Russia, Iran and China to hold joint drills in Gulf
Russia, Iran and China will hold joint maritime exercises in the Persian Gulf around late 2021 or early 2022, Russia’s ambassador to Tehran said, the RIA news agency reported on … Read More
Graft and security issues feed the trade in Iraq’s past
Do you want to buy a more than 5,000-year-old Sumerian tablet, listed as the property of a gentleman from Sussex in England and passed down as a family heirloom?
Iran is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, says Iranian official
Iran said on Monday it is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, a day after the leader of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah group said more vessels carrying Iranian … Read More
Lebanese pound slightly up on black market
The Lebanese pound was slightly up on Monday, trading at 19,050 to the dollar on the black market
Germany says firefight involving Western forces erupts at Kabul Airport
A firefight broke out between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at Kabul airport on Monday, Germany’s armed forces said, as thousands of Afghans and foreigners thronged the … Read More
Egypt closing Rafah crossing with Gaza: Palestinians
Egypt has told Gaza authorities it will close the Rafah border crossing from Monday, a spokesman for the Palestinian enclave’s Hamas government said.
Yemen to get $655 mln of IMF reserves in new SDR allocation
Yemen will receive about $665 million worth of reserves from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday which will help ease an acute economic and humanitarian crisis in the war-torn … Read More
Correa scores again as Atletico beat Elche after parading trophy
Atletico Madrid forward Angel Correa scored for the third time in two games to give the La Liga champions a somewhat unconvincing 1-0 win at home to Elche in an … Read More
Ronaldo denied last-gasp Udinese winner after bench controversy
Cristiano Ronaldo was denied a last-gasp winner to save Juventus after they had thrown away a two-goal lead at Udinese, his stoppage time header ruled out for offside in a … Read More
Gnabry scores twice as ‘wild’ Bayern squeeze past Cologne
Serge Gnabry struck twice as Bayern Munich picked up their first Bundesliga win this season with a 3-2 victory over Cologne Sunday, but Julian Nagelsmann criticized a “wild” display from … Read More