The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of a resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria ‘without delay’ to allow aid access and medical evacuations. The resolution was adopted on by 15 votes to none,  after several delays and a flurry of last-minute negotiations. “It would be naïve to think that internal Syrian […]

Mohammad bin Abdularahman bin Jasim Al-Thani says dialogue with Iran is necessary, adding Iran is a reality in the region. Qatari deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs made the remarks in an interview with the French Le Figaro, adding that the regional talks should be conducted in a civilized way, with respect to […]

 At a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of opening of the Imam al-Mahdi School in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah hailed the event. Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah described the founding of the Imam al-Mahdi School in southern Lebanon as a turning point in the history of the southern Lebanon. […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the root of the problems in the Eastern Ghouta is the presence of Jabhat al-Nusra use civilians as human shields and claim that humanitarian conditions are bad there. In a press conference with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov on Friday, Lavrov said that the terrorists use civilians in […]

The UN Security Council on Friday delayed a vote on a demand for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, where foreign-backed militants have been pounding residential areas near Damascus. The draft resolution aimed at ending the conflict in the eastern Ghouta district and elsewhere in Syria will be put up for a vote in the 15-member […]

Mexico City officials say at least two people have died in a shooting following a dispute on the campus of the nation’s vast National Autonomous University. The university says the two people involved are not part of the university community, but hasn’t identified them, AP reported. The city prosecutor’s office says two men aged 20 […]

Twin car bombings and subsequent gunfire has left at least 27 people dead and 20 others wounded in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, medical workers said. A loud explosion reportedly took place on Friday, followed by a second blast and sustained gunfire which broke out near the president’s residence. The second blast took place beside a popular […]

Iran’s former ambassador to Baghdad talked about the main priorities and challenges that the next government of Iraq, to be formed after the upcoming parliamentary election, is going to face. In an interview with Tasnim, Hassan Kazemi Qomi said the next Iraqi government should give priority to completing security processes, reconstructing the country, enhancing ties […]

New satellite imagery reveals the Burmese government has been bulldozing scores of depopulated Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The United Nations Security Council, the UN and its agencies, and Burma’s donors should demand the Burmese government immediately halt the demolition of Rohingya villages, which should be treated as crime […]

Spokesperson for Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Faisal said on Friday that his country will continue the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, also known the Peace pipeline. During his weekly press conference in the presence of domestic and foreign media correspondents in Islamabad on Friday, Mohammad Faisal said that because of growing demand for energy in […]