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Iraq security. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Iraqi forces begin to retake Hawija, one of last strongholds, from...

Iraqi and US-led coalition planes stepped up a campaign of air strikes on Hawija, targeting ISIS bases and weapons...

21 Sept 2017 2:32 PM IST

Iran said last month it could abandon the nuclear agreement within hours if the United States imposes any new penalties. (Photo: AFP)

Iran would react strongly to any wrong move by US on nuke deal:...

Washington extended some sanctions relief for Iran on Thursday under Tehran's 2015 deal with world powers.

17 Sept 2017 6:32 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrates the test launch of an intermediate range missile (right) at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong seeking military equilibrium' with US

N. Korean leader vows to complete nuclear programme.

17 Sept 2017 12:56 AM IST

Experts said ISIS, responsible for seven of the 10 deadliest attacks since 2012, was increasingly encouraging the use of knives and vehicles over firearms and explosives by their followers. (Photo: AP/Representational)

At least 84 dead, 93 injured in ISIS claimed attack in Iraq

Al-Nassiri added that the province's director of intelligence was removed and the Interior Ministry called for him to be...

15 Sept 2017 7:02 PM IST

Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi (Photo: AFP)

Tunisia scraps ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims

President created a commission, led by a female lawyer and rights activists, aimed at drafting revised rules.

15 Sept 2017 6:57 PM IST

Qatars emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar emir to meet ally Erdogan in first foreign trip since diplomatic...

Erdogan has been a major supporter of Doha in the crisis that has seen Qatar left diplomatically and economically...

15 Sept 2017 4:11 PM IST

A media arm of the Islamic State group, shows people inspecting damage from airstrikes and artillery shelling in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the ISIS. (Photo: AP)

Iraq: At least 74, including 7 Iranians, killed in attacks claimed by...

The Sunni extremist group regularly stages attacks in Iraq, where it has lost swathes of territory to US-backed...

15 Sept 2017 10:46 AM IST

The toll has now reached 50 dead and 87 wounded, Abdel Hussein al-Jabri, deputy health chief said.

Death toll rises to 50 in gun, bomb attacks in Iraq's Nasiriyah

Offical warned that the death toll could rise as many of the wounded were in serious condition.

14 Sept 2017 7:22 PM IST

Saudi Arabia will be the first stop of Trumps maiden overseas trip beginning later this week.

Saudi Arabia reaches out to Qatar, only makes matters worse

Saudi Arabia led the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain in cutting ties with Qatar in June.

10 Sept 2017 2:38 AM IST

Qatars emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. (Photo: AFP)

Saudi accuses Qatar of distorting facts, suspends dialogue after...

Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani , spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to express interest in...

9 Sept 2017 10:58 AM IST

Boeing has assured that everything you see in the video has been performed for real by expert pilots and the whole thing has been shot with a helicopter and a chase plane.

Indian in UAE is youngest pilot

Mansour, who flew a Cessna 152 aircraft during his solo flight, now has a student pilot permit.

8 Sept 2017 5:26 AM IST

Tal Afar had become the next target of the US-backed war on the jihadist group following the capture of Mosul. (Photo: AFP)

Iraqi Prime Minister declares victory over ISIS in Tal Afar

The defeat in Mosul, Nineveh's provincial capital, marked the latest in a string of territorial losses for the group.

1 Sept 2017 4:29 PM IST