International

Police disperse opposition demonstrators in Zimbabwe

2019-08-16

Riot police dispersed opposition supporters who took to the streets to protest against the deteriorating economic situation in the country, despite a ban on demonstrations. Dozens of people took to t...

Allowing Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar and Tehran calls it "humiliating defeat" for Washington

2019-08-15

The Gibraltar Supreme Court on Thursday allowed an Iranian oil tanker detained in early July to leave despite a US request to extend its detention on suspicion of seeking to deliver its cargo to Syria...

British opposition urges Johnson to be ousted to avoid Brexit without agreement

2019-08-15

British opposition Labor Party leader Jeremy Corbin has urged parliament to topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson before taking the country out of the European Union without an agreement. Corbin called...

3 Pakistani soldiers and 5 Indians killed in Kashmir

2019-08-15

At least three Pakistani soldiers and five Indian soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the military said yesterday. Indian troops fired artillery a...

US stocks fall and bond yield curve reversal

2019-08-14

US stocks fell in early trading on Wednesday as the yield curve reversed, raising fears of a serious slowdown or recession and mounting pressure on the Federal Reserve. The Dow fell more than 600 poi...

82 killed by tanker truck explosion in Tanzania

2019-08-14

The death toll from Saturday´s truck bombing in Tanzania has risen to 82, with seven people dying from their injuries, a hospital official said on Wednesday. A spokesman for the National Hospit...

Tunisia: Electoral Commission cancels 66 presidential candidates

2019-08-13

The Independent High Electoral Commission of Tunisia has canceled at least 66 candidates for early presidential elections, out of a total of 98. A member of the Commission Anis Jarboui, on Tuesday, t...

Hong Kong suspends all flights for the second day in a row

2019-08-13

Hong Kong International Airport suspended all flights departing from the city on Tuesday for the second consecutive day due to anti-government demonstrations. The airport authority said the suspensio...

One person is killed and 28 others wounded in explosions in a warehouse in southwestern Baghdad

2019-08-13

 One person was killed and 28 others wounded in explosions at a warehouse of weapons and weapons in southwestern Baghdad on Monday, medical sources said. The sources explained that the explosion...

A British destroyer sails the Gulf to escort oil tankers

2019-08-13

The British warship Kent sailed towards the Gulf to join a US-led mission to protect commercial cargo ships in the region amid mounting political tension between Iran and the West. The move comes afte...