An American political commentator cast doubts over the success of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, whose meetings have begun in the Swiss city of Geneva, and said the US “occupation” and its focus on Syrian oilfields is the real challenge of the committee.

TEHRAN (Iran News)- A senior Iraqi legislator warned that the US is hatching dangerous plots to disintegrate Iraq and form a Sunni-controlled territory by overthrowing Abdul Mahdi government. Hunain al-Qaddo, the representative of al-Bana coalition in the Iraqi parliament, was quoted by the Arabic-language service of Sputnik as saying that the Kurds support the Sunni […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Lebanese troops are deploying in different parts of the country to reopen roads and main thoroughfares closed by anti-government protesters. In many areas, protesters withdrew peacefully as the troops moved in. But in Beirut’s northern suburb of Zouk Mosbeh, a scuffle erupted on Tuesday when some demonstrators refused to move away. […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of anti-government demonstrations that have plunged the country into political turmoil at a time of economic crisis. The nationwide protests, which were ignited on Oct. 17 by a government proposal to tax WhatsApp calls, led Saad […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A number of Iranian mayors and artisans are attending the World Craft Cities Network Forum, which is being co-hosted by China and Malaysia. “A 19-member delegation of cultural officials, mayors, and artisans from Iran, which [currently] has the topmost number of world crafts cities and villages left for China last night […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have been in continuous touch through “various means”, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, when asked when and where the two leaders might meet to ink a trade deal.

Delivery of a second batch of Russian S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey may be delayed beyond a planned 2020 timeline by talks on technology sharing and joint production, the head of Turkey's Defense Industry Directorate said on Monday.

A general election in Spain on Sunday is unlikely to break the current political gridlock, as neither left-wing or right-wing parties are set to win a parliamentary majority, three polls for Spanish newspapers predicted on Monday.

Boris Johnson told “so many lies” during the EU referendum campaign, the outgoing president of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said.

An American analyst said the US is a “dying empire”, adding that the world “has grown tired of the US and its lapdog Britain” for their engagements in military and economic terrorism against nations across the world.