TEHRAN  – Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Berlin in protest over the German foreign minister’s comments regarding Lebanon’s resigned Prime Minister Saad Hariri, according to Saudi state media Saturday. Saudi Arabia reacted to Sigmar Gabriel, who harshly criticized the foreign policy of the Riyadh administration, especially with the resignation of former Lebanese Prime […]

TEHRAN  – Russia on Friday cast a second veto in as many days at the UN Security Council to block the renewal of an UN-led investigation to identify the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. A draft resolution put forward by Japan would have extended the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) for 30 days to […]

TEHRAN – Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, the son of the late King Abdullah who was once considered a future crown prince, was beaten and tortured, along with five other princes, when he was arrested in Riyadh during the ongoing political purge in the kingdom, a report said. All six princes were admitted to hospital […]

Bakir Izetbegović, a high-ranking Bosnian politician, has offered condolences to the Iranian nation and government over the bitter quake incident in west of the country. The Muslim Bosniak member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a condolatory message in which he expresses deep regret over receiving reports on the deadly earthquake in […]

The US State Department has authorized the sale of $10.5 billion in Patriot missile systems to Poland, the linchpin of the NATO military alliance’s Eastern frontier against Russia. The proposed sale includes four radar sets, four control stations, sixteen launching stations, and 208 Patriot Advanced Capabilty-3 (PAC-3) missiles, the Pentagon said Friday. The deal now […]

TEHRAN – Myanmar’s security forces committed “widespread rape” against Rohingya women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the country’s Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. A 15-year-old Rohingya girl told HRW that soldiers stripped her naked and dragged her from her home to a nearby tree […]

TEHRAN – Diplomacy backed by military power is needed to deal with North Korea’s missile and nuclear development, the head of the US military’s Pacific Command said on Thursday. North Korea has launched dozens of missiles under the leadership of Kim Jong Un as it accelerates a weapons program designed to give it the ability […]

Thousands of students are rallying in central London demanding the abolition of tuition fees in the UK. Thousands of British students march in London to demand the abolition of tuition fees in the UK. The march was organized by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts. The protesters seek to capitalize on the surge in […]

TEHRAN – Lawmakers of the Turkish ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party on Wednesday criticized the US over the deal between PKK/PYD and ISIL. The deal allowed hundreds of ISIL terrorists to escape the besieged city of Raqqah. “Syria will be the second Vietnam for America,” said Metin Kulunk in a news conference on Wednesday, […]

Lebanese President Michel Aoun says Saudi Arabia is holding Prime Minister Saad Hariri, calling the detention as an act of aggression against his country and a violation of international human rights regulations. “Nothing justifies Hariri’s lack of return for 12 days. We therefore consider him detained. This is a violation of the Vienna agreements and human […]