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500 Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops in Iraq to fight against ISIS

BAGHDAD: Iran has sent about 500 Revolutionary Guard troops to Iraqi eastern province of Diyala in recent days to help the government security forces...

Interim government to be set up in Thailand by September

  BANGKOK: The leader of Thailand military junta General Prayuth Chan-ocha announced on Friday that an interim government would be set up in the country...

Afghans to cast votes on Saturday in run-off presidential election

KABUL/ISLAMABAD: The Afghans will cast their votes on Saturday in a second-round election to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai. The country’s presidential run-off...

Taliban threat compels Afghans to tighten security ahead of run-off election

KABUL: The Afghan government has tightened security after the Taliban issued a new warning for people to stay away from the country’s presidential run-off...

Iran to use drones to protect its borders

TEHRAN: Iran will soon use the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to have a better monitoring and control over its borders, the Commander of the...

India, China to hold next round of joint military exercise in November

NEW DELHI: The fourth joint military exercise between the Indian and Chinese armies will be held in India in November this year, the Indian...

Iran to do its best for nuclear deal with six world powers: Rouhani

ANKARA: The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that his country will do its best to reach a definitive agreement with the six...

Boko Haram abducts 20 women in northern Nigeria

LAGOS: At least 20 women have been abducted by the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram in northern part of the country, foreign media...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announces general amnesty

DAMASCUS: The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced a general amnesty for all crimes committed to date, aimed at boosting national unity and improving...

Flash floods, torrential rains kill 150 people in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province

PUL-I-KHUMRI, Afghanistan: Flash floods and torrential rains killed around 150 persons and forced hundreds of others to flee their houses in Guzargah-e-Noor district of...

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