On Thursday, Israeli forces carried out air raids against Iranian forces in Syria. According to the article, this bombardment was out of retaliation for Iranian fire on Israeli occupied Golan Heights. Iran has made nor remarks on the air fire strikes made upon Golan Heights, yet this marks the first time Iranian forces have directly attacked Israeli territory. Foreign leaders,… Read more »
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denounced US President Donald Trump, calling his decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal as “impudent” and “worthless”. Speaking in the Iranian capital on Wednesday, Khamenei addressed the American president directly, saying: “You cannot lift one finger against us.” Khamenei said the nuclear issue was “just an excuse” by the US to dominate… Read more »
Ten months ago, an air, sea and land blockade was imposed on Qatar by four Arab countries. Here are the latest developments:
The rallies are part of a six-week protest that will culminate on May 15 to mark what Palestinians refer to as “the Nakba” or “catastrophe” – a reference to Israel’s establishment in 1948, when 750,000 Arabs were forcibly removed from Palestine. Since the protests began on March 30, at least 48 Palestinians in the coastal enclave have been killed by… Read more »
The United Nations, Russia, France, Germany and Britain have urged Israel and Iran to avoid any further escalation after Israel carried out air raids against what it said were Iranian targets in Syria. Israel said the bombardment on Thursday was in retaliation for Iranian rocket fire on its positions in the occupied Golan Heights. There were no Israeli casualties. The… Read more »
A recent report by the World Health Organization has found fourteen Indian cities to be in the top 20 most polluted around the world. The BBC article stated in 2016, the northern city of Kanpur had the highest levels of PM2.5- “deadly air particles” that can cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Fourteen Indian cities are among the world’s 20 most polluted, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. BBC analysis of the study shows the northern city of Kanpur tops the list of world cities with the highest PM2.5 levels in 2016. PM2.5 are tiny but deadly air particles, which can increase the likelihood of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
A sustained effort by the administration of US President Donald Trump and its allies at home and in the Middle East to cancel, or at least renegotiate, the Iran nuclear deal appears to have succeeded in bringing one major European country, France, to its side.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Dozens of Hazara Shia Muslim protesters in the southwestern city of Quetta have ended a five-day sit-in against a sustained campaign of targeted killings after meeting with the country’s army chief. Haider, a 30-year-old lawyer, led the protest in the provincial capital, which was sparked by the latest attack against the community – the killing of two… Read more »
Iran will not be bullied by the United States into renegotiating the multilateral nuclear deal, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, as another senior diplomat warned that US withdrawal from the pact would result in its termination. “Iran stands firm in the face of futile attempts at bullying,” Zarif said in a recorded message on Thursday. “If the US continues… Read more »