Al-Shabab Attacks Military Base in Kenya
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Al-Shabab militants have attacked a military base in Kenya Lamu County used by US and Kenyan military personnel, the East African country’s army and the armed group said. Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) said in a statement on Sunday that “at around, 5:30 am an attempt was made to breach security at […]
Immediate Ceasefire in Libya; UN Urges
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, urged Saturday an “immediate ceasefire” in war-weary Libya where the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) fights forces affiliated with Gen. Khalifa Haftar. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants a “return to political dialogue by all parties and put an immediate ceasefire in Libya,” the […]
Venezuela condemns US attack in Iraq
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Venezuela firmly condemned the US attack and stated that it is “an action that clearly raises tensions in the region, without any basis in international law.” Venezuela on Friday condemned the US military attack carried out by the United States’ terrorist forces against Baghdad, Iraq, in which the Quds Force commander, […]
Airstrike near Taji targeted convoy of medics
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has rejected earlier reports which claimed that some PMU leaders have been assassinated in an airstrike on Saturday in North Baghdad, Taji. Iraq’s state TV reported that a United States airstrike targeted an Iraqi militia late on Friday on Taji road north of Baghdad. It did […]
Venezuela to Use Petro Cryptocurrency for Oil Sales, Maduro Says
Venezuela will sell oil and part of the gold it produces for its national petro cryptocurrency, the country’s President Nicolas Maduro said.
Indonesia Capital Floods Leave 43 Dead , 397,000 Displaced
The death toll from floods in Indonesia's capital rose to 43 of Friday as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, disaster officials said.
Netanyahu Resigns from Ministerial Posts
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resigned from his ministerial posts as required by the indictment against him, he announced on Wednesday. Netanyahu has held the health, welfare, agriculture, and diaspora affairs portfolios, but someone who has been indicted for a crime cannot serve as a minister. There is no such rule regarding […]
Iraqi Protesters Left US Embassy in Baghdad
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi protesters infuriated by Washington’s recent strikes on the Arab country have completely withdrawn from the US embassy complex in Baghdad after Iraq’s government asked them to leave. “After achieving the intended aim, we pulled out from US Embassy triumphantly,” Fadhil al-Gezzi, one of the Iraqi protesters, told AP. “We rubbed […]
Yemeni separatists pull out of Riyadh Agreement committees
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The UAE-backed Yemeni separatists in south of the country say they have pulled out of Riyadh Agreement committees implementing a recent power-sharing agreement with Saudi-backed forces loyal to ex-Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Back in November, the two warring sides — the Yemeni separatists so-called Southern Transitional Council (STC) and […]
Assad: Battle in Idlib aimed at terrorism
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Syrian President Bashar Assad said the army’s battle against terrorist groups in the northwestern province of Idlib is aimed at eradicating terrorism as a threat to the security and safety of the Arab nation. According to Syria’s official news agency, SANA, Assad made the remarks in a meeting with the senior […]