Новости за 07.08.2021

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday rejected Western allegations its drones were used in a deadly tanker attack, while accusing Zionists of concocting the “scenario” in a bid to undermine the Islamic republic. The MT Mercer Street, an oil products tanker operated by Zionist-controlled Zodiac maritime, was struck last week off Oman’s coast, killing two crew members […]

ATHENS: Thousands of tourists and residents were evacuated and a thick cloud of smoke and ash hung over Athens Saturday as forests fires that have already killed two people raged for an 11th day in parts of Greece. At least 1,450 Greek firefighters were battling the infernos along with 15 aircraft, with reinforcements arriving from […]

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied’s move to sack the government and dissolve parliament two weeks ago has triggered what experts say is an existential crisis for his nemesis, the Islamist-inspired party Ennahdha. Despite remaining the most influential party in the decade since the North African country’s revolution, Ennahdha was already wracked by internal divisions before […]

HERAT: The Taleban seized the stronghold of a notorious Afghan warlord Saturday, officials said, the second provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in less than 24 hours. The deputy governor of Sheberghan city in Jawzjan said government forces and officials had retreated to the airport on the outskirts of the northern Afghan city, where […]

IKIZCE, Turkey: They grabbed their rakes, shovels and axes, donned high-vis helmets and went off into the mountains, helping exhausted firefighters battling Turkey’s deadly blazes pick their way through unfamiliar terrain. Residents of the rolling hills and pine forests hugging the Mediterranean and Aegean coasts have turned into the unsung heroes of Turkey’s battle against […]