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Ten Islamic State militants were killed as the Shia-led paramilitary troops thwarted an attack near the Iraqi-Syrian borders, the media service announced.   In a statement on Saturday, the media service of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) said, “troops of the first and 13th brigades confronted on Saturday an attack …

Iran, Jul 22: Ayothullah Rasooli has passed away this early morning in Qum Iran. He was born in 1927 at Qum,  Iran. He was the favorite student of Allama Tabataba’i and Imam Khomeini. Ayatollah Rasooli Araqi was the integral part of Islamic revolution in Iran. He wrote various books on …

Kuwait says it is shutting the Iranian cultural mission and related offices in the Gulf Arab state and reducing the number of Iranian diplomats stationed in the country. The official Kuwait News Agency announced the move in a brief statement Thursday. It says the move is related to the case …

United States slapped new economic sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile programme. US said Tehran’s malign activities in the Middle East undercut any positive contributions coming from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord.   The measures signalled that the administration of President Donald Trump was seeking to put more pressure …

Hyderabad: UK Telugu Hindu Organization (UTFO) launched its first programme in UK, hosted first seminar in London on July 16, ‘Journey of Indian Education System – Macaulay to Modi.             This seminar was intended to provide a platform to exchange views on Indian educational system. The Chief Guest and keynote speaker P Murali Manohar …

Planning and Building Committee in the Israeli Jerusalem municipality approved last week a scheme to build 355 settlement units and two playgrounds in Gilo settlement, according to Hebrew media sources. The project will be implemented on a 5-dunum land belonging to the so-called Israel Land Authority. Deputy mayor of Jerusalem, …

Motorola Moto G5S Plus dual camera setup is expected to come with improved bokeh effect. Earlier this year, a leaked image of Lenovo’s presentation revealed that the company will be launching around half a dozen of smartphones this year. With the launch of Moto Z2 Play, Moto C, and Moto …

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 …