US personnel injured in rocket attack on Iraq base; Austin in call with Israel minister says "dangerous escalation"

Aug 06, 2024

US Defence Secretary Austin and Israel Defence Minister Gallant agreed that the August 5 Iran-aligned militia attack on US forces stationed at Al-Asad Airbase...

Iraqi armed forces down two drones trying to attack Airbase in country's west

Jun 06, 2021

Baghdad [Iraq], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Two drones attempting to attack the Ayn al Asad airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar were taken...

Israeli-Arab arrested for spying for Iran

Jun 26, 2025

Bashar Hassan Qassem Musa, 22, a resident of Deir al-Asad (an Arab village in the Galilee) and a student of information systems at Ben-Gurion...

Pakistan batter Asad Shafiq announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Dec 11, 2023

Asad represented his country in 77 Tests, 60 ODIs, and 10 T20Is.

CWG 2022: Ravi Dahiya, Naveen confirm more wrestling medals for India, cruise to finals of their respective categories

Aug 06, 2022

Ravi Dahiya was involved in an intense match with Pakistan's Ali Asad

Former umpire Asad Rauf dies aged 66

Sep 15, 2022

He joined the ICC elite panel in 2006 a year after officiating his first Test.