Iraqi parliament urges officials to boycott US officials during Davos
The Iraqi Council of Representatives called on Iraqi officials not to meet US administration officials during the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.
North Korea Says Won’t Be Bound by Nuclear Testing Pledge
North Korea on Tuesday said that as the United States had ignored its year-end deadline for nuclear talks, it no longer felt bound by commitments, which included a halt to its nuclear testing and the firing of inter-continental ballistic missiles.
Renewed Bomb Scare Triggers Evacuation of Moscow
Courthouses in Moscow and St. Petersburg were evacuated over bomb threats once again, the court press services said.
Refugee children gone missing on Mexican border
Mexican forces have fired tear gas at hundreds of Central American refugee people, among them children. as they tried to force their way through the Mexico-Guatemala border.
Trump impeachment trial holds soon
The historic impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins in earnest Tuesday in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him.
UK freeze Hezbollah assets calling it ‘terrorist’ group
TEHRAN (Iran News) – UK Treasury has expanded the scope of its measure to freeze assets of Hezbollah to cover the Lebanese resistance movement in its entirety. In a notice published on its website Friday, the Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation said the move requires that any individual or institution in the UK with […]
China Interpol chief abuse of power sentenced him to prison
A Chinese court has sentenced former Interpol chief in China, Meng Hongwei to 13 years and six months in prison on graft and other charges.
French police violence against protesters outrageous
Footages of the French police violence against protesters in Paris have been circulating in social media, widespread outrage among the human rights activists.
Iraq to Buy Air Defense Systems from Russia, China, Ukraine
Iraq plans to send delegations to Russia, China, and Ukraine to buy modern air defense systems to protect its territory from any possible aggression, an Iraqi lawmaker said.
Sudan Fighting in Libya Not Proved: UN
United Nations said Monday it had no "credible evidence" of Sudan paramilitaries fighting in conflict-wracked Libya for military strongman Khalifa Haftar as alleged by some media outlets.