Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi suspended his electricity minister on Sunday amid continuing protests over poor public services especially power cuts and rampant corruption, the premier’s office said. Abadi had also ordered an internal government investigation into Electricity Minister Qassim al-Fahdawi’s role in the deterioration of utility services. There was no immediate comment from Fahdawi, […]

The leaders of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France will meet in Istanbul on September 7, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Sunday. “On September 7, we will host the summit of Turkey, Russia, Germany and France in Istanbul, we will discuss what we can do. We will discuss the issues of the region at this meeting of the four,” […]

The US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit ended with many concerns. According to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s statement, the meeting still had positive results as the two presidents addressed Middle East problems, and reached an agreement on Syrian issues. The two sides agreed […]

In 2017 Bulgaria celebrated ten years since the accession to the EU. On the 11th year of our EU Membership, Bulgaria assumed, as of 1 January 2018, the six-months rotating presidency of one of the EU institutions, which is the Council of the European Union. This was a privilege and responsibility that comes along with […]

Turkish politician says Saudi Arabia’s move toward Erbil aims to reduce Iran and Turkey influence in Iraq to break up the country in coordination with the US and Israel. Recently a delegation from Riyadh agreed with KRG officials in Erbil to expand economic ties with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The Saudi delegation was headed by Sami […]

TEHRAN_ A recent meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels once again shows that there are conflicts between the United States and European actors. It also revealed its disagreement during the G7 meeting in Canada.Currently, the European media often speak of deep divisions between the United States and the European Union. Differences that increase day by […]

TEHRAN – A leading professor of international relations says evidence shows that “U.S. President Donald Trump, like all Republicans, can only survive by creating a crisis.” In an article published by the Arman newspaper on Saturday, Mahmood Sariolghalam said after the situation regarding the North Korean crisis changed, the Republicans’ plan would be to keep […]

 The Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team defeated South Korea at the final showdown of the 2018 Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship on Saturday. The Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team, which marched into the final showdown of the 2018 Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship after it overcame the Thai side in a semifinal fixture, […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a state visit to Germany, probably around late September. It would be Erdoğan’s first official visit to Germany since 2014, and his first since taking over the Turkish presidency, the mass circulation German daily Bild said. Plans for the visit reflect efforts to rebuild relations between Germany and […]

China’s special envoy for Syria Xie Xiaoyan traveled to Syria this week for talks with its top diplomat and senior officials, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Saturday. “The sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the Syrian problem,” the ministry said in a statement. Xie Xiaoyan visited Syria on July 25-27. He met with Walid Muallem, minister for foreign affairs […]