue of the iconic Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, with the country’s state TV implying the liberation of the city, which has been under Daesh control since 2014. “Their fictitious state has fallen,” an Iraqi military spokesman, Brigadier General...

Detention of Ex-Crown Prince Exposes Tensions in Al Saud

The recently ousted crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef, has been placed under house arrest and banned from traveling abroad, sources have revealed. A report published by the New York Times on Thursday quoted four current and former American officials and Saudis close to the royal family...

Sunni Conference Due in Iraq, Fugitive Politicians with Terrorism Links Invited

Establishment on a sectarian and religious ideology basis is the defining feature of the political systems in a major number of the modern-day West Asian countries, a feature giving rise to various forms of forces and political struggles in these states. This form of political makeup along with lack...