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The death toll from an overnight grenade attack on a truck carrying women and children in Karachi rose to 12 on Sunday. Attackers targeted the truck on Saturday evening as it shuttled an extended family from a wedding ceremony in a western Karachi neighborhood, killing nine people and wounding nine …

South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military drills on Monday, the South’s military said on Sunday, amid North Korea’s warnings of a diplomatic and security crisis. South Korea and the United States regularly stage military exercises, mainly in the spring and summer, but North Korea …

Outraged protestors blocked the road leading to the Umm Qasr port in the Basra Governorate in the far south of Iraq. A source told Alghadeer News the protestors demanded better services in the city, most notably power and water. “The protestors blocked the road with buses to hinder the trucks …

Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 58 people, authorities said on Sunday, in the second natural disaster to strike Turkey this month. The floods brought chaos to northern provinces just as authorities were declaring wildfires had been brought under control after …

Torrential rain lashed much of Japan on Sunday, flooding roads and buildings in the western part of the country, while three people were feared dead after a landslide in central Nagano prefecture. Large parts of Japan, particularly the southernmost main island of Kyushu, have seen record levels of rainfall, causing …

At least 22 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health minister said. Military and security sources said that the army had seized a fuel storage tank hidden by black marketeers and was in the midst of handing out …

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will resign on Monday, news portal MalaysiaKini reported after he lost his majority due to infighting in the ruling coalition. The resignation, if confirmed, would end a tumultuous 17 months in office for Muhyiddin but also bring more uncertainty to Malaysia as the country grapples …

Taliban insurgents entered the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Sunday, an interior ministry official said, as the United States evacuated diplomats from its embassy by helicopter.

We commemorate during these days the anniversary of the uprising of Imam al-Hussayn (peace be upon him) to ask for the reform in the nation of his grandfather the Messenger of Allah (Allah’s prayers be upon him and upon his holy Household) and the tragedy that has befallen on Islam …

A water-dropping plane with seven people on board crashed today in southern Turkey, where it was battling a wildfire. Russia’s defence ministry said five Russian servicemen and three Turkish nationals were killed in the crash, news agencies reported. State news agency Anadolu reported that rescuers had rushed to the scene …

Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Saturday, 7610 new cases of COVID-19. “10078 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 65 death cases were also recorded where 26210 were vaccinated in a matter of 24 hours.

Republican members of the US Congress have slammed President Joe Biden over withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized the country’s second-and third-biggest cities as resistance from American-trained government forces crumbled. The US invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 and removed the Taliban from power. American forces occupied the country …

A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday and was felt across the Caribbean where people fled their homes for fear that buildings might collapse. The magnitude 7 earthquake quake struck 8 km (5 miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about 150 km west of the capital …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi sent an official invitation to the Emir of Qatar to attend the Baghdad Summit that will be held at the end of this August. The media office of the National Security Adviser said in a statement that Advisor Qassem Al-Araji arrived today in Doha on …

Environmental groups worry about the risk supertankers might pose to Eilat’s fragile coral ecosystems. The Red Sea reefs off the Israeli resort of Eilat host some of the greatest coral diversity on the planet. A symphony in splendid technicolor, the reefs are among the world’s most resilient coral colonies against …

Iraqi Security Forces launched, on Saturday, a large-scale security operation in Al-Tarmyah areas north of Baghdad. Iraqi News Agency (INA) documented the security operations in areas north of Baghdad, which were carried out according to accurate intelligence information, and with air support from the Air Forces, Army Aviation, and the …

Iran is to impose a one-week lockdown and a ban on road travel amid a fifth COVID-19 surge in the worst-hit country in the Middle East, state television reported on Saturday. All non-essential businesses and offices will have to close under the nationwide lockdown from Monday to Aug. 21, in …

One woman was dead and two people were missing on Saturday after torrential rains touched off a landslide and engulfed at least two houses in western Japan, with rivers overflowing their banks as the rain continued to pound the area. A wide swath of western Japan, particularly the southernmost main …

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said he was in urgent talks with local leaders and international partners as the Taliban pushed closer to Kabul, capturing a key town south of the capital that is one of the gateways to the city. “As your President, my focus is on preventing further instability, …

Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema took an early lead in the country’s presidential election over long-time rival and incumbent Edgar Lungu, according to first results issued by the electoral commission on Saturday. Lungu, 64 and in power since 2015, faces a potentially tight contest against Hichilema – known as “HH” …