In a continuation of their strategy to soften the targets before a possible ground attack, Russian and Syrian air forces have killed scores in Raqqa and Deir al-Zor. As per a group monitoring the war situation in Syria, in the past 24 hours, a series of air raids in eastern and northern Syria, in...

Fighting a losing war, the Islamic State, is facing attrition not only in its fighting force, but economically too, the glut in the oil market is ensuring that they do not get top dollar for their spoils of war. Russia’s blistering attacks on the forces opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has...

The sun could be the new oil for the GCC countries says a report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) at the the ongoing Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.   According to the Irena, the Gulf countries stand to save $87 billion from lower oil and natural gas consumption...

Documents leaked from inside the ISIS territory reveals that wartime pressure of the Islamic State is forcing it to slash its fighters’ salaries by half.   While ISIS operates as a government over parts of Iraq and Syria despite the fact that it might seem like a ragtag group of terrorists...

Around 3,500 people in Iraq, primarily women and children from the Yazidi community have been enslaved by the Islamic State militants, says a UN report.     The atrocities that were committed by the terrorist group amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the report...

Iranian companies are going to buy tractors and trucks in the Czech Republic, said "The Czech TV" on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Czech trade delegation arrived in Iran for talks with local government and private companies. Minister of Trade and Industry of the Czech Republic Jan Mládek opened a...

With the first ever bunch of zinnia flowers blooming in space, the attempt of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), who have been there for nearly two years, the attempts to cultivate edible plants in microgravity became somewhat successful.   "First ever flower grown in...

Novak Djokovic spoke in depth for the first time about being offered $200,000 (£140,000) to fix a match 10 years ago on a day of extended drama and fevered speculation.   However Roger Federer, the game’s most venerated player, called the latest allegations, to be aired on the BBC on Tuesday...

French President Francois Hollande has unveiled measures to combat unemployment, saying that the economy entered "a state of emergency." These measures include establishment of retraining programs for unemployed and providing additional subsidies to small businesses. "We have to make sure that...