Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court has ruled that no region or province could secede from the homeland after an unconstitutional Kurdish referendum that ended in failure but brought the country to the brink of a new crisis.  The court said it took the decision on Monday in response to a government request to put an end […]

TEHRAN – United Nations chief Antonio Guterres expressed concern Sunday over the resignation of Lebanese premier Saad Hariri, calling for security and stability. Hariri, a protege of Riyadh, on Saturday announced his surprise resignation in a broadcast from the Saudi capital. He said he feared for his life. “The secretary-general is concerned by news of […]

Catalonia’s sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers were released with conditions in Belgium on Sunday after turning themselves in to face a Spanish warrant for their arrest. A judge ordered the five, who fled Spain earlier this week after being accused of rebellion and sedition, not to leave Belgium until […]

At least 26 people were killed Sunday when a gunman opened fire inside a church during Sunday service, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said at a news conference. The gunman dressed in all black “with tactical type gear and he was wearing a ballistic vest” fired from outside the church before entering the First Baptist Church […]

Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami in a Sun. phone talk with his Syrian counterpart called for further cooperation and efforts in the fight against terrorism in region. During the phone conversation which took place on Sunday, Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistical Support Brigadier General Amir Hatami and Syrian Minister of Defense Fahd […]

A project to support the construction of guest houses and the development of rural and ecotourism gets started in Tashkent and Surkhandarya regions. Given the growing interest in rural and ecotourism and for the development of new tourist routes, the Association of Private Tourist Agencies has launched a project supported by the European Union ‘Strengthening […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump ramped up his tough rhetoric against North Korea when he arrived in Japan on Sunday, saying that the United States and its allies are prepared to defend freedom and that “no dictator” should underestimate US resolve. Trump kicked off a 12-day Asian trip and is looking to present a […]

TEHRAN  – A court in the Afghan capital of Kabul sentenced seven bodyguards for the country’s vice president, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, to eight years in prison for abducting and raping a political rival. Ahmad Ishchi, a former governor of Mr. Dostum’s home province of Jowzjan, claimed in December 2016 that he had been abducted […]

North Korea ruled out talks and threatened to increase its nuclear arsenal in a fresh warning to Donald Trump’s administration Saturday as the beleaguered US president set off on a tour of Asia. Trump departed for his first presidential trip to Asia Friday, with tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats looming large. He […]

Lebanese President Michel Aoun’s office said on Saturday that Saad al-Hariri had phoned him “from outside Lebanon” to resign as the country’s prime minister and that Aoun awaited Hariri’s return to hear the “circumstances of the resignation”. Saad Hariri resigned from his post Saturday during a trip to Saudi Arabia in a surprise move that […]