NATO

8 killed as powerful blast targets foreign forces in Kabul

KABUL: A powerful blast targeting a convoy of foreign forces near the US embassy in… Read More

Over 100 killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan military base

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack… Read More

NATO to spend 3 billion euros on satellite, cyber defences

BRUSSELS: NATO plans to spend 3 billion euros ($3.24 billion) to upgrade its satellite and computer… Read More

Taliban claim multiple attacks in Afghan capital Kabul

KABUL: Afghan Taliban militants said they attacked police, military and intelligence targets in Kabul on… Read More

US remains ‘your greatest ally’, Pence tells Europe

MUNICH: US Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday pledged an "unwavering" commitment to transatlantic ties,… Read More

Trump’s team in disarray, US Senator McCain tells Europe

MUNICH: Republican Senator John McCain broke with the reassuring message that U.S. officials visiting Germany have… Read More

NATO allies lock in US support for stand-off with Russia

ZAGAN, POLAND/RUKLA, LITHUANIA: Immediately after Donald Trump was elected, US diplomats urged Lithuania to rush through… Read More

Trump labels NATO ‘obsolete’ in newspaper interview

WASHINGTON: The NATO alliance is an "obsolete" organisation, US President-elect Donald Trump said in an… Read More

Poles welcome US troops as Nato eyes Russia

WARSAW: Polish authorities and ordinary Poles welcomed Saturday US troops who arrived this week as… Read More

Pakistani-American wins NATO’s Scientific Achievement Award 2016

WASHINGTON: Pakistani-American doctor Habib Chotani has won the Scientific Achievement Award 2016 from the NATO… Read More

Johnson sees no sign of global retreat from Afghanistan

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson dismissed suggestions on Saturday that Britain's exit from the… Read More

Britain hopes to raise Nato with Trump at early engagement: PM May’s spokeswoman

LONDON: Britain hopes to raise the issue of Nato with US President-elect Donald Trump at… Read More

Afghan president asks UN to add Taliban leader to sanctions list

KABUL: Afghanistan's president asked the United Nations on Monday to add the Taliban's new leader… Read More

Taliban claims explosion at NATO air base in Afghanistan killing four

KABUL: The Taliban claimed responsibility for an explosion at the NATO air base at Bagram… Read More

Two US military personnel killed in northern Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Two US service members were killed on Thursday while assisting Afghan security forces… Read More

Syrian Army urges Aleppo evacuation as Russia extends truce

ALEPPO: A "humanitarian pause" in the Syrian army's Russian-backed assault on Aleppo took effect Thursday,… Read More

The ‘Green Book’ of Gaddafi: from manifesto to mockery

  TRIPOLI: Five years since Muammar Gaddafi was killed in a NATO-backed uprising, the strongman's… Read More

Gunman wearing Afghan army uniforms kills two Americans in Kabul

KABUL: Two Americans including a civilian were killed Wednesday when a gunman opened fire near… Read More

Turkey will lift state of emergency when situation “normalises”

STRASBOURG: The state of emergency declared in Turkey after a July 15 coup attempt will be… Read More

Russia and Turkey sign gas deal, seek common ground on Syria

ISTANBUL: Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on Monday for the construction of a major… Read More