Iran will give a "calculated and decisive" response to the killing of its top nuclear scientist, said a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader, while a hardline newspaper suggested Tehran's revenge ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Vows to Avenge Slain Nuclear Scientist, Says It Won’t Be Lured Into Conflict
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appeared to rule out immediate retaliation while accusing Israel of attempting to sow chaos, as Tehran weighs possible diplomatic re-engagement with the Biden ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s top nuclear scientist stayed in shadows but his work was uncovered
Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was killed on Friday, led a life of such secrecy that even his age was under wraps but much about the clandestine nuclear weapons programme he is believed to ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s military campaign beyond its borders powered by homemade armed drones
Drones helped shift Libya’s civil war in Turkey’s favor and aided Azerbaijan, Ankara’s ally, in prevailing over Armenian forces. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s COVID curfew fails to contain surging second wave
Coronavirus deaths in Turkey rose to a record for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday and the number of new cases remained high despite efforts by President Tayyip Erdogan's government to contain a ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll hits record for seventh day in a row
COVID-19 death toll hit a record high for a seventh consecutive day on Sunday, with 185 fatalities in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. ( read original story ...)
In 165 countries, China’s Beidou eclipses American GPS
The app’s meteoric growth is powered in part by the Beidou satellite navigation system, for which recent advances underscore Beijing’s gains in the global fight for data dominance. Miyuki Koga, the ... ( read original story ...)
EU proposes new post-Trump alliance with U.S. in face of China threat: Financial Times
The European Union is seeking to forge a new alliance with the United States to bury the tensions of the Trump era and meet the challenges posed by China, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, ... ( read original story ...)
Fire at Syria’s Tartous port silo extinguished, wheat offloaded
An overnight fire in the main silo at Syria's Mediterranean Tartous port was extinguished on Sunday, and workers were transferring its entire wheat stockpile to other locations across the country, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia is a critical part of Pakistan’s foreign policy: Former PM
in an episode of ‘Frankly Speaking.’ Aziz, who first served as Pakistan’s finance minister and then its prime minister from 2004 to 2007, described relations with Saudi Arabia as “very ... ( read original story ...)