TEHRAN (Iran News) – Afghanistan’s incumbent President, Ashraf Ghani won a slim majority of votes in a September 28 election based on what delayed preliminary results showed on Sunday. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said the total turnout in the presidential election, which was marred by allegations of massive fraud, was 1.9 million with Ashraf […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – As Israel is going through investigation by the recent decision of the International Criminal Court, ICC, to launch a full investigation into war crimes in Palestinian territories has raised alarm among current and former Israeli officials and military personnel, who may face global arrest warrants as a result of the probe. […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Minutes after the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan announced the preliminary election results, Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign in a statement called the results “fraudulent” and accused the IEC of supporting Ghani. Much-awaited and long-delayed preliminary results for the landmark presidential elections in Afghanistan were announced on Sunday. Afghanistan Election Commission announced […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Manuel Marrero Cruz has been named as Cuba first prime minister, taking a political post that had been abolished more than four decades ago. President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Saturday named 56-year-old Marrero — who served as Cuba’s tourism minister for almost 16 years — as head of the government for a five-year […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said Friday she wanted ICC to open a full investigation into “war crimes” in the Palestinian territories, sparking a furious reaction from Israel and condemnation from the United States. The Palestinians welcomed the move by the ICC as a “long overdue step” following a nearly […]

China's top lawmaking body Saturday criticized the defense bill that Washington passed this week as "interference", Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has summoned his government ministers to hold a meeting and discuss the security situation in the country following citizenship law protests. Government sources said Modi met his council of ministers in the capital, New Delhi, on Saturday to discuss security measures to end violent and contentious […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US social media company Facebook says it has taken down a news network that used hundreds of fake accounts to publish stories about a variety of topics, including articles promoting President Donald Trump and criticizing the Chinese government. Facebook said Friday it removed more than 900 accounts, groups, and pages on […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkey is planning to build up a military base in Libya in purpose of providing greater support for the Tripoli-based unity Government of National Accord (GNA) in the wake of a military deal signed between the two sides last month. Local media reported Monday that the Turkey military base will be […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Cuba government says it is ready to cut political ties with the US as they want it to be cut with Havana. “There are powerful people today in the US government that want to increasingly apply hostile measures and sever our bilateral relationship,” Carlos Fernandez de Cossio, the Cuban Foreign […]