Missiles fired after the arrest of 14 Tehran-backed fighters as a 'message' to deter future Kataib Hezbollah attacks. ( read original story ...)
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq hits nearby home, injures child: reports
A rocket aimed at Baghdad's Green Zone, home of the U.S. Embassy, struck a residential home and injured a child, according to reports. The rocket launched late on Saturday from the Ali Al-Saleh area ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq sees massive surge in coronavirus cases
Iraq’s largest cemetery receives 70-80 bodies a day, but tat numbers are expected to get much worse in a country whose infrastructure has been wrought by decades of sanctions, war, and corruption. cnn ... ( read original story ...)
KF-X: South Korea Wants to Build Its Very Own Fighter Jet (And It’s No F-35)
In opting to domestically produce a fighter that they could almost certainly import for less, South Korea’s defense industry anticipates that the KF-X program will mark the beginning of a profitable ... ( read original story ...)
Iran nuclear facility fire could set back atomic program
A fire that broke out at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran was quoted as saying. ( read original story ...)
Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday instituted mandatory mask-wearing as fears mount over newly spiking reported deaths from the coronavirus, even as its public increasingly shrugs off the ... ( read original story ...)
Israel says ‘not necessarily’ behind Iran incident
Posted . Israel's defence minister said on Sunday it is not "necessarily" behind every mysterious incident in Iran, ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s foreign minister heckled and called a liar in parliament
Display of anger likely to encourage US to believe sanctions are creating tensions ... ( read original story ...)
Death Toll Rises to 6 in Turkey Fireworks Factory Explosion
The death toll from a massive explosion in a fireworks factory in Turkey has increased to six. The governor of Sakarya in northwest Turkey announced two new deaths and said rescue teams were still ... ( read original story ...)
Floods in Southern Japan Leave at Least 34 Dead, Including Many at Nursing Homes
More than 40,000 defense troops, the coast guard and fire brigades were taking part in the search and rescue operation ... ( read original story ...)