Reconstruction of Syria Needs More Investment
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The process of reconstruction of war-ravaged Syria has already started but Damascus needs more investment in order to scale it up, according to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “Now, with the liberation of most areas, to open reconstruction of Syria we have started discussions with a number of Chinese companies experienced in […]
India protests against ‘anti-Muslim’ law
TEHRAN (Iran News) – India fresh protests raged on Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim law after six people died in the northeast and up to 200 were injured in New Delhi. The law that raged India protests is fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslims from three neighboring countries, which is essentially […]
Rebels Kill 43 People over Weekend in Eastern Congo Attacks
Rebels with apparent links to the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) group have killed at least 43 people in eastern Congo over the weekend in a series of attacks carried out in response to a new military offensive in the area, a rights group said Monday.
In Blow to Macron, France Pensions Reform Tsar Resigns
The French government’s High Commissioner for Pensions Jean-Paul Delevoye resigned on Monday after local media reported that he had failed to publicly declare posts that he had held in parallel to his cabinet position.
Too Soon for Progressive Talks with Saudi; Qatari FM
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Qatar’s foreign minister stated it was premature to talk about real progressive talks with Saudi Arabia over the blockade but opening channels of communication between Doha and Riyadh was a step forward. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said it will take time to rebuild trust […]
US Military Convoy enroute Syria Oilfields
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A large US military convoy came into the oilfields in northeastern Syria on Monday despite widespread condemnation of the deployment as being tantamount to robbery. The United States sent new deployments to the Syria, the exact provinces of Hasakah and Deir al-Zor from neighboring Iraq on Sunday, according to Press TV. The US […]
Korean reunification, mighty legacy of Korean dialogue
Starting the Kim Jong-un’s regime from 2012, North Korea dedicated all its efforts and resources into the development of nuclear weapons. It pressed on with launching several nuclear missiles and tests, thereby threatening the neighboring countries. North Korea also stated itself as a nuclear nation in its constitution. On the other hand, Trump administration starting […]
US Incirlik airbase may be shut; Erdogan
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to shut down the major US Incirlik airbase in response to Washington’s recognition of the Armenian “genocide” and the possible introduction of new sanctions against the country. “If it is necessary for us to take such a step, of course, we have the authority…If […]
Riyadh Doha talks, good for the region
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to heal their two-year rift are a good development for the region as a whole, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in Doha on Sunday. Asked at the Doha Forum in Qatar if the recent Riyadh and Doha talks that were made were good […]
US to Announce 4,000-Troop Drawdown from Afghanistan
The Trump administration will announce as early as this week plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, US media reported.