ADEN: Dozens of al Qaeda militants took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar on Saturday, residents said, consolidating the group’s control over much of the region. The coastal city and surrounding district, in Abyan province, is home to … read more
DUBAI: Iran aims to increase its oil production by 700,000 barrels per day in the near future, the deputy oil minister said on Saturday. “One of the goals of Iran’s sixth development plan is to produce 4,700,000 bpd of crude … read more
STOCKHOLM: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has emphasized the need to enhance trade and investment between Pakistan and Sweden. He was talking to his Swedish counterpart Annika Soder and other senior Swedish officials in Stockholm. The Foreign Secretary urged Swedish … read more
KABUL: The Afghan National Army Thursday killed as many as 24 Taliban insurgents in an operation in Badakhshan prince. According to Afghan media, another seventeen Taliban fighters were seriously wounded in the ambush that continued all night. The news comes … read more
ANKARA: As many as 18 people have been killed and 10 injured after a huge explosion, believed to be a car bomb, was heard in Ankara outside military barracks, the capital’s governor has said. According to the details the bomb … read more