French President Emmanuel Macron faced demonstrations on the first day of his trip to the impoverished French territory of Guiana on Thursday where he arrived saying he was not “Father Christmas” bearing gifts from the state.The 39-year-old leader arrived Thursday in the South American territory, which borders northern Brazil, six months after a wave of […]

The Spanish government moved to impose direct rule over Catalonia on Friday, stripping the region of its autonomy less than an hour after its parliament declared independence in a stunning show of defiance.Although the Catalan declaration appears to be a doomed gesture, both sides’ moves take Spain’s worst political crisis in four decades to a […]

TEHRAN- Hamas’ security chief in the Gaza Strip was wounded in a car bombing on Friday in what the Palestinian resistance movement called a failed assassination attempt. The attack came as rival factions are trying to implement a new agreement meant to end a 10-year rift that has effectively split the Palestinian territories between Hamas […]

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Russian forces’ contribution to Syria’s counter-terrorism campaign, saying over 90 percent of the Syrian territory has been liberated from the grip of militants. On Thursday, Putin thanked Russian military servicemen who are involved in Syria’s anti-terror fight, saying they have made a change in the overall situation. “It […]

TEHRAN – The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led coalition, killed several Saudi servicemen in the kingdom’s southwestern provinces of Najran and Jizan. According to the Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, the Yemeni forces on Wednesday launched a military operation against the Saudi-led coalition positions near the kingdom’s […]

In a meeting with Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Iran’s ambassador Abolghasem Delfi discussed bilateral relations and regional and international issues. Pointing to importance of relations between France and Iran, Montagne voiced the country’s readiness to utilize political and economic capacities and to conduct further regional negotiations with the […]

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Islamabad amid Washington’s allegations that Pakistan is providing “safe havens” for Taliban militants. The top US diplomat landed in the Pakistani capital on Tuesday and he is set to hold meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the military chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Tillerson […]

Russia has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at renewing a UN probe into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. On Tuesday, two other UNSC members – Russia and Bolivia – also voted against the mandate, while China and Kazakhstan abstained from voting on the US-prepared document. During this week, the […]

Britain’s sales of military equipment to Saudi Arabia hit £1.1 billion in the first six months of this year, according to the latest government data. The UK sold £836 million worth of arms and military hardware to the Saudi kingdom between April and June, up from £280 million between January and March, according to statistics by the Department […]

TEHRAN  – The forces of Yemen’s army and Popular Committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led collation forces, managed to kill dozens of the Riyadh regime’s mercenaries in the Arabian Peninsula country’s southeastern province of Taiz. In a major operation, the Yemeni forces attacked the positions of the Saudi mercenaries in Yakhtal, the Arabic-language al-Masirah […]