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'1953 coup led to ‘79 US embassy crisis'

INTERVIEWS

'1953 coup led to ‘79 US embassy crisis'

The US-sponsored 1953 coup d'état against the Mossadegh government led to the 1979 US embassy takeover by students in Tehran, a political analyst says.

‘Syria probe must heed Turk MP remarks’

RUSSIA

‘Syria probe must heed Turk MP remarks’

Russia says an international probe of a 2013 chemical attack in Syria should take into account remarks by a Turkish lawmaker over Ankara’s alleged role in the assault.

Yemeni forces kill eight Saudi troops

YEMEN

Yemeni forces kill eight Saudi troops

Yemeni army soldiers backed by Popular Committees fighters kill eight Saudi soldiers in an attack on the kingdom’s eastern province of al-Ahsa.