Category: World News
US House Dems unveil Trump impeachment resolution
Washington(ANN)-Democrats in the US House of Representatives have unveiled a measure that formally lays out the next steps in their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The House of Representatives Rules Committee released the text of the resolution Tuesday. The
Erdogan says won’t meet Pence, Pompeo on Ankara visit
Ankara(ANN)-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he would not meet with US Vice President Mike Pence and State Secretary Mike Pompeo during their visit to Ankara to discuss a ground offensive by his country’s military forces and allied militants against Kurdish
US-Saudi-Israeli alliance against Iran coming apart: Report
Tel Aviv(ANN)-An anti-Iran alliance forged between the leaders of the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia is faltering as each have become overwhelmed by their own dilemmas, Israel’s leading daily Haaretz reports. “The three leaders who have led the anti-Iran line in
Bin Salman: ‘Help us take control of Middle East so that we can normalize with Israel’
Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has vowed to recognise and normalise trade with Israel if the United States helps him “defeat Iran and take control of the Middle East.” These statements, which were revealed by a documentary presented by
Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia unite to fight Islamophobia
KARACHI, Pakistan(ANN)-Turkey, Pakistan and Malaysia have agreed to jointly fight the rising global trend of Islamophobia, mainly in the West. The understanding was reached at a trilateral meeting Wednesday on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations
Saudi Aramco seeks $1bn in loans after attacks’
Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil company Aramco, the world’s largest, has asked banks for loans of up to $1 billion after attacks on its giant oil facilities earlier this month that shut down a bulk of daily production. A Tuesday report
Trump says open to hearing Rouhani’s peace initiative
New York(ANN)-US President Donald Trump says he has no plans to meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, but he is open to hearing his “Hormuz Peace Initiative” at the UN General Assembly in New York. “I’m always open. I have
Saudi Arabia seeks action against Iran after oil attack, allies wary
Riyadh(ANN)-Saudi Arabia will seek to make a case at a global gathering in New York this week for concerted action to punish and deter arch-foe Iran after strikes on Saudi oil plants rattled global markets and exposed the kingdom’s vulnerability
Yemeni drones hit world’s largest refinery in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh(ANN)-Yemeni drones have hit two oil facilities of Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco in the country’s east, causing huge fires before dawn on Saturday. A spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said in a statement that the attacks targeted two Aramco factories
War on Gaza may break out ‘at any moment’: Netanyahu
Tel Aviv (ANN)-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he may start another military operation in the besieged Gaza Strip before September 17, when snap elections are to be held in the occupied territories. Another conflict with Gaza “could happen at