In Oil-Producing Iran, Renewables Are Booming
OSLO — Renewable energy is booming in Iran, where installed capacity is expected to grow at least sevenfold over the next five years, despite U.S….
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Turkey: No difference between Boko Haram, Daesh, FETO
ANKARA Turkey’s president said on Thursday that he sees no difference between terrorists groups such as Daesh, the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) — the group…
Enjoy lower gold prices in Dubai this Diwali
Gold prices touched the lowest in more than one week on Thursday, as the dollar stood firm on rising US Treasury yields, with investors focusing…
Is ISIS defeated in Iraq and Syria?
The Islamic State, a day after being ousted from its defacto capital of Raqqa, is losing its foothold in the two nations where it established…
UAE to bear treatment cost of 100 Somalis injured in attacks
ABU DHABI: The UAE on Wednesday announced it would bear the treatment cost of 100 Somalis who were injured in Saturday’s suicide blasts in the…
Turkey’s top diplomat won’t buckle to US ‘impositions’
Turkey won’t buckle under U.S. “impositions,” its foreign minister said Wednesday as officials from both countries met to try to resolve a diplomatic dispute that resulted…
The Iran conundrum
President Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran deal followed by his threats to pull out (while senior officials contradicted him by insisting he wanted to…
Russia sandwiched in Syria between Israel, Iran
MOSCOW — Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a two-day visit this week to Israel — his first as the top Russian military commander. On…
Iran top leader urges Europe to do more to back nuclear deal
TEHRAN, IRAN Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday urged Europe to do more to back the 2015 nuclear deal after President Donald Trump refused to re-certify…
Exclusive: Elite Syrian Army units move from central Syria to Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – Two large brigades from the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite 4th Mechanized Division are being redeployed from central Syria to…