Rand strengthens below R16 as weaker dollar, gold gains boost currency
Cape Town – The rand strengthened to below R16 to the dollar on Friday, recovering losses linked to the... Read more
21 Aug
Trump posts map showing Strait of Hormuz as US territory
Washington – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a map on his Truth Social platform showing the Strait... Read more
19 Aug
Iran bans online debate show over ‘false information’
Tehran – Iran’s judiciary said it has banned a YouTube debate show for spreading “false information”, while the channel’s... Read more
18 Aug
Trump stuns with threat to declare Strait of Hormuz US territory
Garden City – President Donald Trump said on Friday he would “finish defeating” Iran and “soon” declare the Strait of... Read more
15 Aug
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on south kill one, damage ambulance
Beirut – Israeli twin strikes on southern Lebanon killed one person on Tuesday and damaged an ambulance, Lebanese state... Read more
12 Aug
Trump announces fresh Iran talks after shelving planned military strikes
Washington – US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to... Read more
3 Aug
Iran receives bodies of Guards killed in US-Saudi strikes in Iraq
Tehran – Iranian state media said on Friday that the bodies of five members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard... Read more
31 Jul
Jordan’s army says shot down 5 Iranian missiles
Amman – Jordan’s military said Thursday that its air defences shot down five Iranian missiles targeting its territory, adding... Read more
30 Jul
US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill 20: former paramilitaries
Baghdad – US-Saudi strikes on Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 20 members of a former paramilitary alliance that... Read more
29 Jul
Iraq says opens probe into Saudi drone attack claim
Baghdad – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called on Monday for an investigation into Saudi Arabia’s claim that drones... Read more
28 Jul
