The Iranian-backed Houthis group in Yemen claimed responsibility for attacks that shut two plants at the Abqaiq facilityCrude prices could spike by several dollars per barrel when markets open Sunday night
2 min read15 Sep 2019Saudi Aramco had to cut production by as much as 5 million barrels a day as a precautionary measure after the attack on the Abqaiq plantIran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have launched several drone attacks on Saudi targets, claimed responsibility
3 min read14 Sep 2019The Taliban on Friday announced Operation Mansouri, its spring offensive against Afghan and foreign forces using a mix of conventional, guerrilla and suicide attacks
2 min read28 Apr 2017Al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri is most likely hiding in Karachi under protection of Pakistan's spy agency ISI, since US forces evicted Al-Qaeda from Afghanistan in late 2001, says the report
2 min read22 Apr 2017Murshid Muhammed, a native of Padna in Kasargod district, was killed in an anti-Islamic State drone attack in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan
1 min read14 Apr 2017The Trump administration is also giving the military more authority to conduct operations on its own without first getting a go-ahead from the Pentagon or the White House
2 min read14 Mar 2017The US air force fielded its first Predator, the RQ-1, a reconnaissance model, in April 1996
2 min read7 Mar 2017The CIA-operated drone, first under Trump administration, fired a missile that killed two suspected militants on the spot in a village in Kurram Agency, near Afghanistan border
1 min read2 Mar 2017Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the assault on HQ of Somalia's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Mogadishu
1 min read31 Jul 2016John Kerry will visit Islamabad to mend ties following the killing of Taliban chief Mullah Mansour in a drone strike in May
1 min read27 Jul 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared