TEHRAN (Iran News) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has launched genocide hearings against Myanmar, as the first major legal attempt to bring the country to justice over horrific atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims. The three-day hearings in the United Nations’ top court kicked off at The Hague on Tuesday following a November lawsuit […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will not attend the Persian Gulf summit in Riyadh on Tuesday, dampening hopes of reconciliation between Doha and a Saudi-led bloc. Qatar’s Emir named Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani to lead the Qatari delegation to the summit of the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Travelers across France braced for a sixth day of turmoil on Tuesday amid massive protests action over government plans to overhaul the pension system since its reform has led to ongoing strikes. Union leaders on Monday rejected the government’s overtures and vowed to keep up the fight over the reforms, which […]

A Canadian international attorney said the mainstream media in the West have an obvious interest in supporting aggressive American foreign policy and rarely criticize US involvement in foreign wars.

At least 13 Afghan soldiers and policemen were killed in two separate explosions in the country's southern province of Helmand, provincial sources said on Monday.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – On December 7, the Palace of International Forums “Uzbekistan” in Tashkent played host to a festive meeting on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a speech and congratulated the people of Uzbekistan on this bright holiday. In his speech, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Global Arms sales rose by nearly 5% in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, according to a new report published Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The turnover of the 100 biggest arms manufacturers came to $420 billion, thanks in large part to the US […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkey deported 11 French “foreign terrorist fighters” back to France on Monday, the Turkish interior ministry declared. “Eleven French citizens, as terrorist fighters, have been deported to their home country,” it said in a statement, AFP reported. Ankara has lambasted Western countries for refusing to take back their citizens who left […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Chief Executive of Iran Water & Power Resources Development Company Behrouz Moradi said that the Islamic Republic will complete the construction of ‘Esteghlal’ Tunnel in Tajikistan. He made the remarks on Monday while pointing to the agreement made between Tajikistan’s minister of energy and water resources and the Iranian minister of […]

A police officer in Houston, US state of Texas, was shot and killed Saturday evening by a man who had been reported for assault, authorities said.