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Car bombing kills at least 30 security force personnel in Afghanistan
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least 30 members of Afghan security forces were killed in a car bombing in…
Rouhani says Iran will retaliate for scientist killing ‘at the proper time’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran will retaliate for the killing of its prominent nuclear scientist at “the proper time”,…
U.N. chief urges restraint after Iranian scientist assassination
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged restraint on Friday, after an Iranian nuclear scientist long suspected…
Prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh assassinated – state media
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Iranian nuclear scientist suspected by the West of masterminding a secret atomic weapons programme…
Turkish court issues life sentences in trial of 2016 coup leaders
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Turkish court handed down dozens of life sentences on Thursday for some of the…
Oil tanker hit by blast at Saudi terminal, Saudi Arabia confirms
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Saudi Arabia confirmed on Wednesday that an explosion damaged a Greek-managed tanker at a Saudi…
UAE halts new visas to citizens of 13 countries including Iraq – document
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United Arab Emirates has halted issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority…
Syrian army says Israel hits southern Damascus in second strike in week
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Israel has launched air strikes on an area in the southern outskirts of Damascus, the…
Two blasts kill seven in Afrin, al-Bab in northwestern Syria
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Two explosions killed at least seven people and injured scores on Tuesday in areas of…
Twin blasts in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan kill 14 people, injure 45 – officials
SULAIMANI (Reuters) — Twin explosions in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan killed at least 14 people and…
Iran sees foreign firms returning if U.S. lifts sanctions
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran said on Tuesday that it expects foreign companies to return to the country if…
Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia: Israeli minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the Saudi crown prince in Saudi Arabia, an Israeli…