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Washington, Jul 15: The US House of Representatives has adopted a tougher condition on the defence funding it gives to Pakistan to fight terrorism as Islamabad has made a satisfactory progress. The US has apparently voted for three legislative amendments on the conditions that are related to Pakistan’s support to …

Washington, July 15: The US House of Representatives passed a bill on defence cooperation between the United States and India and made it difficult for Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan to get US defence funding in the name of terror fighting. “The United States is the world’s oldest democracy and India is …

Anti-Shiism Across the Middle East As anti-Shiism runs high, over 133 were killed in the month of June. New this month are attacks on Iranian soil and a death sentence given by social media posting in Pakistan. A compilation of news from on the grounds sources and major news agencies …

Attackers wielding knives burst into a child’s birthday party in central Mexico, stabbing and slashing to death 11 people, including two minors. Preliminary investigation suggested the attack in a house near Tizayuca, just north of Mexico City, was a “settling of scores.” Among the victims was a Mexico City police …

Eleven Indians have lost their lives in the fire incident in Najran in Saudi Arabia.   External Affairs Ministry today said details of the injured are being ascertained. Out of the deceased, four belong to Uttar Pradesh, three from Kerala and one each from Tamil Nadu and Bihar.   The …

Several hundred displaced Syrians in Lebanon have returned home on Wednesday to the Syrian town of Asal al-Ward, the National News Agency reported. Around 300 refuges left the al-Nour encampment in the north-eastern border town of Arsal to Syria’s Asal al-Ward, which lies in the western part of Syria’s Qalamoun, …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday “victory” over ISIS in the city of Mosul, his office said, after a gruelling nearly nine-month battle. “The commander in chief of the armed forces (Prime Minister) Haider al-Abadi arrived in the liberated city of Mosul and congratulated the heroic fighters and …

Major General Mohammad Ali al-Maqdashi, chief of staff of the Yemeni Army, said on Sunday that the Houthi militias in the country have carried out mass executions within their ranks, targeting those who tried to flee the fighting fronts in Maarib. Maqdashi condemned the executions of fighters who attempted to …

Iran’s defense minister and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council have sent congratulatory messages to Iraqi government, armed forces and nation on the complete liberation of Mosul from Daesh terrorist group. Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan sent two separate messages on Sunday to Hadi al-Ameri, a senior …

Libya’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar has met with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leaders for talks on military cooperation despite UN criticism of the Persian Gulf country’s meddling in Libya’s internal affairs.  According to the UAE’s official WAM news agency, Haftar held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin …