New US-Backed India-Middle East Trade Route to Challenge China’s Ambitions
US President Joe Biden, along with leaders of India, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, announced on Saturday the...
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US Moves to Advance Prisoner Swap Deal With Iran and Release $6 Billion in Frozen Iranian Funds
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a...
Qatar Affirms Progress in US-Iran Prisoner Exchange Agreement
Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirms that the nation has successfully mediated a US-Iran prisoner exchange During a weekly media briefing,...
Justice Department Sues SpaceX, Alleging Discriminatory Hiring Practices
The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, the Elon Musk-run rocket and spacecraft company with extensive government...
Iran Stages ‘Electronic Warfare’ Drills Against Mock Enemy Drones
TEHRAN: Iran on Friday launched exercises to test its “electronic warfare” capabilities against mock enemy drones, fighter jets and helicopters,...
US Slams Israeli Minister’s ‘Inflammatory Comments’ About Palestinians, Condemns ‘all Racist Rhetoric’
DUBAI: The US State Department has strongly condemned Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, for what it described as “inflammatory...
US Calls Out Turkey’s Syrian Proxies for ‘Extensive Human Rights Abuses’
Last week, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions against two Turkish-supported Sunni Islamist militias based in Syria. The organizations are the Hamza...
Under Pressure in Ukraine, Putin Lashes Out at US in Syria
Dangerous confrontations between Russia and the United States in the skies over Syria point to an escalating shadow war as...
US Vows to Keep Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program in UN Spotlight Over Russian and Chinese Opposition
The United States and its allies vowed Tuesday to keep Syria’s failure to account for its chemical weapons program in...
US Military Buildup in Gulf Risks ‘Dangerous’ Iran Escalation: Analysts
Washington, DC – The United States’s continuing military buildup in the Gulf risks a “dangerous” confrontation with Iran, US-based analysts have said, as...
