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China To Maintain Close Communication and Cooperation with Iran to Defeat the Coronavirus

Islam Times - Chinese Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman Geng Shuang said that China will maintain close communication and cooperation with Iran to defeat the coronavirus.

22 Feb 2020 09:37

Russia Rejects Allegations It Carried Out Cyber Attack on Georgia

Islam Times - The United States shirks meaningful discussions of information security issues with Russia, but at the same time accuses Moscow of cyber-attacks against Georgia, thus resorting to tabloid journalism methods, the Russian embassy in Washington ...

22 Feb 2020 09:16

More than 10,000 Civilian Casualties in Afghan War in 2019: UN

Islam Times - On Saturday, a partial truce, referred to by warring parties as a 'reduction in violence' began in Afghanistan

22 Feb 2020 09:08

Process of Vote Counting in Iran is Underway and Final Results Could Be Announced by Sunday

Islam Times - The spokesman for Iran’s Election Headquarters said the process of vote counting is underway, expressing hope that the final results of the Friday elections in larger cities would be announced by Sunday.

22 Feb 2020 07:34

Iran on FATF Blacklist

Islam Times - Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put Iran on its blacklist after Iran allegedly failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms.

22 Feb 2020 07:27

NEW POLL: Sanders Has 8-Point Lead in California

Islam Times - US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has an 8 point lead in California less than two weeks ahead of the state’s high-stakes primary, according to a new poll released Friday by the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

22 Feb 2020 07:14

Pentagon Rises to 110 Number of US Troops Injured in Iran Retaliatory Strike

Islam Times - The Pentagon has once again raised the number of American troops wounded in Iran's retaliatory missile attack in Iraq last month, saying they have suffered “traumatic brain injuries.”

22 Feb 2020 07:07

Palestinians Rally against Trump’s Pro-Israeli Plan

Islam Times - People in the Gaza Strip rallied against Donald Trump's so-called peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

22 Feb 2020 06:54

Yemen's Houthis Launch Fresh Missile and Drone Attacks on Saudi Arabia’s Sensitive Facilities

Islam Times - Yemeni missiles and combat drones targeted energy facilities in addition to sensitive sites in the Saudi port city of Yanbu, situated about 165 kilometers west of Medina.

Khader al-Saidi with his life-long friend and fellow fisher, Muhammad Abu Riyala (left). ( Abed Zagout / The Electronic Intifada )

22 Feb 2020 05:30

How Israel stole this fisherman’s sight and sense of smell

Islam Times- Khader al-Saidi lost his eyesight and sense of smell when Israeli navy forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets at his face while he was fishing in the sea off Gaza.

21 Feb 2020 18:34

Dozens of Palestinians Injured in Clashes with Zionist Occupation Forces in Southern West Bank

Islam Times - Dozens of Palestinians were injured in clashes with the Zionist occupation forces that attacked their protests against the settler policy in Kfar Qaddum in southern West Bank.

21 Feb 2020 17:06

Russia Denies Claims of Backing for Trump in US Election

Islam Times - Vladimir Putin's spokesman says statements suggesting Russia plans to interfere in this year's US Presidential election "don't have anything in common with the truth."

21 Feb 2020 16:49

Yemeni Army Command Announces Details of Third “Balance of Deterrence” Operation against Saudi

Islam Times - The spokesman of the Yemeni Army Command, General Yehya Sarea, announced Friday the details of the third “Balance of Deterrence” Operation against the Saudi home front, clarifying that 12 drones and three missiles were launched onto the ...

21 Feb 2020 15:52

Four Die in Iran after Testing Positive for Coronavirus

Islam Times - Death toll from new coronavirus in Iran rose to four on Friday after health authorities in the central city of Qom have confirmed two deaths on Wednesday, as a result of a first incidence of coronavirus in the country.

21 Feb 2020 15:50

Iraq’s PMF Appoints New Deputy Commander after Muhandis Assassination

Islam Times - Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has appointed Abu Fadak al-Mohammedawi as the deputy commander following the assassination of his predecessor Abu Mahdi al-Muhandisat the hands of US regime last month.

21 Feb 2020 15:44

Turkey Will Not Withdraw from Syria’s Idlib until Attacks by Damascus Stop: Erdogan

Islam Times - Turkish troops will not withdraw from Syria’s Idlib region while Syrian army continues operations in the militant-held province, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed, RT reported.

21 Feb 2020 15:39

Health Minister Confirms First Coronavirus Case in Lebanon

Islam Times - Minister of Public Health, Hamad Hassan, confirmed the first coronavirus case in Lebanon, indicating that the infected patient is a 45-year-old woman who had arrived in Beirut airport coming from Iran.

21 Feb 2020 10:25

US Sanctions Over Iranian Elections Show Washington’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Policy is Failing: Tehran

Islam Times - The US sanctions on Iran over the Islamic Consultative Assembly election are useless and demonstrate that the pressure policy is failing, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

21 Feb 2020 10:14

Trump Ally Roger Stone Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison

Islam Times - Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, was sentenced to more than three years in prison Thursday for obstructing a congressional investigation in a case that has sparked fears about presidential interference in the ...

21 Feb 2020 09:39

US Defence Agency That Provides IT Support for Trump Compromised in ‘Data Breach’

Islam Times - It was not immediately clear how many individuals have been affected by the alleged cyber intrusion, with the Pentagon only assuring that the “appropriate measures” had already been taken to protect the defence agency.