”Shoot down & destroy Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships”: Trump

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had ordered the US military to attack and destroy any Iranian vessel that harasses US Navy ships. "I...

‘Space breakthrough’ for Iran: Revolutionary Guard Corps launched military satellite

An Iranian military satellite, mounted on a domestically-built rocket, was sent into space by the air arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...

Where the US aid package for Palestine went? Envoy rejects US boastings

The Palestinian envoy to France said Washington lied about sending millions in aid to beleaguered hospitals in Gaza and the West Bank, insisting the...

US-Iran tensions: Is Iran deliberately playing with fire?

The United States and Iran, acting on perceptions of one another that seem to be engraved in stone, are on a collision course that...

Dubai’s futuristic delivery systems make lockdown easier

Tamara, one of Dubai's many foreign residents, hasn't been to a petrol station in years -- a click on a smartphone app is all...

Syria attacked: Some Israeli missiles downed, others kill 9

Israeli air strikes late Monday in the area of the central Syrian city of Palmyra killed nine fighters loyal to the Iran-backed Damascus regime,...

Dubai’s largest bank sees decline in revenue over Coronavirus

Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, on Monday reported a 24 percent slide in first quarter net profits after making huge provisions for risks resulting...

How will COVID-19 shape the world politics?

During the Cold War, the two antagonists – the USA and former Soviet Union - in their bid to safeguard the vital western and...

Descending prices & lack of storage: Oil industry is in trouble!

Oil prices collapsed to more than two-decade lows Monday as traders grow concerned that storage facilities are reaching their limits, while signs that the...

Iran rejects Trump’s ventilator offer, says we don’t take advice from US

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has rebuffed an offer by US President Donald Trump to send ventilators to Iran, claiming that the Islamic Republic...

Corona threatens to snatch Ramadan charm this year

From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the...

Iraq: Lull between US and Iran before the storm?

Iraq appears calm but tensions are mounting underneath with rival sides ready with their plans and this may erupt into a new cycle of violence between the US and factions like Kataeb-e-Hizbollah supported by Iran.
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