- 4 August, 2026
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India, Saudi Arabia discuss rupee-riyal trade, electronic payments
India and Saudi Arabia have discussed the viability of institutionalising rupee-riyal trade and rolling out UPI and RuPay cards in the kingdom, according to the
Turkey strikes northern Syria regime outpost, kills 3
Turkey raided northern Syria on Sunday and struck outposts operated by the Syrian army and Kurdish-led forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that
Russia supports Iran’s accession to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Russia supports the acceleration of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s membership process in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, said
Iran condemns US charges against three Iranians over cyber attacks
Iran has condemned what it called false accusations levelled by the United States against three of its citizens for alleged cyber-attacks in the US. In
Iran intends to become a member of Russia, China-led bloc
Iran intends to pursue membership in a Chinese and Russian-led bloc. The President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, has said he will talk about Iran’s intention
Saudi Aramco launches ‘Global AI Corridor’ to build local ecosystem
Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian public petroleum and natural gas company, has launched a new strategic project named ‘Aramco Global AI Corridor’ aimed at building
Iran urges the US to prove reliability to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal
The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nassar Kanaani, said that the United States (US) must prove its reliability in order to join the historic nuclear deal.
Palestinian dies days after being shot in Israeli raid
A Palestinian, identified as Hamad Mustafa Hussein Abu Jelda, succumbed to his wounds, on Sunday, five days after being shot by the Israeli army during
The US imposes sanctions on Iran over the cyberattack on Albania
The United States (US) on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its minister, accusing them of being part of the
Russian strikes on Syria’s Idlib province kills 7 people
Russian airstrikes on Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib have killed seven people and wounded 15 on Thursday, said a Britain-based war monitoring group. The Syrian