German Chancellor In Saudi For G20, Cooperation Talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Saudi King Salman on Sunday, state media said, as she began a visit focused on ...
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Israeli Missile Shoots Down ‘target’ Over Golan
Israel shot down what it identified only as "a target" over the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hours after Syria ...
Desert Warlord Turned Brutal Tyrant
A desert warfare specialist, Chad's Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of ruthless dictator, with ...
Israel Blamed As Blast Sparks Huge Fires At Damascus Airport
A massive explosion struck near Damascus International Airport early today setting off large fires, a monitoring group said, without specifying ...
Saudi Shake-Up Strengthens King’s Powerful Son
A recent Saudi government and security shake-up aims to strengthen King Salman's increasingly powerful son against a royal rival and ...
Thai Junta Defends ‘cheap’ $393 Mn Chinese Sub Purchase
The Thai junta on Tuesday defended $393 million earmarked for a Chinese submarine, batting back criticism of the secrecy of ...
Afghan Defence Chiefs Resign Over Deadly Taliban Attack
Afghanistan’s defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned in the wake of a Taliban attack that left scores ...
Furious Afghans Call For Resignations After Taliban Base Attack
Afghanistan on Sunday observed a national day of mourning after at least 100 soldiers were killed or wounded in a ...
US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties
The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American ...
Australia, New Zealand Hit Back At North Korea Threat
Australia and New Zealand stiffened their rhetoric against North Korea Sunday after the isolated state threatened Canberra with a nuclear ...
US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the ...
US Defence Chief In Israel For Talks On Iran, Syria
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis visited Israel on Friday for talks expected to focus on Iran, Syria and the two ...
Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday, pledging ...
US Defence Secretary Arrives In Cairo For Sisi Meeting
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis arrived in Cairo Thursday on the latest leg of a regional tour, as ties ...
Palestinians Slam Israel For Refusing Talks With Hunger Strikers
Palestinian leaders on Wednesday denounced Israel's refusal to negotiate with Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails, warning of a ...
China and Nepal Begin Joint Military Exercise As India Is Watches On
China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing boosts ...
Nepal, China Begin First-Ever Joint Military Exercises
China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing boosts ...
Trump and Putin Trade Barbs As Ministers Meet
The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were ...
Five Picked As IGP, Interior & Nat’l Security Ministers Storm Agbogbloshie
Five persons have so far been arrested in connection with last Tuesday’s clashes at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra. Two ...
Iran Warns US Action In Syria ‘won’t Go Unanswered’
Any new US action in Syria "will not go unanswered", Iran's Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan warned Tuesday after America threatened ...