Iran Book Ticket To 2018 World Cup
Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi were on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2018 World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. It was Iran's...
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US Appeals Court Upholds Block On Trump Travel Ban
A US appeals court on Monday left in place a block on President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting citizens from six Muslim majority nations -- the latest in a string of judicial blows for the...
Potent Malware Targets Electricity Systems
Hackers have developed powerful malware that can shut down electricity distribution systems and possibly other critical infrastructure, two cyber security firms announced Monday, with one report...
Soldier, 3 Assailants Dead In Qaeda Attack On Yemen Army
A soldier was killed and two others were wounded in an Al-Qaeda attack Monday on a checkpoint in Yemen's Hadramawt province that also left three assailants dead, the army said. "A soldier was...
Iran Tracks Down and Kills IS Suspects After Attacks
Iran has tracked down and killed several suspected jihadists including the alleged mastermind of twin attacks in Tehran last week, a security official and a minister have said. Dozens of suspects...
Gulf Crisis Threatens Qatar Airways Transit Business
Qatar Airways has made Doha a global hub in just a few years, but barring it from Gulf states' airspace threatens its position as a major transcontinental carrier, experts say. Along with its Gulf...
Islamic University Condemns Terrorist Attack On Iran
The Islamic University College, Ghana has condemned the deadly attack launched by the Takfiri ISIS terrorist group on the Iranian Parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhullah Khomeinin on...
Did June 4 Really Harm Ghana, Arthur Kennedy?
How can Ghana move forward if people with chains of degrees decide to tell lies through their teeth? It is very strange and a display of in intellectual dishonesty for people like Arthur Kennedy to...
Gunmen Shoot Dead Three Policemen In Southwest Pakistan
Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle killed three policemen at a checkpoint in southwest Pakistan on Sunday before fleeing the scene, authorities said, in the latest attack to target officials in...
Qatar Says Gulf Citizens Can Stay Despite Crisis
Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of "business as usual" for vital gas exports. Iran also...
Iran Has Sent Five Planes of Food To Qatar
Iran has sent five planes of food to Qatar, Iran's national carrier told AFP on Sunday, days after Gulf countries cut off air and other transport links to the emirate. "So far five planes carrying...
Gas Giant Qatar Petroleum Says Unaffected By Gulf Crisis
Energy giant Qatar Petroleum said in a statement on Saturday that it was "business as usual" despite a spiralling diplomatic crisis involving Doha and its Gulf neighbours. In an attempt to reassure...
Turkey Says Qatar Deployment Aims To Ensure Security
Turkey's decision to station troops at a base in Qatar aims to ensure the emirate's security after Saudi Arabia and its allies imposed a blockade over claims it supports terrorism, the foreign...
Iraq Paramilitaries Make Fresh Progress West of Mosul
Iraq's paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi forces said Saturday that they had retaken all areas west of Mosul from the Islamic State group except the town of Tal Afar. The umbrella organisation, which is...
Iran Opposes Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote
Iran voiced its opposition on Saturday to an announcement by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region that it will organise a vote on independence later this year. "Iran's principal position is to support...
Boeing and Iran’s Aseman Finalise $3bn Deal For 30 Jets
Iran's Aseman Airlines has finalised an agreement to buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX jets for $3.0 billion, the company said Saturday, with an option to buy 30 more. The deal, announced in April, was signed at...
Is Islam Responsible For Global ‘Islamist’ Terrorism?
The media have consistently, for far too long, maintained shallow, hollow and horrific reportage on the terror perpetrated by miscreants who claim to be fighting for the sake of Islam. The...
Erdogan Vows To Stand By ‘Qatari Brothers’ Amid Crisis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan requested the full removal of a Saudi-led blockade of Qatar after approving the deployment of Turkish troops there, saying Riyadh needed to put brotherhood ahead of...
Erdogan Says ‘not Witnessed’ Qatar Give Support To Terror
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he has never known Qatar to give support to terror organisations, a charge made by Saudi Arabia and its allies who have cut ties with the...
White House Seeks To Move Beyond Russia Scandal
The White House hopes the confirmation by James Comey that Donald Trump was not under FBI investigation can draw a line under a scandal consuming his presidency. That may be wishful thinking. It's...