Pope Francis called for making concerted international efforts to rebuild trust in Syria in order to enable Syrian refugees to return home. In a speech Monday to ambassadors from some 185 nations, the Pope said that it is important to follow the various peace initiatives for the interest of Syria in a constructive atmosphere of […]

In a response to panda power, French President Emmanuel Macron is betting on equine diplomacy during his first state visit to China — presenting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with a horse as a gift. The animal, a retired Republican Guard horse named Vesuve de Brekka, is in quarantine. But Macron will show a photo […]

 Iraqi Kurdistan’s Prime Minister Nechrivan Barzani denied Erbil’s interference in the domestic affairs of Iran and called for closer relations with Iran. Nechirvan Barzani met with a delegation from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan where he said “we call for closer relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. This is the policy adopted by all […]

TEHRAN– Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported that Yemenis had managed to shot down a fighter jet belonging to a Saudi-led military coalition over the Yemeni northern province of Saada on Sunday. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they shot down a fighter jet belonging to a Saudi-led military coalition over the Yemeni northern province of Saada on […]

The government’s key figures – the foreign secretary, the home secretary, the chancellor of the exchequer and the secretary for exiting the European Union – will remain unchanged According to media reports, UK Prime Minister Theresa May will announce these changes on Monday. The news outlet clarifies that Justine Greening, the state secretary for education, […]

China is set to build a naval base in Pakistan as tensions are rising between Islamabad and Washington over the US cutting aid funds. According to the South China Morning Post on Saturday, the naval base will be built in Gwadar Port, in the Pakistani province of Balochistan, as military vessels require “specific services” which cannot be provided by […]

TEHRAN – During her presence in the United Nations, the United States representative at the UN has started a full-blown opposition to the Iranian nation. Nikki Haley, supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, in her visit to Vienna and meeting with IAEA Director-General “Yukio Amano”, has called for Iran’s military sites to be visited by […]

Michael Wolff’s new book, Fire and Fury, is an unforgettable ringside view of the reckless and undignified spectacle of the Donald Trump presidency so far. It will not surprise anyone that the U.S. president comes across as a vain, delusional and unstable character whose public utterances could mostly be disproved by provable facts. Unable to […]

ASSADABAD,– A Taliban key commander and three of his armed fighters were killed after their explosive device went off prematurely in the eastern Kunar province on Friday night, provincial Police Chief Juma Gul Humat said Saturday. “Taliban key commander Mubarak Shah alias Jahan along with three of his men was busy in making mine in […]

North Korea’s Olympic representative said Saturday the reclusive nation was “likely to participate” in next month’s Winter Games in South Korea, Kyodo news agency reported, in the latest sign of a thaw in tensions on the peninsula. The comments by Chang Ung, Pyongyang’s representative to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), come a day after the […]