US-British-Saudi Support to Terrorists
An author and analyst based in Sweden highlighted the root causes of the emergence of the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group, whose leader was recently killed in Syria, and said the US-British-Saudi support to Salafism has produced suffering and destruction by such groups.
India, China Engage in War of Words over Kashmir
India engaged in a diplomatic war of words with China over Kashmir on Thursday as it formally revoked the disputed state’s constitutional autonomy and split it into two federal territories in a bid to integrate it fully into India.
Female Palestinian Lawmaker in West Bank Arrested Again
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The family of a female Palestinian lawmaker said Israeli troops have captured her again just months after she was released from detention. Ghassan Jarrar, the husband of 57-year-old Khalida Jarrar, said Israeli forces arrested her from her home in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, AP reported. Jarrar, […]
Iran sends condolences to Pakistan over Punjab Train Fire
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry extended condolences to Pakistan over a fire at a passenger train that killed at least 65 people in the province of Punjab. In a statement on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi offered his condolences to the government and people of the brotherly neighbor, Pakistan, over the deadly […]
Crashes of Boeing kept 50 planes grounded around the world
Boeing announced Thursday up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks in them were detected, in another blow to the US aircraft maker following two deadly crashes. Iran News quotes AFP report. Australian national carrier Qantas became the latest airline to take one of the planes out of the air, […]
Nadia Murad: Baghdadi’s death not enough, we need justice
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Izadi activist Nadia Murad says the alleged death of ISS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid over the weekend is not enough to compensate the victims of the atrocities committed by the Takfiri terrorist group. Murad, a survivor of sexual slavery at the hands of ISIS, told reporters […]
Rising sea levels smash homes of millions by 2050
Rising sea levels are on track to affect about three times more people by 2050 than originally thought. New research suggests that 300 million homes will be affected by coastal flooding in the next 30 years. And that number could rise to 630 million by the year 2100 if carbon emissions don’t decrease. New estimates […]
Putin to Skip APEC Summit in Chile, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Chile next month, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, adding that the decision had nothing to do with the ongoing riots in Chile.
US Killing of Baghdadi Changes Nothing Worth Bragging About
A prominent American author and five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement about the death of Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, saying it changes nothing worth bragging about.
Rights Groups condemn Al-Khalifa arresting Female Activists
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Rights groups slammed Al-Khalifa arresting female activists and their mistreatment in prisons. A recent report, Breaking the Silence: Bahraini Women Political Prisoners Expose Systemic Abuses, outlines the cases of nine former and current female prisoners in Bahrain throughout the process of their arrests and trials, as well as the conditions of […]