Arab and International

World Coronavirus Cases Exceed 23.5 million, Deaths above 812k

Monday, 24 August 2020

Coronavirus worldwide fatalities have passed 812,000 with the US topping the list with over 180,000 deaths, according to Worldometer figures. Relatively, the latest figures on Monday showed that 23,586,023 people have so far been infected with the ...

Syria: ’Terror Blast’ Causes Temporary Countrywide Blackout

Monday, 24 August 2020

An explosion caused by a “terrorist attack” against a major gas pipeline in Syria has caused a temporary countrywide blackout.   Reporting on Monday, the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) cited Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources...

Israeli occupation continues bombing Gaza Strip

Monday, 24 August 2020

Israeli occupation warplanes launched air raids on targets in the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah the southern Gaza Strip, at dawn On Monday, claiming that bombing  was in retaliation of firing the incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip. According ...

13 Out of 15 UNSC Members Reject US Bid to Snapback Iran Sanctions

Saturday, 22 August 2020

A new report says 13 countries of the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have expressed their opposition to the US push to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at reinstating UN sanctions against Iran,...

‘US Attempts to Renew Sanctions on Iran Lack Legal Basis’

Friday, 21 August 2020

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the US initiatives to renew the UN Security Council’s resolutions on sanctions against Iran lack legal basis and will inevitably fail. The United States’ push to reimpose sanctions aga...

The Guardian: Saudi Yellow Cake Stokes US Congressional Fears

Thursday, 20 August 2020

Congressional Democrats have asked the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to provide information about China’s alleged role in building a uranium processing facility in Saudi Arabia. According to the Guardian Newspaper that published the news, on W...

US Pressuring UK to Support Sanctions on Iran: Reports

Thursday, 20 August 2020

The United States is putting pressure on the United Kingdom to get London’s support to reimpose sanctions against Iran, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he had asked Secretary of S...

At least 45 migrants killed when boat capsizes off coast of Libya

Thursday, 20 August 2020

At least 45 migrants died off the Libyan coast on Wednesday, when a boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the United Nations said. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and...