JAKARTA, July 28 (Xinhua): The Covid-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,748 within one day to 102,051, with the death toll adding by 63 to 4,901, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Iran hits new record of 235 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours – health ministry
Iran has notched up a new daily record of 235 deaths from the new coronavirus over the past 24 hours, according to official health ministry figures released on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Iran fires missile from helicopter at replica aircraft carrier in Strait of Hormuz: report
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, state television reported, an exercise ... ( read original story ...)
Iran reports record one-day virus toll of 235 dead
Iran reported 235 new deaths from the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, a record toll for a single day in the Middle East's hardest-hit country. "We have lost 235 of our compatriots due to COVID-19 in the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran arrests two Swedes on suspicion of drug trafficking
"Two Swedish nationals were arrested by the judiciary for trafficking drugs," which were still in their possession, he said. ( read original story ...)
British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert moved to notorious Qarchak desert prison in Iran
A British-Australian academic who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran on espionage charges is believed to have been moved to a notorious desert prison with harsh conditions.Kylie ... ( read original story ...)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Lecturer jailed in Iran ‘moved to remote prison’
The statement added that Iran had confirmed earlier reports from human rights activists that she had been moved to the notorious Qarchak prison. The jail is sometimes used as puni ... ( read original story ...)
Greece Says Open to Dialogue With Turkey but Not Under Threat
Greece is open to a dialogue with Turkey but not under threats, Greece's foreign minister, Nikos Dendias, said on Tuesday. "I want to repeat that Greece is always open to a dialogue with Turkey, but a ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Holds Off Sea Survey to Defuse Tensions with Greece
Turkey will hold off on surveying the seabed in an area of the eastern Mediterranean disputed by Greece to give time for diplomacy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said. ( read original story ...)
Pressure for sanctions against Turkey increases as tensions with Greece grow
Divided on how to deal with Turkey, some European leaders are calling for sanctions and others are calling for a reset in Euro-Turkish relations. ( read original story ...)