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France: more women, children returned from IS camps in Syria

Tuesday 24-01-2023 02:06 PM

France on Tuesday repatriated another group of women and children from former Islamic State group-controlled areas of Syria, the latest return of French nationals who’d been stranded in camps ...

Iraqi PM replaces Central Bank governor over currency drop

Monday 23-01-2023 02:08 PM

Iraq’s prime minister on Monday replaced the governor of the country’s Central Bank following a weekslong plunge of the Iraqi dinar, the state news agency reported. Prime Minister Mohammed ...

Lights out in Pakistan as energy-saving move backfires

Monday 23-01-2023 01:32 PM

Much of Pakistan was left without power for several hours on Monday morning as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. The outage spread panic and raised questions about the ...

Building collapse in Syrian city of Aleppo leaves 16 dead

Sunday 22-01-2023 03:44 PM

A building collapsed in a neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others, state media reported. The ...

US military: US, Syrian Kurdish forces detain IS militant

Friday 20-01-2023 04:10 PM

American and Syrian Kurdish forces detained a militant from the Islamic State group following a helicopter raid in eastern Syria, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement Thursday. IS ...

Trio of suicide drones strike US base in Syria, wounding 2

Friday 20-01-2023 04:04 PM

Three suicide drones attacked a U.S. base in eastern Syria on Friday, wounding two Syrian opposition fighters, the U.S. military said. No Americans were hurt in the attack. It was not clear ...

S. Korea, Iran summon each other’s envoys over Yoon comment

Thursday 19-01-2023 02:03 PM

South Korea and Iran have summoned each other’s ambassadors in a diplomatic spat triggered by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s comments describing Iran as the “enemy” of the United Arab ...

Iran arrests German for photographing oil facility

Wednesday 18-01-2023 05:17 PM

A German national has been arrested in Iran after photographing an oil facility, two semi-official news agencies reported on Tuesday. The Tasnim news agency and the Student News Network, ...

Iran welcomes steps toward Turkey-Syria reconciliation

Wednesday 18-01-2023 05:09 PM

Iran welcomes steps toward a reconciliation between Turkey and Syria and is ready to help move the efforts forward, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Tuesday. The Iranian ...

Qatargate: Italian court rules Panzeri’s daughter can be extradited

Tuesday 17-01-2023 03:52 PM

An Italian court ruled Monday that the daughter of former MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri can be extradited to Belgium for charges in the alleged Qatar corruption investigation engulfing the European ...

Ancient Egyptian tomb may be royal female from rule of Thutmosid pharaohs

Monday 16-01-2023 03:32 PM

A tomb dating back 3,500 years to a golden age of ancient Egypt has been uncovered by a joint British and Egyptian team near the Valley of the Kings. The discovery on the western bank of the ...

Police: Ex-Afghan female lawmaker, guard shot dead at home

Sunday 15-01-2023 04:14 PM

A former Afghan female lawmaker and her bodyguard have been shot dead by unknown assailants at her home in the capital, Kabul, police said Sunday. Mursal Nabizada was among the few female ...

Iran and Syria set to renew long-term economic agreement

Sunday 15-01-2023 04:05 PM

Syria and key ally Iran agreed Saturday to renew an economic strategic arrangement between the two countries as Damascus prepares to welcome Iran’s president in the near future. Since ...

China Reports Nearly 60,000 Covid-Linked Deaths Since Lifting Restrictions

Sunday 15-01-2023 02:16 PM

China said on Saturday that it had recorded nearly 60,000 fatalities linked to the coronavirus in the month since the country lifted its strict “zero Covid” policy, accelerating an outbreak that ...

Police: Militants kill 3 officers in restive NW Pakistan

Saturday 14-01-2023 05:08 PM

Militants shot and killed three police officers on the outskirts of the Pakistani city of Peshawar, authorities said, the latest violence in the restive northwestern region bordering Afghanistan. ...