Jordanian security forces arrested several high-profile figures as part of an ongoing security investigation and warned former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein against actions aimed at the stability of the kingdom. Those detained included a former minister and a member of the royal family, a senior military official told the …
Read More »Maharashtra’s overnight curfew in cities will start today – all you need to know
Maharashtra has announced that a seven-hour nightly curfew will be established in all cities and municipal corporate areas of the state. The curfew from 23:00 to 6:00 a.m. is imposed from Tuesday, December 22, 2020 for 15 days until January 5, 2021. What caused the curfew? A high-level meeting called …
Read More »Which countries have closed borders due to the new COVID strain? | Coronavirus pandemic news
As concerns mount around the world about a mutated coronavirus strain, several nations are deciding to close their borders to control its spread. Several countries have decided to close their borders and suspend commercial flights to control the spread of a new strain of coronavirus first discovered in the UK. …
Read More »Iran’s Supreme Leader vows revenge for murdered scientist
Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday demanded the “ultimate punishment” of those behind the assassination of a scientist who led Tehran’s dissolved military nuclear program, as the Islamic Republic blamed Israel for an assassination that has raised fears that they are rekindling. tensions in the Middle East. After years of being …
Read More »Iran May Retaliate In Iraq For Scientist Killing: Analysts | Iraq
Analysts say the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh may trigger a violent response in Iraq. Erbil, Kurdish region of northern Iraq – The assassination of senior Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near Tehran on Friday has triggered a family tremor in the region. No one has claimed responsibility …
Read More »Rouhani accuses “mercenary” Israel of killing a prominent Iranian scientist | Israel
Iran’s president has accused Israel of killing a high-ranking Iranian nuclear physicist long suspected by the West of planning a secret nuclear bomb program, state television reported. “Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance were stained with the blood of the mercenary usurping Zionist regime,” President Hassan Rouhani said …
Read More »Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed: Iran Defense Ministry | Middle East
Senior Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program until its dissolution in the early 2000s, was “killed” in an ambush near Tehran. Fakhrizadeh was shot and wounded “by terrorists” in his vehicle in Absard, a suburb in eastern Tehran, and then succumbed …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Denies Meeting Between MBS and Israeli Officials | Middle East
The foreign minister’s statement comes after Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held secret talks with the kingdom’s crown prince. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has denied reports that a meeting took place between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli officials on Sunday. “I have seen press reports …
Read More »Netanyahu meets MBS and Pompeo in Saudi Arabia: Israeli media | Middle East
Reports say Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and the US secretary of state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and US Secretary of State Mike …
Read More »Saudi Arabia says it seeks a way to end the dispute with Qatar | Qatar
The Gulf Rift dates from 2017, when the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a blockade on Qatar. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says Riyadh is looking for a way to resolve the three-year gap with its Gulf neighbor Qatar. Commenting on the dispute on Saturday, Prince Faisal …
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