Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million fast data cable networkA major data cable project is planned connecting the UAE to Turkey through Iraq. This $700 million initiative aims to boost regional connec...
16 Feb, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Syria signs landing deal for first international submarine cable with Medusa, state-run TV reportsSyria's telecommunications ministry has partnered with Medusa Submarine Cable System to land the country's first international submarine ca...
25 Oct, 2025, 05.36 PM IST
Could the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, longtime friend of Bashar al-Assad and an ally of Iran, be the next to fall? Here's what reports are sayingRecent reports has given rise to a certain speculation that following the fall of the long time regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, would i...
10 Jan, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
The curious case of Assad clan's missing billionsFor years, Bashar al-Assad and his family carefully cultivated an image of the Syrian leader as a modest, austere figure. Assad's regime co...
16 Dec, 2024, 03.53 PM IST
Analysis: Collapse of Syria's Assad is a blow to Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'Iran's "Axis of Resistance" is crumbling as its allies in Syria and Lebanon face setbacks. The fall of Assad in Syria, coupled with Israeli...
09 Dec, 2024, 08.41 AM IST
Damascus falls, rebels rise: Who are they and what’s their plan?Syria Civil War: Syria’s prolonged civil war has escalated dramatically as opposition forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Tur...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
Fighters opposed to President Assad's rule are gaining ground in Syria. Who are these rebels, and what do they want?Syrian rebels, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a major offensive, capturing key cities and advancing on Damascus. President Ass...
08 Dec, 2024, 10.23 AM IST
Why rebel capture of Syria's Hama, city with dark history, mattersSyrian rebels seized Hama, a city etched in memory by the 1982 massacre. The insurgents removed a poster of President Bashar Assad. Hama's ...
06 Dec, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
Israeli strikes reported in Damascus, 2 weeks after quakeLoud explosions were heard over the capital around 12:30 a.m. local time, and SANA reported that Syrian air defenses were "confronting host...
19 Feb, 2023, 07.15 AM IST
India blocks Azerbaijan's anti-Iran move at NAMExperts aware of the development told ET Azerbaijan was keen to raise the issue at the forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned...
03 Feb, 2023, 08.04 AM IST
Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability: USUS Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the UN Security Council that “the Assad regime has tried to avoid accountability by obstructing ...
05 Mar, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Germany climbs up preference list for international education, US still the number 1 choiceFresh data released from the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD, shows that China and India are the most popular source countries for i...
16 Nov, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
UK security forces hunt for ISIS 'crocodile cells': ReportMohamed is considered by Western intelligence agencies to be one of the plot's ringleaders. He is believed to have secretly travelled to Sy...
28 Apr, 2019, 04.17 PM IST
Islamic State in Afghanistan: A bogey created by Pakistan army to stay relevant in Afghanistan-PakistanIS Khorasan was formed by former TTP members who had little connection to IS in Syria and Iraq, and its fighters comprised both Taliban def...
23 Jul, 2018, 09.13 AM IST
ISIS recruits from Mumbai's Kalyan had plans to attack India: National Investigation AgencyThe National Investigation Agency said ISIS planned to recruit from India and among NRIs to carry out attacks not just in Iraq and Syria bu...
12 Jul, 2018, 03.57 PM IST
Germany probes explosives haul for links with Paris attackGerman authorities are investigating whether a man arrested last week with huge quantities of explosives and machine guns was linked to att...
15 Nov, 2015, 04.28 PM IST
- Airtel building landing station for two cable systems in Mumbai
In a bid to strengthen its international business, Bharti Airtel is building a landing station for its two new cable systems terminating in...
14 Aug, 2008, 02.49 AM IST