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US President Donald Trump Wednesday said he instructed US navy in Persian Gulf to shoot and destroy any Iranian gunboats found harassing US ships. Trump made the remark on Tweeter amid renewed tension between the Islamic Republic and its global Read more
Algeria Tuesday said it was proud UN Chief Antonio Guterres proposed to appoint the country’s veteran diplomat and former Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra who later backtracked after U.S objected to his appointment, TSA reports. Mohand Oussaïd Belaid, spokesperson of President Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Monday announced a four-day lockdown across 31 cities from Thursday as the country grapples with increasing number of contamination from covid-19. The Turkish leader, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, after a cabinet meeting said the lockdown Read more
Sewing factories are producing protection masks for local and international markets including Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. One of the factories administrator, Abdullah Shehadeh from Hasco sewing factory, reportedly said 40 workers have at work Read more
State-run Saudi Telecom Com (STC), the kingdom’s largest telecom company, Tuesday said its planned $2.4-billion deal to acquire 55 per cent of Vodafone Egypt has been postponed for at least three months owing the Coronavirus pandemic. STC in a statement Read more
The Islamic State group, ISIS, staged an attack early Monday in Kirkuk province and killed one police officer, Anadolu reports citing an official of internal security in the province. Afrasyav Kamil in statement reportedly indicated the terror group targeted a Read more
Israel’s police, Shin Bet, said it arrested and charged an Israeli citizen with spying for enemy Iran and plotting terror attacks, reports say. The internal security agency in a statement said whose identity has been protected by a court, was Read more
Kuwaitis have laid into a famous national actor after she asked authorities to flash out expats amid coronavirus-linked health crisis, Arabian Business reports. Hayat al-Fahad, an iconic top artist who starred in several Arabic dramas, caused a controversy Tuesday after Read more
Iran, hard hit by covid-19, Wednesday said it has the capacity to supply neighboring countries with testing kits in the combat against the disease. Alireza Biglari, head of Iran’s local Pasteur Institute, told state-run News Agency molecular diagnostic kits produced Read more
A Turkish military aircraft has left today Wednesday from Ankara with medical aid for Italy and Spain, two worst hit European countries by the Covid-19 disease, Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu reports. Italy is the far affected country with 12,428 Read more