Leaked execution videos strengthen case for Syrian war crimes prosecutions
WASHINGTON D.C: “Arrest, pursue and kill.” The orders were spelled out unambiguously in the official document that had once belonged to a branch of Syrian military intelligence in the city…
Russia trying to exhaust Ukraine’s air defenses, Pentagon official says
WASHINGTON: Russia’s surge in missile strikes in Ukraine is partly designed to exhaust Kyiv’s supplies of air defenses and finally achieve dominance of the skies above the country, a senior…
New UK PM Sunak visits Kyiv, pledges support
KYIV: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised 125 anti-aircraft guns and other air-defense technology as he made an unannounced visit Saturday — his first — to Ukraine’s snow-blanketed war-time capital…
UK FM during botched Kabul withdrawal ‘blocked’ talks with senior staff, sources say
LONDON: UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab’s conduct during Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 led to significant delays and compounded the chaos of the evacuation, sources have told The…
Armed police deployed to guard London-based Persian-language TV station
Police in the UK are protecting the offices of Persian-language TV channel Iran International after two of its journalists were threatened by the regime in Tehran. The Metropolitan Police in…
Malaysia votes in general election, Anwar seen leading tight race
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians voted on Saturday in a general election that may fail to end the recent phase of political instability in the Southeast Asian nation as polls have predicted…
Swedish royal family arrives in Jordan
AMMAN: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Amman on Tuesday for a state visit to Jordan. The king and queen were received at Queen Alia…
Development is a continuous process aimed at achieving nation’s aspirations, says Dubai’s ruler
DUBAI: Productive partnerships between public and private sectors over the last five decades have enabled the UAE to make significant advances in various spheres and earn global recognition in the…
Houthi attacks on oil infrastructure ‘driving Yemen’s government into bankruptcy’
AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government is on the verge of bankruptcy after Houthi attacks on oil facilities in southern Yemen halted all oil exports, and it may not be able to…
‘Two dead’ as Iran protests swell on anniversary of lethal 2019 crackdown
PARIS: Iranian security forces shot dead at least two protesters Tuesday, a rights group said, as demonstrations sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death swelled on the anniversary of a bloody 2019…