issuing a statement Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel condoned north Korea’s missile test. The statement reads, “On behalf of the German Government, I condemn North Korea’s ballistic missile test in the strongest possible terms. This represents another breach of international law on the part of North Korea, whose irresponsible actions represent an enormous threat to international […]

TEHRAN – Signing a peace treaty between Russia and Japan requires understanding and trust among the people of both countries, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. “For signing a peace treaty between our countries, there is the need to have understanding and trust among our peoples,” Abe said. Speaking on the possible joint […]

TEHRAN – Two men suspected of being involved in terrorism were arrested by police in raids in London and Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon. A 20-year-old man was arrested by armed officers in north London at about 2.50pm, while a 21-year-old man was detained in south-east Birmingham at about 4.30pm, The Guardian reported. They were detained […]

TEHRAN – A shooting erupted from a high-rise luxury condominium in Reno, a city in the US western state of Nevada, in an echo of the Las Vegas massacre in October that left 59 dead, as a gunman took a female hostage and began firing inside the condo and on the street Tuesday night. According […]

TEHRAN – Syria’s army and its allies seized full control over a major town in the southeastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor after inflicting major losses on remnants of Daesh (ISIL) militants in the eastern province. Syrian forces on Tuesday established full control over al-Quriyeh town on al-Mayadeen-Al-Bukamal direction in Deir ez-Zor as part of their […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump clashed with Democratic leaders in dramatic fashion Tuesday, heaping pressure on Congress to craft a compromise on federal spending or face a crippling government shutdown in 10 days. Hours after the president suggested a funding deal with Democrats may be impossible, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and top Senate […]

TEHRAN – North Korea said it had successfully tested a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that put all of the US mainland within range, declaring it had achieved its long-held goal of becoming a nuclear power. Wednesday’s missile test, North Korea’s first since mid-September, came a week after US President Donald Trump put North […]

Following negotiations initiated by Iranian foreign ministry, embassy to Ankara, and justice ministry four Iranian convicts were returned to Iran. Four Iranian nationals trialed, sentenced and sent to jail in Turkey were extradited back to their home country. The four prisoners are supposed to serve the remainder of their sentence in local jails. Also the […]

A joint team comprising diplomats from UK, Germany and France are reported to travel to Washington this week to pressure US President Trump into preserving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.   According to CNN, the UK, Germany and France have organized a joint team of senior diplomats to travel to Washington this week in order […]

Over 3,000 refugees have died crossing the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to reach Europe’s shores since the start of the year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. William Lacy Swing, the IOM director general, said in a statement in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday that the 3,033 deaths happened across three […]