TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and other measures as he sought to bring an end to protests. “Political forces and parties are important institutions in any democratic system, and they have made […]

Hong Kong protesters held a vigil for "martyrs" on Saturday and many demanded "revenge" after a student died in hospital this week following a high fall, fueling anger among pro-democracy demonstrators who first took to the streets in June.

Authorities in Bangladesh have so far evacuated about 100,000 people from its low-lying coastal villages and islands, according to officials, as the country braces for the arrival of Cyclone Bulbul.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Friday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) could become “obsolete” if it does not grow and change, a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said the alliance was dying. “If nations believe that they can get the security benefit without providing NATO the […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Antalya on Saturday, before the 24 edition of Economic Countries Organization (ECO) meeting. As reported, the two FMs discussed mutual ties between Iran and Turkey, regional affairs and Tehran-Ankara cooperation on ECO. The meeting went […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his Turkish forces quit Syria until other countries pull out, insisting that Ankara will continue its cross-border offensive against Kurdish militants in northeastern parts of the Arab country until every one of them has left the region. Turkish army forces and militants of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Eshaq Al-e Habib said on Thursday that U.S. unilateralism is the “greatest threat and challenge to international peace and security”. Al-e Habib made the remarks as he was addressing a UN General Assembly conference with a focus on the need to end “economic, […]

Turkey will begin to repatriate captured Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists to their home countries as of Monday, Turkish state media reported on Friday, citing Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.

A California-based political analyst highlighted the challenges facing the Syrian Constitutional Committee and said its foreign-backed members have little support in the Arab country and this may give them an incentive to walk away from the committee.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the United States is not fulfilling its pledge to Syria deal, in order to remove Kurdish militants from a Syrian border region and that he would raise the issue when he meets US President Donald Trump next week. Turkey launched an offensive in northeastern Syria on October 9 in […]