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"If you seek a customer, and a customer comes forward and makes payments like clockwork, how can you not give that customer their goods? This would be robbery," says Erdogan (Photo: AFP)

Refusal to deliver F-35 jets would be 'robbery', says Erdogan

Turkey had already paid USD 1.4 billion, while its defence industry has ploughed significant sums into the warplanes' production.

04 Jul 2019 6:26 PM

Sheikh Khalid, Sharjah ruler's son, dies unexplained death in London at 39

A 'sudden death' was reported at a residential property and a 'man in his late 30s was found deceased', said a police statement.

04 Jul 2019 6:21 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: File)

Solution possible for China's Muslims: Erdogan

Chinese state media claimed Erdogan said ethnic minorities live happily in Xinjiang, but he made no such comments to Turkish reporters.

04 Jul 2019 3:50 PM

The statue of Pharoah Tutankhamun (Photo: AFP)

Tutankhamun procedes for sale despite Egypt's disapproval

"The auction house still has not furnished the papers with Egyptian authorities", the statement added.

04 Jul 2019 2:46 PM

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will exceed the uranium enrichment limit it agreed upon in a 2015 deal. (Photo: AFP)

Rouhani says Iran to exceed uranium enrichment limit

It threatened to abandon further nuclear commitments, including exceeding the agreed uranium enrichment maximum from July 7

03 Jul 2019 6:16 PM

Repeating remarks he made the day before, Netanyahu urged Europe on Tuesday to increase pressure on Iran. (Photo: File)

Iran trying to ‘blackmail’ world by violating nuclear deal: Israel

Iran said Monday it had exceeded a limit on its enriched uranium reserves set under a 2015 nuclear deal that has edged towards collapse.

03 Jul 2019 9:50 AM

Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan recently attracted criticism after she was spotted carrying a handbag that was priced USD 50,000 during her trip to Japan with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: ANI)

Turkey's First Lady faces criticism for carrying USD 50,000 handbag: report

The price tag of the handbag was equivalent to a year's minimum wage of 11 people when Turkey is trying to recover from a currency crisis.

03 Jul 2019 9:06 AM

Dubai woman caught smuggling drugs inside walnuts

In another case, a man was trying to sneak in with the drugs by hiding the prohibited item in the battery of the cell phone.

02 Jul 2019 8:25 PM

Houthis are leading a bloody military campaign in Yemen against internationally recognised President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. (Photo: ANI)

Houthi attacks Saudi airport again, 1 Indian among 9 injured

Earlier, the Iran-backed Houthis said that they launched ‘launched a wide operation aimed at warplanes at Abha international airport’.

02 Jul 2019 1:51 PM

The US insists Iraq wean itself off Iranian energy, but Baghdad has said that could take up to four years, during which it would need to keep purchasing at least Iranian gas. (Photo: File I ANI)

Iraq sets up 'loophole' in US sanctions to buy Iranian power

Iraq has an outstanding bill of around 2 billion for previous gas and electricity purchases, according to Iranian Oil Minister.

02 Jul 2019 1:11 PM

This comes hours after a coordinated attack by Taliban rocked the city of Kabul in which at least 68 people suffered injuries. (Photo: AP)

Germany, Qatar to host intra-Afghan dialogue: US peace envoy Khalilzad

‘This dialogue is an essential element of the four-part peace framework and an important step in the Afghan Peace Process,’ Khalilzad said.

02 Jul 2019 12:48 PM

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said that his country has not violated the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it has taken all decisions while strictly sticking to the 'dispute resolution mechanism' mentioned in it. (Photo: File I AP)

Iran has not violated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: Foreign Minister

Tehran had stopped complying with some elements of the agreement in May, a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from the deal.

02 Jul 2019 11:29 AM

Speaking earlier at the summit, Erdogan said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman must uncover the killers of the Washington Post columnist, and added that some aspects of the murder were still being hidden. (Photo: File)

Turkey’s Erdogan says ‘some people’ paying ‘serious money’ to bury Khashoggi issue

Erdogan, who was speaking to reporters after the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, did not elaborate.

01 Jul 2019 6:53 PM

A U.S.-led coalition has been fighting Islamic State in Syria since 2014 with an intensive air campaign and ground troops in support of local forces. (Photo: AP | Representational)

US says it struck al Qaeda ‘safe haven’ in Syria

The US said it carried out a strike on Sunday against al Qaeda in northwest Syria, calling the area a ‘safe haven’ for the group.

01 Jul 2019 6:34 PM

Enriching uranium to a low level of 3.6% fissile material is the first step in a process that could eventually allow Iran to amass enough highly-enriched uranium to build a nuclear warhead. (Photo: File)

Iran breaches 2015 nuclear deal's stockpile limit: sources

The semi-official Fars news agency quoted a source as saying that the United Nations’ IAEA has measured the stockpile on Monday.

01 Jul 2019 4:45 PM

Toward the start of the Syrian civil war, the Israeli military established a number of red lines, which if violated would result in a retaliatory strike, including any attacks, either intentional or otherwise, against Israel. (Photo: ANI)

4 killed, 7 injured in Israeli attack in Syria

In recent years, Israel has carried out 100 strikes in Syria alleging it of violating ‘red lines’.

01 Jul 2019 3:47 PM

An explosion was reported near the US Embassy sending smoke billowing over the capital city of Afghanistan on Monday morning. (Photo: ANI)

At least 68 injured in powerful explosion near US embassy in Kabul

The explosion reportedly took place in the vicinity of the 2nd district of the city, reported Khaama Press.

01 Jul 2019 10:44 AM

tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in various Sudanese cities on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

1 killed, 9 injured in fresh mass protest to demand civilian rule in Sudan

The protests came weeks after at least 113 people were killed during a security crackdown on a pro-democracy sit-in on June 3.

01 Jul 2019 10:25 AM

'Climate disruption is happening now... It is progressing even faster than the world's top scientists have predicted,' the UN secretary general said. (Photo: File)

UN chief urges action to avert climate change 'catastrophe'

'We are here because the world is facing a grave climate emergency,' Guterres told two-day Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting.

30 Jun 2019 5:06 PM

Dozens of demonstrators were killed and hundreds wounded when armed men in military fatigues stormed the sit-in outside army headquarters, shooting and beating protesters who had camped there since April 6. (Photo: AFP)

Sudan braces for mass protest as demonstrators fear violence

However, mobilising protesters has become a challenge since the raid, with military rulers imposing a widespread internet blackout.

30 Jun 2019 9:47 AM

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