Tag: Hit

Syria’s Raqqa hit by mine blast, leaves several injured

BEIRUT: A blast in Syria’s Raqqa on Wednesday that wounded people was caused by an unexploded mine left by Islamic State going off, not...

Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful quake

MAKASSAR: A powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia on Friday, causing a tsunami that slammed into a city on Sulawesi island with officials saying the...

Mortars hit Baghdad, protests in south turn violent

  BAGHDAD: Security forces have launched a search operation to determine the source of three mortar shells that landed inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone,...

Air strikes hit Idlib on day of Syria summit in Tehran

  BEIRUT: Air strikes hit parts of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province on Friday, a war monitor said, as the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey...

Russia hit with new US sanctions over nerve agent attack

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed new sanctions on Russia Monday over the attempted assassination of a former spy in Britain using a lethal nerve...

Iraqi warplanes hit IS targets in Syria, kill 28

  IRBIL: Iraqi security officials say Iraq's air force carried out two airstrikes targeting Islamic State group inside Syria, killing at least 28 IS militants. They...

US newspapers hit back at Trump, defend free press

    WASHINGTON: US newspapers big and small hit back Thursday at President Donald Trump's relentless attacks on the news media, with a coordinated campaign of...

Syrian, Russian jets hit Syrian south, UN urges Jordan to open...

BEIRUT: Dark smoke rose over areas held by Syrian rebels near the border with Jordan on Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad's Russian allies unleashed...

US-led strike hits regime positions in east Syria

DAMSACUS: Syrian state media reported early Thursday that an aerial attack by the US-led coalition had hit several military positions in the country’s east,...

Man dies after being hit by train

KARACHI:  Fenceless railway track of Karachi killed yet another man on Saturday. The 30-year old unknown man was killed after he was hit by a...

Israel hits Hamas base

GAZA CITY: Israel hit a Hamas base in an air raid Thursday in response to gunfire from the Gaza Strip, but weeks of deadly...

Higher costs, names new chairman hit Google parent company

Google parent company Alphabet on Thursday reported a quarterly loss to set aside funds to pay taxes on repatriated profits and named a new...

Rockets from Syria hit Turkish border

ISTANBUL: Four rockets fired from Syria hit the Turkish southern border town of Kilis early on Sunday damaging houses, state-run Anadolu Agency said. Three of...

White House doctor: Trump is fit for duty, should hit gym

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump passed a test for signs of dementia and is in overall excellent health, but needs to shed weight by...

HIT has started production of Al-Khalid 2 tanks, Senate body told

---Committee recommends budget to come directly to ministry of defence production instead of routing through defence ministry ---Facility producing 18 tanks despite capacity of 50...

16 dead as Punjab hit hard by swine flu

Hospitals lack equipment for tests as seven cases reported from City alone After diphtheria claimed more than 40 lives, Punjab is hit by another viral...

‘Widespread’ match-fixing allegations hit tennis

Report claims Grand Slam winners involved World tennis was rocked on Monday by allegations that the game’s authorities have failed to deal with widespread match-fixing,...