Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired "abundant" surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and tested locally manufactured new drones in a military exercise on Friday, state television reported.The drill, ... ( read original story ...)
Israel and the U.S.: Maintaining the Alliance Against Iran | Opinion
Hezbollah's budget has been cut, Iran's formerly 80,000-strong militia in Syria, commanded by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers, has been reduced to approximately 10,000, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Guard holds ballistic missile drill amid tensions
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces on Friday held a military exercise involving ballistic missiles and drones in the country's central desert, state TV ... ( read original story ...)
Friend or foe? Controversy over Iran-Qaeda claim
Qaeda despite stark ideological differences, but while mutual interests may have sometimes converged any relationship has been marked by distrust, analysts say. But beyond these episodes of ... ( read original story ...)
Global watchdog says Iran is flaunting serious steps away from the 2015 nuclear accord
The agency confirmed another advance in the program, complicating the incoming Biden administration's intention to have the U.S. rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear pact. ( read original story ...)
From the Archives: President Nixon announces the end of the Vietnam war
On Januarly 23, 1973 in a speech from the Oval office that was broadcast on national radio and television President Richard Nixon announced an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War. NBC's ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam records 5 new COVID-19 cases, 1,536 in total
HANOI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, raising its total tally to 1,536 with 35 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health. The new cases included ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines leader Duterte says the presidency is no job for a woman
Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday declared the presidency was no job for a woman because of their emotional differences to men, and dismissed speculation his daughter would succeed him ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines extends travel ban, steps up safeguards over COVID-19 variant
The Philippines on Friday extended by two weeks a ban on travelers from more than 30 territories and countries where a more transmissible COVID-19 variant has been detected, with the restriction also ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines foreign reserves hit new all-time high $109.8B
The Philippines’ foreign currency reserves have continued to build up and hit a new all-time high as of end-December 2020, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Friday. ( read original story ...)