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Riot police use a water cannon against anti-government demonstrators at a road leading to the parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon om Saturday. AP photoWorld
Lebanon unrest: Riots in Beirut leaves 150 injured

Thick white smoke covered the downtown Beirut area near Parliament as police and protesters engaged in confrontations

19 Jan 2020 12:07 PM IST

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Obese ISIS cleric, Jabba the Jihadi, arrested in Mosul

Abu Abdul Bari was known for provocative speeches against the security forces and was an important leader of ISIS gangs

19 Jan 2020 12:03 PM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference in Ottawa, Canada. The conference dealt with the downing of Ukraine flight 752. AFP photoWorld
Hand over downed Ukrainian jet-'s black boxes to France: Trudeau to...

Iran doesn-'t have the technical expertise and mostly the equipment necessary to be able to analyse these damaged black...

18 Jan 2020 5:50 PM IST

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to worshippers prior to deliver his sermon in the Friday prayers at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran. AP photoWorld
Trump, a clown who will push a poisonous dagger into backs of...

Iran-'s supreme leader said Western countries, saying they are too weak to “bring Iranians to their knees.”

17 Jan 2020 5:41 PM IST

Irans president Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that a special court should be formed to probe the downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet that was mistakenly targeted by Iranian forces. (AP)World
Iran makes first arrests over airliner downing

President Rouhani attempts to assuage protesters’ anger by calling for punishment for anyone at fault

14 Jan 2020 4:22 PM IST

A candlelight ceremony in Tehran turned into a protest, with hundreds of people chanting against the countrys leaders including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and police dispersing them with tear gas. AP photoWorld
Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown

Uniformed police officers were just one arm of Iran’s security forces who were out in force for the demonstrations

13 Jan 2020 2:56 PM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the town of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia. AFP photoWorld
Conflict with Iran impacts entire world: Shinzo Abe

“Any military confrontation that includes Iran will have an impact not only on peace and stability in the region but...

13 Jan 2020 1:45 PM IST

People gather for a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash in Tehran, Iran. APWorld
Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

Hundreds of students gathered at a University on Sunday to mourn the victims and protest over concealing the cause of...

12 Jan 2020 5:50 PM IST

Candles sit in front of a picture of a victim at a candlelight vigil to remember those killed in the Ukraine plane crash, at the gate of Amri Kabir University in Tehran, Iran. AP photoWorld
Iran faces growing discontent from people after Ukraine plane...

Iran did itself no favours by having its air-crash investigators, officials and diplomats deny for days that a missile...

12 Jan 2020 1:31 PM IST

U.S. president Donald Trump demanded that the government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian people.\ (AFP)World
Trump warns Iran against -'massacre-' as Tehran students protest...

US president tweets in Farsi to leverage accidental downing of Ukraine passenger flight

12 Jan 2020 10:02 AM IST

Iranians light candles at the Amir Kabir University in Tehran for the victims of the missile shootdown of an Ukraine International Airlines flight, on January 11, 2020. (AFP)World
Iran’s missile shootdown of Ukraine plane triggers protests in...

Students denounce authorities for initially lying about missile hit on passenger plane

12 Jan 2020 8:57 AM IST

In this photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams are seen at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that was shot down by an Iran missile. (AFP)World
I wish I were dead: Iran general takes responsibility for Ukraine...

In full state of readiness, Iran defences mistook the passenger plane for a hostile target

11 Jan 2020 5:14 PM IST

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