Mon, 2020-10-12 15:59 The Office of Foreign Assets Control, which administers the sanctions, has targeted 18 major Iranian banks — the entire financial sector — which US Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin identified as “an additional avenue that funds … read more
Sun, 2020-10-11 22:34 LONDON: In the face of the Middle East’s worst COVID-19 outbreak and economic ruin, Iran’s violent crackdown and persecution of anti-government protesters is an attempt to deter future protests, analysts have said. But in their view, the … read more
Author: Sun, 2020-10-11 22:03 DAMASCUS: Dozens of fires that ravaged parts of Syria and Lebanon in recent days were brought under control on Sunday, authorities in the two countries said. In Syria, blazes fueled by high temperatures broke out Friday … read more
Sun, 2020-10-11 18:53 DUBAI: The UAE on Sunday recorded 1,096 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths. The Ministry of Health and Prevention said the total number of cases since the pandemic began has reached 106,229, while the death toll rose … read more
Sun, 2020-10-11 17:14 NICOSIA: Voters in the Turkish-held north of Cyprus, a breakaway state recognized only by Ankara, voted Sunday for a new leader amid charges of interference by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The presidential vote in the self-proclaimed … read more