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Iran-Eurasia commercial agreement to be finalized 11 Nov 2017

Iran-Eurasia commercial agreement to be finalized

TEHRAN– Iranian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ali Akbar Mehrfard asserted that Iran-Eurasia business agreement is being finalized and added “60 types of Iranian fruits have entered the business cycle.” Iranian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ali Akbar Mehrfard made remarks in the joint meeting that is currently at session between the high ranking European business delegation […]

Erdogan Criticizes Saudi Crown Prince’s ‘Moderate Islam’ Pledge 11 Nov 2017

Erdogan Criticizes Saudi Crown Prince’s ‘Moderate Islam’ Pledge

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the recent vow by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to make Saudi Arabia a bastion of “moderate Islam”. “Islam cannot be either ‘moderate’ or ‘not moderate.’ Islam can only be one thing,” Erdogan said in a speech at a program hosted in Ankara by the Organization […]

Trump, Putin Chat at Asia-Pacific Summit 11 Nov 2017

Trump, Putin Chat at Asia-Pacific Summit

TEHRAN  – US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin chatted on Saturday as they walked together for the “family photograph” at the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Vietnam. Although the White House had said no official meeting was planned, the two also shook hands at a dinner on Friday evening and again […]

Syria slams West for supplying nuclear material to Israel 11 Nov 2017

Syria slams West for supplying nuclear material to Israel

Syria’s ambassador to the UN has slammed the West for supplying Israel with nuclear material and know-how, calling the regime’s nuclear capability a threat to the Middle East security. During a UN General Assembly session on Friday, Bashar al-Jaafari noted that the West enabled Israel to possess nuclear weapons by supplying the regime with nuclear […]

Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia Holding Lebanese PM Hariri Hostage 11 Nov 2017

Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia Holding Lebanese PM Hariri Hostage

TEHRAN – Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday warned about new Saudi-Israeli plot in the region, and said the country’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri is now a hostage in Saudi Arabia. “Hariri is a prisoner in Saudi Arabia, and cannot return to his own country. Saudi Arabia is […]

UK to reaffirm commitment to Iran deal 11 Nov 2017

UK to reaffirm commitment to Iran deal

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is visiting Washington this week and meet senior members of U.S. Congress to underline UK’s commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal. Speaking at the start of his visit, Johnson said that it is vital for the international community to stick to the nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]

Germany’s Greens Drop Key Demands Ahead of Coalition Talks 10 Nov 2017

Germany’s Greens Drop Key Demands Ahead of Coalition Talks

The leaders of Germany’s Greens said on Tuesday they would not insist on fixed dates to shut down coal-fired power stations and ban cars with internal combustion engines, dropping two key demands ahead of crunch coalition talks with other parties.Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose conservative bloc came first but lost seats in a federal election in […]

Trump in South Korea Calls for North to Make a Deal 10 Nov 2017

Trump in South Korea Calls for North to Make a Deal

In a striking shift of tone, US President Donald Trump abandoned his aggressive rhetoric toward North Korea on Tuesday, signaling a willingness to negotiate as he urged Pyongyang to “come to the table” and “make a deal.”Trump, in his first day on the Korean peninsula, again pushed Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program, but […]

Islamic State Claims Attack on Kabul TV Station 10 Nov 2017

Islamic State Claims Attack on Kabul TV Station

Gunmen disguised as police killed a security guard and opened fire on staff at a private television station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday and the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.After a sporadic gun battle lasting about two hours, Afghan special forces suppressed the attack on Shamshad TV, a […]

Second Saudi Prince Confirmed Killed in Crackdown 10 Nov 2017

Second Saudi Prince Confirmed Killed in Crackdown

Following the death of Prince Mansour bin-Muqrin in a helicopter crash near the Yemen border on Sunday, the Saudi royal court has confirmed the death of Prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd —killed during a firefight as authorities attempted to arrest him.According to the Daily Mail, local media in the Persian Gulf are reporting Prince Abdul […]