Syrian air defenses confront Israeli attacks: State media
Syria?s official SANA news agency anonymously quoted a military source as saying that the air defenses had ?confronted? and ?downed the hostile missiles? that were targeting positions in southwestern Damascus at 03:22 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) on Sunday. SANA did not specify whether the missiles were fired from a ground or an aerial platform, but the so-called Syrian ...
US ends special trade treatment for India
WASHINTON? (GN) ? The US will end preferential trade status for India next week, President Donald Trump has confirmed amid a deepening row over protectionism. On Friday he said: ?It is appropriate to terminate India?s designation as a beneficiary developing country.? Is trade spoiling the Trump-Modi bromance? India no longer fastest-growing economy India had said the move would have a ...
Kazakhstan Says Strengthening Cooperation With Russia Top Priority
ALMATY (Kazakhstan) (UrduPoint / Sputnik - 03rd , ) The strengthening of 's cooperation with is not only a strategic priority for Nur-Sultan, but also an important pragmatic factor in the achievement of the country's internal development, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said .
Iran’s steadfastness made US back off: Rouhani
"For months and days, the Iranian nation went through some tough times against the enemies relying on its steadfastness which forced the enemies to retreat step by step,? said Rouhani in a Saturday speech to a group of Iranian athletes in Tehran.
12 shot dead in Virginia Beach shooting
US?? -??? Officials in the US city of Virginia Beach have named the 12 people killed by a gunman who went on a rampage in a municipal building on Friday.City manager Dave Hansen said the victims - 11 local authority workers and one contractor - ?leave a void we will never be able to fill?. Authorities said they would ...
Russia says end to fighting in Syria's Idlib is Turkey's responsibility
The month-long offensive, the biggest escalation of the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his insurgent enemies since last summer, has raised fears of a humanitarian crisis as thousands of people shelter from air strikes at the Turkish border. ?We really do need a ceasefire in Idlib and what needs to be achieved is for the terrorists to stop ...
11 dead after gunman fires 'indiscriminately' in Virginia govt complex
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A longtime public utilities employee sprayed gunfire "indiscriminately" in a government building complex on Friday in the US state of Virginia, police said, killing 11 people and wounding six in the latest mass shooting to rock the country. The shooting happened just after 4:00 pm (2000 GMT), when the gunman entered one of the buildings at ...
Greece's Opposition New Democracy Party Winning Throughout Runoff Regional Elections
ATHENS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd June, 2019) Representatives of 's conservative won in the majority of 's regions on in the second round of local elections, released by the Greek showed.
Disgruntled city employee kills 12 in Virginia, suspect also killed
Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera said the mass shooting in the coastal resort city began as the gunman entered the public works and utilities building at the city municipal centre and ?immediately and indiscriminately fired upon all the victims?.
Trump to formally announce his re-election bid
Washington - US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would formally announce his bid for re-election in 2020 on June 18 at a rally in Florida -- a state that was key to his victory in 2016. Trump’s wife Melania, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen will also be part of the event in Orlando ...
Kazakhstan Says Strengthening Cooperation With Russia Top Priority
ALMATY (Kazakhstan) (UrduPoint / Sputnik - 03rd , ) The strengthening of 's cooperation with is not only a strategic priority for Nur-Sultan, but also an important pragmatic factor in the achievement of the country's internal development, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said .
US now requires social media details from visa applicants
Applicants might need to list details of accounts on additional sites not mentioned in the form, and lying can lead to ?serious immigration consequences?, The Hill quoted an official as saying.
Seize the moment for peace, FO urges all sides in Afghan war
US and Taliban have so far held six rounds of talks in Doha and reached a draft agreement under which foreign troops were to leave Afghanistan after assurances from the Taliban that they wouldn?t allow terrorists to use Afghan soil for attacking other countries. Mr Khalilzad both welcomed and criticised Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada?s Eid message in which he ...
IS widow helped CIA in hunt for Baghdadi
LONDON (AFP) - The captured widow of an Islamic State group leader helped the CIA in its hunt for the organisation?s elusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a British daily said Friday. In an interview with The Guardian, Nisrine Assad Ibrahim also claimed not to have played a willing part in the detention of US hostage Kayla Mueller at her ...
Haitian president in ‘embezzlement scheme’
(PortauPrince)?? -?? A panel of judges on Friday accused Haitian President Jovenel Moise of being at the center of an ?embezzlement scheme? that siphoned off Venezuelan aid money meant for fixing roads.
Kazakhstan Says Strengthening Cooperation With Russia Top Priority
ALMATY (Kazakhstan) (UrduPoint / Sputnik - 03rd , ) The strengthening of 's cooperation with is not only a strategic priority for Nur-Sultan, but also an important pragmatic factor in the achievement of the country's internal development, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said .
OIC declaration renews support to Palestinian cause, opposes all illegal Israeli measures
The OIC Summit in Makkah in its final statement in Makkah today condemned any position adopted by an international body that supports prolonging occupation of Palestinian territories, including a U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel?s capital.
One Person Died, 6 Injured After 2 Cars Collided In Russia's Southwest - Interior Ministry
UFA (Russia) (UrduPoint / Sputnik - 03rd , ) One person and six were on after two collided on a highway in 's southwestern Republic of Bashkortostan, the regional branch of 's told Sputnik.
Huawei reassessing goal to be world's top-selling smartphone vendor amid US ban
Huawei is reassessing its target to?become the world?s best-selling smartphone vendor by?2020 following?the US decision to?blacklist the telecom giant, South China Morning Post reported, citing Zhao Ming, president of?Honor, one of?Huawei?s brands. Earlier this week, China?s Commerce Ministry spokesperson, Gao Feng, reportedly said that Beijing would retaliate with?its counter-blacklist of ?unreliable? foreign enterprises and individuals. ...
Damascus slams Makkah summit endorsement of Syria transition
DAMASCUS: Syria denounced on Sunday the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation?s endorsement of a longstanding UN-backed proposal for a transitional governing body integrating opposition elements in the conflict hit country, state media said. Harking back to the Geneva proposals ?and the idea of a government transitional body (...) confirms the chronic blindness of participating states to developments? in Syria ...
