Finally, Emmanuel Macron, the French President, had no way but to withdraw from his previous positions in the face of Paris recent riots, declaring an “economic and social state of emergency”. Macron ordered the government and parliament to take immediate steps to change tax rules and other policies that hit the French citizens. He also […]

 Russian President Putin’s special envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev traveled to Tehran on Saturday and sat down for talks with Iran’s Syria negotiator, Hossein Jaberi Ansari. These two diplomats preside over Iran and Russia’s delegations in the Astana talks on Syria. The United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold talks with […]

 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu prospects of political settlement of the crisis in Syria, among other topics. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the two sides discussed key points related to mutual cooperation during a meeting on Friday on the sidelines of the periodical meeting […]

Syrian Army units operating in Hama northern countryside repelled new attempts by terrorists to sneak to and attack military points in the vicinity of safe villages and towns in the area. SANA reporter in Hama said an army unit positioned near Jourin town north of Hama carried out concentrated hits against hideouts and fortifications of […]

 Chief of Staff of Iranian president Mahmoud Vaezi said that strengthening ties between Iran and Turkey benefits both nations and also the region. He made the remarks in a late Friday meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Vaezi presented a report on his talks with the Turkey’s high-ranking officials and the agreements reached on […]

United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura plans to discuss the issue of the establishment of a constitutional committee in Syria with high-level representatives of the three Syrian ceasefire guarantor nations. The top diplomat will discuss the matter with Iran, Turkey and Russia early next week, according to a press statement […]

Turkey reiterated on Friday its ongoing financial and technical support for the activities of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). Speaking at the 39th meeting of the organization’s Foreign Ministers’ council in Baku, capital of term chair Azerbaijan, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on members to take active part in bloc’s […]

Spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement Mohammad Abdulsalam, who headed a delegation in the UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, said a ceasefire was reached in the last day of the talks for the western port city of al-Hudaydah. Abdulsalam said the warring parties agreed on Thursday to a ceasefire for the flashpoint city of Hudaydah […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow will continue supporting Russian national Maria Butina even after her deal with a US court. The statement comes a day after Butina pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as a foreign agent without proper registration in the United States. She is facing a prison term of up to […]

Japan on Friday resumed work to relocate a controversial US military airbase in Okinawa, prompting protests and “strong anger” from the local governor. Okinawa residents have for years called for the relocation of a US base in a populated part of the southern island, but they want it moved elsewhere in the country, rather than […]