The lawmakers of the British city of Oxford unanimously voted yes to take back the honorary award of the city from Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi who shows no sympathy over the anti-Muslim genocide in her country. Oxford City Council in England has officially removed an honorary award presented to Myanmar’s state counselor and […]

A sea of worshippers crowded into a football field in Yangon Wednesday for a historic open-air mass by Pope Francis, whose visit to Myanmar has been framed so far by his public sidestepping of the Rohingya crisis. Ranks of nuns sang in Latin, accompanied by organ music, as Francis — making the first papal visit […]

British Prime Minister Theresa May has embarked on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Jordan to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues with leaders of the two Arab kingdoms. May has arrived in Saudi Arabia, and will hold talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman later […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he would talk to the US President Donald Trump again in the coming days. In a Justice and Development (AK) Party’s group meeting, Erdogan recalled that he held a phone call with Trump on Nov. 24. “It was a conversation during which we made a connection […]

TEHRAN – Russia launched a second rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome in the Far East on Tuesday, as Moscow seeks to ease dependence on Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Marking another milestone after the inaugural liftoff last year, the Soyuz rocket carrying a weather satellite and other equipment took off at 2:41pm local time (0541 GMT), […]

TEHRAN – Iranian homegrown military tank Karrar is ready to be in service, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said. In an interview with Tasnim on Tuesday, the defense minister said Karrar is ready to be delivered to the Iranian armed forces. Karrar, a class of Iranian tanks with modern technologies, was unveiled in March. […]

TEHRAN  – Syria’s government delegation will arrive a day late in Geneva to take part in direct peace talks with the opposition, a Syrian foreign ministry official and a UN official said Tuesday. The United Nations was scheduled to resume the peace talks between the government and the Syrian opposition in the Swiss city on […]

TEHRAN – Palestinians and Arabs on social media have reacted with anger after a newly formed, self-proclaimed anti-terrorism coalition opened its first meeting in Riyadh with a video that included a scene of a Palestinian fighting Israeli occupation forces. Monday’s summit of the so-called Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism was attended by representatives from 41 Muslim […]

TEHRAN- Police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of planning to use an automatic rifle for a mass shooting on New Year’s Eve in downtown Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city. Victoria state police said on Tuesday that the man was acting alone and had not been able to acquire a firearm before his arrest late […]

TEHRAN – Aung San Suu Kyi has been formally stripped of the Freedom of the City of Oxford award over her response to the repression of her country’s Rohingya Muslims. Oxford city council voted unanimously to permanently remove the honor given to the de facto leader of Myanmar in 1997, and said it did not […]