Saudi’s new project is to portray Damascus is insecure
After the Saudis series of defeat in Syria in the past few years, the regime is trying hard to portray Syria as an insecure country through some Western-Arab media outlets. The Syrian Ministry of Interior issued a statement in which it dismisses any news about unsafety in Damascus calling it “baseless” and “untrue”. The ministry […]
Rouhani, Putin to meet in Sochi
President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will soon hold a meeting in Sochi, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. The meeting between the Iranian and Russian leaders will be held on the sidelines of the upcoming talks on the Syria crisis on February 14 which also includes the Turkish leader, Peskov said, […]
Israel main opponent of peace in Syria: FM Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister on Tuesday censured the Israeli regime’s warmongering in the region and its support of terrorism, saying the Zionists are putting all-out efforts to disturb the peace in Syria. Noting that the Israeli regime is backing the terrorist elements in the war-torn Arab country, Zarif said “they are against the peace and tranquility in […]
Fire in wealthy Paris district kills seven, 30 injured
A fire in a Paris apartment building killed at least seven people and injured around 30 in the early hours of Tuesday, authorities said. The blaze at an eight-storey building in the city’s fashionable 16th district was brought under control by firefighters, Reuters reported. French television showed video of flames emerging from windows of the […]
Iraqi president takes aim at Trump over using country to watch Iran
Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Monday that Donald Trump did not ask permission to station U.S. troops in Iraq to “watch Iran”. It follows an interview in which the U.S. president said America had “spent a fortune” on building a military base in Iraq and “one of the reasons I want to keep it […]
Govt, politicians in Afghanistan on the warpath over talks with Taliban
Afghanistan’s politicians are on the warpath with government over peace talks with the Taliban, a situation that threatens to disrupt the fragile political environment in the run up to general elections in July. After refusing to hold talks with Afghan officials for very long, the insurgent group has finally agreed to talk to Afghan politicians, […]
Qatar Airways launches Doha-Isfahan flight route
The director general of Isfahan Province Airports Company says the first Doha-Isfahan flight by Qatar Airways was operated on Monday. According to Hassan Amjadi, an Airbus A320 operated by Qatar Airways landed in Isfahan’s Shahid Beheshti International Airport this morning to mark the first flight of the Doha-Isfahan route. He added that Qatar Airways will have two […]
Iraqi paramilitary forces allege ISIL responsibility in Pilgrim bus attack
The Iraqi paramilitary Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) cast the blame for the recent attack on a pilgrim bus south of the central Iraqi city of Balad on the ISIL terror group. On Sunday, the bus, which was carrying pilgrims to a Shia mausoleum in Balad, struck a roadside bomb south of the city. It was initially reported that […]
Trump says US troops to remain in Iraq to ‘watch’ Iran
Trying to justify the US illegal presence in Syria and Iraq, US President Donald Trump says that he will keep the troops in Syria and Iraq in order to keep a close eye on Iran “because Iran is a real problem.” According to Reuters, Donald Trump made the remarks during an interview with CBS’ “Face the […]
Venezuela Overcomes the U.S. Coup
Venezuela Overcomes the U.S. Coup By: Hamid Reza Naghashian Since Venezuela is considered as the last bridge for full and all-out return of Washington to the Latin American scene, all pressures have been exerted on a country which is the root of all independence-seeking movements in the region, and the U.S. does its efforts to […]