Taliban claim deadly Kabul suicide attack
24 July, 2017 Comments Off on Taliban claim deadly Kabul suicide attack
Taliban claim responsibility for an attack on a bus carrying government workers that killed at least 35 people. At least 35 people have been killed and more than 40 wounded after a suicide car bomb targeted a bus carrying ministry staff in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, officials said. Intelligence officials told Al Jazeera that the bus […]
Continue reading …Hezbollah says seizes strategic valley from militants at Syria-Lebanon border
24 July, 2017 Comments Off on Hezbollah says seizes strategic valley from militants at Syria-Lebanon border
Hezbollah said its forces seized a strategic valley on Monday, the latest advance in an offensive to oust militants from their last foothold along the Syria-Lebanon border. Hezbollah said it had advanced from several directions in the Wadi al-Kheil valley in Juroud Arsal, a barren mountainous border zone that has served as a base for […]
Continue reading …China warns India not to ‘push its luck’ amid border stand-off in Himalayas
24 July, 2017 Comments Off on China warns India not to ‘push its luck’ amid border stand-off in Himalayas
China has warned India not to “cling to fantasies” amid a tense border stand-off, which also involves Bhutan, involving disputed territory in the Himalayas. Earlier, China staged live-fire drills in the area while India deployed troops there. “China’s determination and resolve to safeguard national security and sovereignty is unshakable,” Defense Ministry spokesman Senior Colonel Wu Qian […]
Continue reading …IS evacuates headquarters in Tal Afar due to doubts over people cooperation with security
24 July, 2017 Comments Off on IS evacuates headquarters in Tal Afar due to doubts over people cooperation with security
Tal Afar (IraqiNews.com) Islamic State have evacuated many of its main headquarters in Tal Afar town, west of Mosul, a local source from Nineveh was quoted saying. “IS has carried out emergency evacuations over the night at many of its main headquarters in Tal Afar, in west of Mosul, after some of them were targeted […]
Continue reading …German President ‘irritated’ with how Trump’s presidency is going
24 July, 2017 Comments Off on German President ‘irritated’ with how Trump’s presidency is going
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a TV interview that though he is “irritated” about a lot of things happening under US President Donald Trump, he still has hope for the transatlantic relationship. Steinmeier said in the interview with ZDF on Sunday that there has “never been so much uncertainty in the history of the […]
Continue reading …Turkey re-arrests activists in Amnesty case involving German, Swedish citizens: group
23 July, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey re-arrests activists in Amnesty case involving German, Swedish citizens: group
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered six of the human rights activists, including Amnesty International’s Turkey director Idil Eser, to be remanded in custody on charges of aiding a “terror” group. The four others were then released under judicial supervision. But an Istanbul court on Friday issued new arrest warrants for the four — Nalan Erkem, Seyhmus Ozbekli, Nejat […]
Continue reading …Erdogan meets with Saudi King Salman as part of Qatar crisis mediation efforts
23 July, 2017 Comments Off on Erdogan meets with Saudi King Salman as part of Qatar crisis mediation efforts
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently meeting with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Jeddah as part of a two-day Gulf tour that will also see him visit Kuwait and Qatar. He arrived in Jeddah on Sunday where he was greeted by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, a key royal advisor. Erdogan said Saudi Arabia had “the greatest responsibility” […]
Continue reading …Russia is no longer America’s ‘single’ biggest threat – top US general
23 July, 2017 Comments Off on Russia is no longer America’s ‘single’ biggest threat – top US general
The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff no longer believes Russia can be “singled out” regarding Washington’s perceived national security threats. North Korea, Iran, and China also top the list of challenges. During confirmation hearings for his current post as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford described Russia as […]
Continue reading …114 Somali Prisoners Released From Ethiopia Arrive in Mogadishu
23 July, 2017 Comments Off on 114 Somali Prisoners Released From Ethiopia Arrive in Mogadishu
More than 100 Somalis, recently released from Ethiopian detention facilities and handed over to the Somali government, arrived in Mogadishu on Saturday, government officials told VOA Somali. The 114 prisoners smiled and some of them kneeled as they got off the plane and kissed the soil. Parents and relatives waiting for them at the airport […]
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Germany’s tough stance on fraying relations with Turkey is “understandable,” not least given Ankara’s detention of human rights activists including German nationals, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn said in an interview published on Saturday. “I think we have shown great patience with Turkey. It seems not to appreciate that. The reaction of Germany is […]
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