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Palestinians to resume protests day after Israel martyred 59 15 May 2018

Palestinians to resume protests day after Israel martyred 59

Palestinians have planned to continue their protests on Tuesday after the Israeli regime martyred 59 of them including 8 children and wounded more than 2,400 on Monday. Today May 15 marks the 70th anniversary of what Palestinians call the Nakba Day or Day of Catastrophe, a day on which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were […]

US, European troika bargaining over JCPOA 15 May 2018

US, European troika bargaining over JCPOA

 Whether transatlantic relations will be the same after US unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA or not is discussed in this piece of commentary by Mohammad Ghaderi. Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in his most recent statement, mentioned that the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran […]

ICNA passes article to support Palestinian journalists martyred at work 15 May 2018

ICNA passes article to support Palestinian journalists martyred at work

 The final statement of the two-day International Conference of News Agencies (ICNA) was declared on Monday with an article passed to support Palestinian journalists killed at the time of reporting. The article to support Palestinian journalists martyred while doing their job was added to the final statement of the two-day International Conference of News Agencies […]

London to protect European businesses in Iran: UK foreign secretary 15 May 2018

London to protect European businesses in Iran: UK foreign secretary

British Foreign Secretary has said that the UK will try to protect European companies’ investment in Iran against US sanctions. Boris Johnson has said that the United Kingdom and France are determined to preserve the essence of the Iran Nuclear deal. The UK Prime Minister had said earlier that it was in both the UK and […]

US no longer a mediator in ME: Erdoghan 15 May 2018

US no longer a mediator in ME: Erdoghan

Turkish President Erdogan said that the United States had lost its role as a mediator in the Middle East by moving its Israel embassy to al-Quds (Jerusalem). “The United States has chosen to be a part of the problem rather than the solution with its latest step and has lost its mediating role in the […]

Iraq election results to be announced tomorrow 13 May 2018

Iraq election results to be announced tomorrow

Iraq’s election commission has said that the results of Saturday parliamentary elections will be announced 48 hours after the polls closed on Saturday evening. According to Iraq’s election commission, the turnout which stood at 44 percent was lower than any other elections since 2003. The record low turnout was partly blamed on a curfew and restrictions […]

Firefighters Battle Blaze at High-Rise Tower in Dubai Marina 13 May 2018

Firefighters Battle Blaze at High-Rise Tower in Dubai Marina

Firefighters are battling a blaze at a high-rise tower in the Dubai Marina amid a sandstorm sweeping the city in the United Arab Emirates. The government-run Dubai Media Office said the fire broke out Sunday morning in the Zen Tower, AP reported. It said residents have been evacuated and there were no injuries immediately reported […]

Heavy Rainstorms Kill 15 in Northwest Pakistan 13 May 2018

Heavy Rainstorms Kill 15 in Northwest Pakistan

Officials in Pakistan say violent rainstorms in the northwest have caused at least 15 deaths and injured dozens. Latif Khan, a senior disaster management official, said Sunday that most of the deaths from the severe weather overnight were caused by the collapse of mud and stone walls and houses. He said the heavy rains also […]

Ex-IAEA chief warns against repercussions of US JCPOA exit 13 May 2018

Ex-IAEA chief warns against repercussions of US JCPOA exit

 Mohamed ElBaradei, the former IAEA head, has described the US withdrawal from JCPOA as a sad day for collective security, calling on the Arab countries to help solve the crisis. Mohamed ElBaradei has called on Arab states to play a more active role and help solve the crisis caused by the US withdrawal from the JCPOA, […]

Sri Lankan president set to arrive in Tehran 13 May 2018

Sri Lankan president set to arrive in Tehran

TEHRAN – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena was scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day state visit, Mehr reported. Sirisena’s visit is taking place at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. Sirisena is expected to hold meetings with Rouhani as well as other Iranian officials including Foreign Minister Zarif. According […]