Putin, Security Council Discuss Syrian Settlement: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and permanent members of the Security Council discussed the Syrian settlement and preparations for holding the Syrian National Dialogue Congress, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “The sides discussed in detail prospects of the Syrian settlement, namely given the recent round of talks in Astana,” Peskov told reporters. The participants “exchanged views […]
Russian Pranksters Get the Best of Nikki Haley
A Russian comedy duo apparently pranked US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley, who assured them the US is closely following the situation on the fictional island of Binomo and will “continue to remind” Russia “what their place is.” Famous Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus (Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov) released the recording of yet another one […]
Sudan mulling over leaving Saudi camp
Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to Sudanese capital city of Khartoum is of importance if we bear in mind the tensions between Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkey. After Salman bin Abdul Aziz came to power in Saudi Arabia on January 23, 2015, the Sudan gradually moved away from Iran and the axis of resistance, approaching Riyadh, […]
New details emerge of Saudi Arabia’s treatment of Hariri
A leading US daily has revealed new details of Saudi Arabia’s degrading treatment of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri during a recent trip to Riyadh, where the Lebanese leader was coerced into reading a prepared resignation speech under conditions similar to that of a captive. Prime Minister Hariri abruptly declared his resignation from a then-unknown […]
Russia FM calls on US, N Korea to start talks, says Moscow ready to mediate
Russia has called on the United States and North Korea to start negotiations aimed at putting an end to tensions on the Korean Peninsula, days after the UN slapped a new round of sanctions on Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons program. Russian media on Monday quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying that Moscow is ready to mediate […]
EU to relocate 10,000 refugees from Libya camps: Italy
Italian authorities have indicated that some 10,000 refugees now stranded in Libya would be admitted to Europe in 2018 as part of efforts by the European Union to save asylum seekers living in inhuman conditions in the North African country. Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti said in an interview published on Sunday that humanitarian corridors […]
What is Germany’s position on JCPOA?
Sigmar Gabriel German Foreign Minister who is also one of the leaders of the Social-Democratic Party in the country, has recently held talks with members of the US Congress over what he calls “preservation of the JCPOA”. The German foreign ministry wrote in a Twitter post, “Sigmar Gabriel met with members of Congress in Washington. […]
‘UNGA draft resolution turns combating SDS into a global issue’
TEHRAN — The adoption of a draft on combating sand and dust storms (SDS) in the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) will turn it into a global issue which can garner international support to tackle its detrimental effects, the Iranian ambassador to the UN said. The 72nd session of the UN […]
Start of Democrats’ Competition for Conquering the White House
TEHRAN _ Following the increasing public dissatisfaction with the controversial U.S. President, Donald Trump, some Democrat figures are now preparing themselves to compete for the presidential elections in 2020. Many American affairs analysts believe that if the current situation continues in the United States, the Democratic nominee in 2020 will be able to defeat Trump […]
Trump ‘Lie of the Year’ is one he kept repeating in 2017
US President Donald Trump’ lie of the year has been picked based on the frequency of its repetition in the past year. Fact-checking website PolitiFact explained Sunday that the president’s comments about alleged intervention by Russia in the 2016 presidential election was selected as “Lie of the Year” as it was a repeated claim with no basis. […]











































