China warned Canada Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s chief financial officer, calling the case “extremely nasty.” Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s global chief financial officer, was arrested in Canada on Dec. 1 and faces extradition to the United States, which alleges that she covered up […]

Syria’s army and its allies repelled a major attack by Takfiri militants in the province of Hama, inflicting major losses on them. Syrian forces repelled an infiltration attempt by terrorist groups near the village of Bredij 7, northeast of the al-Sakilibiya town. They attempted to infiltrate into Tel Sakher in the northern countryside of Hama, SANA […]

All Palestinian territories occupied by the Zionist regime of Israel are within the target range of Hezbollah’s missiles, the movement’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem said. In an interview with al-Vefagh newspaper, Sheikh Qassem said in case of outbreak of a war, all areas occupied by the Zionist regime, including its capital Tel Aviv, will be […]

The Qatari Emir, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, is not attending the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council Summit underway in Riyadh, a report said. A state minister is representing the country at the meeting instead, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported late Saturday, citing a Qatari official it didn’t identify. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz invited Qatar’s […]

The representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Iran praised the country’s progress in its campaign against crimes and corruption. In a speech at the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA), Alexander Fedulov said this year, the UNODC celebrated the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the […]

A senior American official said the US administration strongly opposes discontinuing its support to the Saudi-led coalition that has so far claimed the lives of thousands of civilians, including women and kids, in Yemen. “Obviously there are pressures in our system … to either withdraw from the conflict or discontinue our support of the coalition, […]

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas marked the 31st anniversary of the first Intifada with pledges to continue the “armed struggle” and rebuked Arab leaders for seeking to normalize ties with Israel. “Armed struggle is a strategic option to safeguard the Palestinian cause and restore Palestinian national rights,” Hamas said in a statement issued on Saturday, according […]

Bahrain’s foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, criticized Qatar’s emir in a tweet on Sunday for not attending an annual (Persian) Gulf Arab summit being held in Saudi Arabia. Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the summit, which is taking place amid a bitter dispute between Doha and three Persian […]

Some 2,010 polling stations opened at 8.00 a.m. (7.00 a.m. Moscow Time) on Sunday across Armenia for a snap election to the parliament, the National Assembly. The country’s Central Election Commission registered nine parties and two blocs to take part in the election. The vote will last until 8.00 p.m. (7 p.m. Moscow Time). No […]

The UN special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, commended the positive spirit the two parties are demonstrating at talks underway in Sweden in the pursuit of peace in Yemen. “The two parties are engaged in a serious and constructive way in discussing the details of confidence-building measures, the reduction of violence, and the framework for […]