Iran's top diplomat issues most direct threat yet to US as crackdown over protests squeezes nationThe comments by Abbas Araghchi, who saw his invitation to the World Economic Forum in Davos rescinded over the killings, comes as an Americ...
21 Jan, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
At least 5,000 killed in Iranian unrest, official says, as judiciary hints at executionsIran reports over 5,000 deaths in recent protests, with security forces also suffering casualties. The government blames "terrorists and ar...
18 Jan, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day warFollowing Israeli airstrikes, Iranian authorities have shifted focus from a ceasefire to internal security, initiating mass arrests and mil...
27 Jun, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
Iran's divided opposition senses its moment but activists remain wary of protestsAmidst Israeli strikes and internal discontent, Iran's opposition faces a dilemma. While exiled groups and figures like Reza Pahlavi urge p...
20 Jun, 2025, 01.06 PM IST
US strategy on Syria risks ISIS resurgence, Kurdish General warnsSyria's top Kurdish commander accuses the U.S. of abandoning its Kurdish allies amid renewed fighting with Turkish-backed forces. The SDF g...
12 Dec, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
Iran says Revolutionary Guards attack Israel's 'spy HQ' in Iraq, vow more revengeIran's Revolutionary Guards attacked the spy headquarters of Israel in Iraq's Kurdistan region and also struck in Syria against the Islamic...
17 Jan, 2024, 12.03 PM IST
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says no change in Turkiye's stance on Sweden's NATO membershipNATO wants to bring Sweden into the fold by the time the leaders of member nations meet for a summit in Lithuania's capital on July 11-12. ...
14 Jun, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
Iran sends more troops to Kurdish region as new protest flaresVideos showed dozens of men marching in the regional capital Zahedan, shouting slogans against Iran's supreme leader and the state's Bassij...
25 Nov, 2022, 06.57 PM IST
Iran pushes militarily abroad amid unrest at homeThose moves show Iran's leaders trying to rally hard-line support within the country as demonstrations continue over the September 16 death...
21 Oct, 2022, 02.00 PM IST
Iraqi Kurds in border zone flee Turkey's hunt for Kurdistan Workers PartyErdogan is willing to move "Turkey's ongoing military confrontation with the PKK from Turkey to territory the PKK controls or transits thro...
09 Jun, 2021, 05.45 PM IST
Despite the attempted coup, Turkey offers hope to the West: Ilhami Alkan OlssonIn an already frail region that is dealing with terror groups and a massive refugee crisis the instability in Turkey poses an unnecessary c...
05 Aug, 2016, 02.24 PM IST
Tensions between Kurdish groups are making the fight against ISIS a lot more complicatedBut Recip Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's authoritarian-minded president, also used the strikes against ISIS as cover for a Machiavellian power-pl...
04 Aug, 2015, 11.33 AM IST
Turkey's president Erdogan is making a Machiavellian move by striking both ISIS and the Kurdish PKKTurkey also cracked down on alleged terrorists within its orders in a massive string of arrests - with the majority of those arrested belon...
03 Aug, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Turkey may be heading for a political earthquakeThis supermajority would allow the AKP, under Erdogan's guidance, to launch a referendum aimed at changing the Turkish constitution.
03 Jun, 2015, 12.48 PM IST
- Oil dips to near $119 on stronger dollar
Oil prices dropped to near US$119 a barrel Friday in Asia as a strengthening dollar and worries about economic growth offset supply concern...
08 Aug, 2008, 01.36 PM IST
- Oil dips under $120 on stronger dollar
Oil prices dropped under $120 a barrel Friday in Asia as a strengthening dollar and worries about economic growth offset supply concerns af...
08 Aug, 2008, 12.14 PM IST
- Iraq oil exports unaffected by fighting: Official
Iraqi exports of 300,000 barrels of oil per day through Turkey have not been affected by a Turkish military operation on the countries' bor...
23 Feb, 2008, 03.19 PM IST