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In Tehran Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed reports of the evacuation of the Islamic Republic’s Embassy staff in Syria following the resurgence of militant groups opposing the Syrian government.
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Israeli jets bombed crucial border crossings between Syria and Lebanon as thousands of people fled the central city of Homs overnight amid continued lightning offensive by the armed groups against Syrian army.
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US President-elect Donald Trump warned BRICS — a China- and Russia-backed group of emerging economies — against any move to replace the US dollar threatening 100% tariffs if they fail to give any commitment.
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Terror gangs under the banner of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), jumping off from their territory in the northwestern Idlib province, have sliced through embattled Syrian army and entered Aleppo in a surprise attack
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Cars jammed the highway linking the capital, Beirut, to the south, with people returning with their belongings tied on top of their cars. Traffic was gridlocked at the northern entrance of the port city of Sidon.
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Days after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and others for war crimes, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei demanded the death sentence for Netanyahu
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Fear gripped Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram district on Friday as the death toll from two terror attacks rose to 50, with authorities imposing a curfew and suspending mobile phone services in the remote region
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The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel accusing him of crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip.
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Vistara — a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines— has now merged with Air India, creating an enlarged entity that is now the country’s largest international carrier.
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Saudi Arabia's highest military official made a rare visit to Tehran this week and discussed possible ways to improve defense ties with the Islamic Republic at a time when tensions are running high
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What happens at the end of our world? Scientists have found an Earth-like planet orbiting a star 4,000 light years away from the solar system that may reveal our planet’s ultimate fate.
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Saturday’s assault came a little over a week after a powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in the province
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Dhaka’s air was classified as “poor” or “very unhealthy” as the mega city ranked the second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday morning. Dhaka’s AQI score was recorded at 212
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Sri Lanka as we know it today would disappear to become part of the new Indian subcontinent in 200 million years from now, says a new study.A research paper was published in the American Journal of Science.
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Multichemi International Ltd, which manufactures and distributes a wide range of products under dash, one of Sri Lanka’s leading detergent and household care brands, has begun exporting its products.
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Commercial Bank Bangladesh, Commercial Bank of Ceylon’s largest overseas operation, has been adjudged the ‘Most Sustainable Bank in Bangladesh’ at the close of 2021.
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Chairman of the Iran-Russia parliamentary friendship group says that Tehran and Moscow have reached good agreements in various fields. Ebrahim Rezaei told local media on Sunday.
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Israel and India celebrated 30 years of diplomatic relations on Saturday, with each country lighting up historic sites and special video addresses by their leaders.
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North Korea on Sunday fired what appeared to be the most powerful missile it has tested since President Joe Biden took office, as it revives its old playbook in brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington.
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A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand.
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Bhutan's success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivalled but a rare patient death -- just the kingdom's fourth -- shows more work was needed to fight the pandemic there, its leader says.
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Cash-trapped Pakistan is looking to secure a USD 3-billion (PKR 529 billion) loan from China and investments in half a dozen sectors during Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to Beijing next week.
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In his speech Khamenei expressed disappointment at low GDP growth, lack of investments, a fast-growing liquidity problem leading to inflation and other serious problems the country faces.
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Israel’s figurehead president arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday in the first official visit by the country’s head of state, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two nations.
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