Chinese President Xi Jinping said that his country won’t promise to abstain from using force when countering foreign meddling and separatist movements in Taiwan. He made the remarks Wednesday at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of issuing the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan that marked a thaw in China-Taiwan relations. “We make no promise […]

Leader of the Islamic Revolution representative to Syria Ayatollah Abolfazl Tabatabaei met and held talks with Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John X Yazigi. The meeting was organized in Syria on the occasion of the New Year, Fars News Agency reported. Islam, Christianity, and all other religion do not contradict but […]

 A professor of political science at the University of Cambridge has strongly criticized the U.S. sanctions against Iran, calling the sanctions a “cowardly approach” toward the Islamic Republic. In an interview with ILNA published on Tuesday, John Dunn said the United States is only pursuing its own interests by imposing sanctions on Tehran. Dunn emphasized […]

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has said that the EU is working with the rest of the international community to preserve the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. “We are working, as a union of 28 member states and with the rest of the international community, to […]

 At least nine people died and over 30 others are missing following a landslide in Indonesia’s West Java region. The landslide triggered by heavy seasonal rains hit Sirnaresmi village, burying around 30 houses, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency. It also injured three people. Rescue teams scramble to find survivors, […]

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has confirmed that a senior delegation has arrived in Tehran on Monday to negotiate with the Iranian officials. That came just days after Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, visited Kabul and told reporters that talks had been held with the Taliban in Afghanistan. The meeting signals Iran’s role as a regional mediator […]

 Since President Erdogan has been successful in every election he has entered for years, there is a view that “Erdogan will never lose” which is accepted by most of the people in Turkey. This is actually a reasonable view because, despite several adverse events, Erdogan and the AK Party have been superior to the polls […]

 The illegitimate coalition led by US acknowledged killing 1140 civilians in raids launched on Syria and Iraq since 2014. The coalition attempted as usual to reduce the number of victims, saying in a statement published by TASS news agency that 1139 civilians were killed “inadvertently” in the raids. Since its formation outside the umbrella of […]

 Besides the security developments in Syria that have always made headlines and the Zionist’s attacks on Syria, these days Damascus has become a hangout place for states that have not achieved much in the past few years of war against Syria. As President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from Syria and Turkey affirmed a […]

Syrian Deputy Parliament Speaker Najdat Anzour said that institutions such as the Pentagon and the CIA and the lobbies that influence the US are often against Trump. After Donald Trump said he would withdraw all US troops from Syria, the Turkish military operation against Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria has been postponed. Currently, the main cast […]