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After Ankara bombing, Turkey hits back in Iraq and at home
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey said it unleashed air strikes on militant targets in northern Iraq and detained suspects…
US Central Command captures Islamic State official in Syria raid – statement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.S. Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Sept. 28 capturing…
Turkey’s Minister of Interior Affairs confirms ‘terrorist’ attack in Ankara
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Minister of Interior Affairs of Turkey has officially confirmed that at approximately 09.30 a.m.,…
Iran says it launched Noor 3 satellite into orbit
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards successfully launched a third military satellite into orbit on Wednesday, state media…
US Central Command forces capture Islamic State official in Syria after helicopter raid
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States Central Command on Monday said its forces had captured an Islamic State official…
Egypt launches gas and oil exploration bidding round
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Egypt’s petroleum ministry launched an international bidding round on Monday for exploration in 23 open…
Gas leak causes explosion in Iran’s Bandar Abbas refinery – IRNA
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An explosion was reported on Monday at Iran’s southern refinery of Bandar Abbas, according to the…
China’s Xi calls on West to lift sanctions against war-ravaged Syria
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — China’s President Xi Jinping called on the West to lift sanctions on Syria and offered Beijing’s…
Iran says it defuses 30 bombs in Tehran – Tasnim
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Authorities in Iran have neutralized 30 bombs meant to go off simultaneously in Tehran and…
Iran says fire at defence ministry warehouse extinguished, under investigation
SULAIMANI (ESTA) —An overnight fire at the Iranian defence ministry’s battery warehouse was extinguished on Friday, state media…
Turkish police detain 10 accused of alleged ISIS links, says minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish police detained 10 people believed to be linked to Islamic State and have arrested five…
Kuwaiti PM says Iraqi ruling on maritime navigation contains ‘historical fallacies’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah described an Iraqi ruling on regulating navigation in…