34 dead in IS assault on east Syria city: monitor
Beirut: Fierce battles between Syrian regime forces and the Islamic State jehadist group in eastern Syria have left 34 fighters dead in 24 hours, a monitor said on Friday.
Kerry meets with Gulf ministers on Iran, Yemen
Paris: US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers in Paris on Friday to discuss regional issues, including concerns over a final nuclear deal with Iran and the conflict in Yemen.
‘ISIS, Taliban pairing up in northern Afghan’
Kunduz: Foreign fighters allied with the Islamic State group are training Taliban insurgents in a volatile Afghan province, an official said on Friday, the first such claim as the Government raises the alarm over an emerging ISIS threat.
Protests in Iran against Saudi-led air strikes
Tehran: Thousands of people demonstrated on Friday in Tehran to denounce Saudi-led air strikes on Shiite rebels in Yemen, where Iran is accused of meddling by Saudi Arabia.
N Korea threatens strikes against S Korea’s navy
SEOUl: North Korea warned on Friday that it was prepared to fire on sight without warning at South Korean naval vessels it accused of violating their disputed Yellow Sea border.
Al-Qaida leader involved in Charlie Hebdo attack killed
Washington: A US operation has killed the senior al-Qaida figure who issued the claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, according to US sources familiar with the matter and a reported video posted by the group.
Pak court adjourns hearing of Sharif’s case
lahore: The hearing of a 24-year-old case against Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for allegedly possessing assets worth billions of rupees abroad was adjourned for a week by a court here on Friday.