US embassy in Baghdad targeted with drones, rockets: security sourcesBaghdad witnessed a significant drone and rocket attack on the U.S. embassy early Tuesday. This incident marks the most intense assault sin...
17 Mar, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
US warns of possible attacks in Syria during Eid el-Fitr holidayThe US warned of a heightened risk of attacks in Syria during the upcoming Eid el-Fitr holiday. Syrian authorities have detained multiple m...
29 Mar, 2025, 09.05 PM IST
Damascus embassy of Assad ally Iran vandalisedIran's embassy in Syria was attacked and ransacked after rebels declared the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Looters stole items, and images of Ir...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Syria's government battles multiple rebel uprisingsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule is facing a severe challenge as rebels advance toward Damascus. Iran, a key ally, is reportedly red...
07 Dec, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
Amid alert in US, Iran again warns Israel of retaliation, says "attack won't remain unanswered"This comes as the Iranian top general attended the funeral procession of military officer Mohammed Reza Zahedi on Saturday, vowing Iran wou...
08 Apr, 2024, 05.09 PM IST
A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualtiesA rocket strike on the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties. Iran-backed militias in Iraq have a...
08 Dec, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
Qatar agrees to represent US interests in AfghanistanQatar will establish a U.S. interests section within its own embassy in Kabul to provide consular and other services to American citizens i...
13 Nov, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
UAE minister: US sanctions on Syria challenge rapprochementIn a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart in Abu Dhabi, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan pushed ...
09 Mar, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
10 lawmakers abstain from US Congressional Kashmir hearingDeft diplomacy at the Capitol Hill led by the Indian embassy and backed by Foreign Minister S Jaishankar helped blunt the attack by US Cong...
24 Oct, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
Visa denial to 2 Kashmiri sportsmen standard adjudication: USVikas Swarup said the ministry had enquired about the issue from the US Embassy here after reports emerged that the two Kashmiri youths hav...
02 Feb, 2017, 07.51 PM IST
Trump effect? Two Kashmiri athletes denied US visaThey were supposed to take part in the 2017 World Snowshoe Championships in New York from February 24-25.
01 Feb, 2017, 12.25 AM IST
US tightens visa rules for travellers with Middle East tiesIn a bid to keep ISIS supporters out, US has tightened its visa waiver programme for nationals of certain countries, making it harder for t...
22 Jan, 2016, 02.05 PM IST
Islamic State vows to defeat Russia in Syria as strikes intensifyThe Islamic State group vowed Tuesday to attack Russia and defeat it, as Moscow announced it had intensified its air campaign against jihad...
14 Oct, 2015, 01.29 AM IST
'Kill Russians', urges Syrian Qaeda as Moscow's embassy hitOn the Golan, Israel responded to two stray rockets from Syria by targeting two regime military posts, without specifying if they were hit.
13 Oct, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
Russia says shelling of its embassy in Damascus act of terrorismRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Moscow considered the shelling of its embassy in Damascus as a terrorist act.
13 Oct, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
US condemns attack on Russian Embassy in KievThe US has criticised the attack on the Russian Embassy in Kiev, and called on Ukraine to provide adequate security for the diplomatic miss...
15 Jun, 2014, 10.09 AM IST
- Syria 'utterly denies' US nuclear claims: Embassy
Syria "utterly denies" US allegations that it built a nuclear reactor with the help of North Korea, the embassy in Washington said.
25 Apr, 2008, 09.07 AM IST