Air strikes conducted by the US-led coalition on settlements in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province have killed 29 civilians, local media reported citing sources. The SANA news agency reported Sunday that the airstrikes targeted the villages of al-Sha’afa and Dharat Allouni in the Deir ez-Zor province. Dozens of people were injured in the attack, the news […]

Under pressure from western powers, the UN Security Council is going to vote on Yemen and condemn Iran for alleged violating a UN arms embargo. Britain drafted the resolution in consultation with the United States and France. Russian has already declared its opposition to the drafted resolution. UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia has said that the […]

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 […]