US deploying Marines, additional forces to Middle East following recent Iranian attempted shipping seizures
The US is deploying thousands of Marines and additional forces to the Middle East following recent Iranian attempts to seize commercial shipping vessels, the Pentagon announced Thursday.
2023-07-21 09:24
Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over Quran burning
Hundreds of protesters stormed the main gates of the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Thursday in response to police in Stockholm granting permission for a demonstration were organizers are reportedly planning another burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran.
2023-07-20 09:52
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
By Timour Azhari and Anna Ringstrom BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the early
2023-07-20 09:23
Turkey's Erdogan ends Gulf tour with Abu Dhabi visit
By Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI President Tayyip Erdogan visited the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as he toured
2023-07-19 15:59
Exclusive-US issues new 120-day waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi
2023-07-19 07:48
Accused Discord leaker Jack Teixeira argues he should be let out of jail as he awaits his classified documents trial, citing Trump's release
The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media asked a judge to reconsider his detention on Monday, pointing out that he is charged with the same federal counts as former President Donald Trump and that prosecutors did not oppose Trump's release.
2023-07-18 10:20
Japan PM Kishida in Abu Dhabi for energy, green tech talks
By Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday
2023-07-18 04:17
US orders deployment of fighter jets and Navy destroyer to Middle East in response to Iranian activities
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered F-35 and F-16 fighter jets deployed to the Middle East, as well as the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, in response to Iranian activities in the Strait of Hormuz.
2023-07-18 03:53
Iraqi officials condemn demolition of 300-year-old minaret in Basra
Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, was demolished in the southern city of Basra on Friday.
2023-07-18 00:49
Sidelining of a key US official adds to uncertainty about Iran nuclear talks
According to a US intelligence assessment published last week, Iran has rapidly expanded its nuclear program since the assassination one of its key scientists in November 2020, but it is not conducting activities that would be necessary to produce a testable nuclear device.
2023-07-17 20:22
Iran's morality police resume headscarf patrols, state media says
Iran's morality police will resume patrols to make women comply with strict Islamic dress codes, state media reported Sunday, 10 months after the death of a young woman in their custody triggered nationwide protests.
2023-07-17 11:24
China Intensifies Military Drills With Russia Amid US Sanctions
President Xi Jinping has resisted crossing Washington’s red lines over arming Russia’s war machine in Ukraine. But that
2023-07-17 07:48