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The White House confirmed on Tuesday that an already-delayed $255 million military aid to Pakistan had been blocked. The decision came a day after President Donald Trump lashed out at Pakistan for, what he said, the US got “nothing but lies and deceit” from Islamabad in the war against terrorism. US President Donald Trump. PHOTO: AFP “The […]

Quneitra, SANA-Units of the Syrian Arab Army have completely cleansed the Western Ghouta in the southwestern part of Damascus Countryside form terrorist groups. The army also restored full control over al-Tuloul al-Homr and strengthened its military points in the area. Al-Tulol al-Homr is considered as a strategic area linking among the villages of al-Sheikh Mountain […]

Egypt’s public prosecutor has filed murder charges against a man accused of killing 11 people in an attack on a Coptic church and a Christian-owned shop in a Cairo suburb last week, judicial sources said. Trump has been vocal on Twitter about the protests in Iran since they erupted last week. (Reuters) The man, arrested […]

The Nordic Resistance Movement’s leader Simon Lindberg, 34, held a speech which “spread and expressed contempt for groups based on their race, skin colour, national or ethnic origin by shouting ‘Sieg Heil’ while raising his right arm upwards”, the Stockholm district court said in its verdict, seen by AFP. Nordic Resistance Movement leader Simon Lindberg […]

Islamabad called an emergency cabinet meeting to establish the “difference between facts and fiction,” and summoned the US ambassador after Trump targeted Pakistan in his first tweet in 2018, accusing it of “lies and deceit.” © Joshua Roberts / Reuters The Pakistani government, led by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, is set to convene the […]

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the enemies have got united against Iran as protest rallies have spread to certain cities in Iran in recent days. TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the enemies have got united […]

Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon proposed Tuesday holding high-level talks with North Korea, Jan. 9, to discuss its participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Cho’s offer came in response to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s New Year’s message, in which he said he was willing to send a delegation of athletes to the South’s first Winter […]

At least nine people have been killed overnight amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests that began last week in various cities across Iran. Iranian state television confirmed on Tuesday that six demonstrators were killed during a raid on a police station in Qahdarijan. According to state media, the rioters were attempting to break into the station […]

One officer was killed and three were wounded in the protests in Iran, Reuters reports, citing state media. It is understood that a “rioter” opened fire on police in Najafabad, although the timing of the shooting is unclear. An image grab taken from a handout video released by Iran’s Mehr News agency reportedly shows a […]

4,000-year-old underground city allegedly belonging to a lost Byzantine dynasty has been discovered during urban transformation works in Turkey’s northern Trabzon province, reports said Monday. The area where the ancient underground city was discovered in Turkey’s Trabzon province is pictured in this undated photo (Sabah Photo) The area where the ancient underground city was discovered […]