5 drug traffickers killed on Syria-Jordan border: monitor

Jan 07, 2024

Damascus [Syria], January 7: Five drug traffickers were killed in hours-long clashes with Jordanian forces on the Syrian-Jordan border region in southern Syria on Saturday,...

China decides to sanction five U.S. defense industry companies

Jan 07, 2024

Beijing [China], January 7: China has decided to sanction five U.S. defense industry companies, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.

Tokyo prosecutors arrest ruling party lawmaker over slush funds scandal

Jan 07, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], January 7: A Japanese lawmaker from the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was arrested on Sunday over a political...

Blast kills 2, injures 14 in Afghanistan's Kabul

Jan 07, 2024

Kabul [Afghanistan], January 7: Two persons have been confirmed dead and 14 others sustained injury as a blast ripped through a mini-bus in Dasht-i-Barchi locality...

US appeals court prevents California from banning guns in most public places

Jan 07, 2024

Washington [US], January 7: A federal appeals court on Saturday reinstated a judge's ruling that barred California from enforcing a new law that bans the...

Death toll in Iran suicide attacks rises to 91 as secret service arrests 11 people

Jan 07, 2024

Tehran [Iran], January 7: The death toll in the suicide blasts in Iran earlier this week has risen to 91, state media reported on Saturday.

Taiwan accuses China of endangering aviation safety with balloons

Jan 07, 2024

Taipei [Taiwan], January 7: Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Saturday strongly condemned China's releasing aerial balloons to fly over Taiwan, saying the practice had endangered aviation...

Al-Amal Hospital surroundings in Gaza comes under heavy fire

Jan 07, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], January 7: The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported heavy shelling and drone fire near the Al-Amal Hospital in the city of Khan...

Lebanon files complaint with UN chief, UNSC after Israel attacks

Jan 07, 2024

Beirut [Lebanon], January 7: Lebanon has sent a letter of complaint to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the president of the UN Security Council after...