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Signing the agreement with Somalia will facilitate the Indian inmates imprisoned in Somalia India will soon sign a pact with Somalia for exchange of sentenced prisoners as the Union Cabinet today gave its nod for it. A meeting of the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for signing and subsequent ratification […]

Following the twin terrorist attacks in the Iranian capital, the country’s Interior Ministry has released a statement giving the details of the deadly incidents. The full text of the statement released by the Iranian Interior Ministry on the Wednesday terrorist attacks on Tehran is as follows: On Wednesday, two terrorist teams simultaneously tried to conduct […]

Several killed in attacks on parliament and Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran, as ISIL claims responsibility.  Gunmen and suicide bombers have attacked Iran’s parliament in central Tehran and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in south of the city, killing several people. Four armed assailants attacked parliament office buildings on Wednesday morning, while the shrine of […]

Abu Dhabi: The accused in the rape and murder of a 11-year old boy in Abu Dhabi had cross-dressed as a woman to take the boy to the rooftop of his residential building, Abu Dhabi Police revealed on Tuesday. The accused Pakistani worker is known to the victim’s family, a police press release stated. Abu […]

Doha/Dubai (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump, wading into the worst split between powerful Arab states in decades, said on Tuesday his trip to the Middle East was “already paying off” with leaders there taking a hard new line in accusing Qatar of funding of militant groups. FILE PHOTO: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani meets […]

Prosecutors allege that men in Berlin are falsely claiming to be the fathers of refugee children, allowing the mothers to stay in the country in exchange for money. In Germany it is legally possible for men to claim fatherhood of a child, even if they are not the biological father. But Berlin prosecutors said on […]

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, has arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Tuesday as Kuwait-led mediation efforts are taking shape in the crisis of severing ties with Qatar. Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa is set to travelt o Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to join his Kuwaiti counterpart in meetings with Saudi […]

The attack on a French policeman at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is believed to have been the latest in a string of terror incidents targeting police and soldiers in France. The Isis terror group has frequently called on their followers to attack soldiers and police in France, who they see as a legitimate target because […]

 The White House wouldn’t say Tuesday whether President Trump has confidence in Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a situation that didn’t work out so well last month for then-FBI Director James B. Comey. Amid reports that Mr. Trump is frustrated with Mr. Sessions, a reporter asked White House press President Donald Trump talks with Attorney General […]

In the aftermath of terrorist acts, extremist groups often claim responsibility for orchestrating the attack — but what does that actually mean? Key points: Terrorists carry out attacks for a number of reasons, one of them is for propaganda Experts say IS claim ownership of attacks to cover up how badly they are doing militarily […]