US sanctions are ‘economic terrorism’: Rouhani
AFP | Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were "economic terrorism", as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on...
Syria air defense fire was a false alarm, reports
AFP| Syrian state media said Sunday that air defences had opened fire near Damascus airport, before withdrawing the report after what appeared to be a...
Trump says could intervene in Chinese exec’s case
AFP | US President Donald Trump said in an interview Tuesday that he may intervene in the US case against a top Huawei executive detained...
Huawei Arrest: Beijing detains Canadian ex-diplomat
AFP | A top Huawei executive facing US accusations of Iran sanctions violations was granted bail in Canada on Tuesday, hours after a former Canadian...
Four killed in attack on Afghan security forces in Kabul
AFP | At least four people were killed and another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of security forces in Kabul early...
Turkey in talks over possible UN probe into Khashoggi murder
AFP | Turkey is in talks over a possible United Nations investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Turkish foreign minister said...
Moscow slams US ‘hysterics’ over planes sent to Caracas
AFP | The Kremlin on Tuesday slammed Washington's "undiplomatic" response to its deployment of two bomber planes to Venezuela for exercises. Two Russian long-range strategic bombers...
250,000 refugees could return to Syria next year: UN
AFP | A quarter of a million Syrian refugees could return home next year, despite massive hurdles facing returnees, the UN said Tuesday, urging support...
India voters hoof out cow minister in state elections
AFP | India's only dedicated "cow minister" has been dumped in state elections, ending a controversial tenure that saw hundreds of the sacred animals starve...
NAB goes after Marriyum Aurangzeb: What is the future of PML-N?
News Analysis | The former ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is passing through some very difficult times. In the latest development, the National Accountability...
Red gold: Afghanistan saffron production grows
AFP | Starting before dawn has even broken, Afghanistan's army of saffron pickers shift their way across sun-baked fields to pluck brightly the colored crocuses...
Canadian judge grants bail to Huawei exec
AFP | A Canadian judge granted bail Tuesday to a top Huawei executive after her arrest on a US warrant, in a case that has...