Johnson Faces Cabinet Revolt over No-Deal Brexit
TEHRAN (Iran News) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a fresh rebellion in his cabinet, with a group of ministers poised to resign due to concerns that he is leading the country towards a no-deal Brexit, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan, British Minister for Northern Ireland Julian Smith, […]
Hundreds of Kenyans in Capital Protest Unemployment
Hundreds of unemployed Kenyans on Wednesday took to the streets of the capital Nairobi over lack of employment opportunities in the country.
Erdogan’s Military Forces Begin Offensive into Northern Syria
Turkish military has started an offensive against Kurdish-led militias in northeastern Syrian border areas.
Russia Calls for Dialogue between Damascus, Kurdish forces
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for dialogue between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces in northern Syria amid reports of Ankara’s upcoming incursion into the Arab country. “We contacted both the representatives of the Kurdish forces side and the representatives of the government (Syria), and confirmed that we are encouraging […]
Untrustworthy US betrays own allies: Nasrallah
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The secretary-general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement warned against putting trust in untrustworthy US, emphasizing that Washington cannot be trusted at all as it betrays own allies and does not stand committed to any agreement. “No one can rely on untrustworthy US and an agreement struck with it because of […]
UAE Pulls 200 Troops out of Yemen’s Aden: Witnesses
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The United Arab Emirates pulled some of its forces from Yemen’s southern port of Aden on Tuesday, officials and witnesses said. Two officials told Reuters that an Emirati convoy boarded a military vessel at Buraiqa oil terminal near Yemen’s Aden refinery that had shipped out. Four employees at the refinery said […]
US envoy barred from impeachment hearing by State Department
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The State Department barred Gordon Sondland, the US European Union ambassador, from appearing Tuesday before a House panel conducting the impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump, his lawyer said. Attorney Robert Luskin said his client was “profoundly disappointed” that he wouldn’t be able to testify in impeachment hearing, Iran News quotes […]
US Role in Ukraine Conflict Talks is rejected by Kremlin
US Role in Ukraine Conflict Tehran (Iran News) – Russia on Tuesday rejected the idea of involving the United States in talks to help resolve the conflict between the Kiev government and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s east. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no support for the idea of US role in Ukraine conflict […]
Afghanistan clashes: Bomb Goes Off inside Classroom
Tehran (Iran News) – An Afghan official said a bomb has gone off inside a classroom in eastern Ghazni province, wounding at least 19 university students. Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, says 12 of the wounded are female students of the Ghazni University, located on the outskirts of the provincial capital, the city […]
Brexit ball now in EU’s court: Boris Johnson
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the European Union on Monday that the Brexit ball was in its court, and that the bloc should now urgently discuss in detail his proposal for breaking the deadlock in talks ahead of Britain’s departure on October 31. With just 24 days to go before the United Kingdom is […]