DAMASCUS– Syrian Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad stressed the importance of the strategic achievement realized by the Syrian Army in cooperation with the allies in Deir Ezzor, which has suffered from ISIL terrorist organization. In an interview with Beirut-based al-Mayadeen TV on Sunday, Mikdad said that this achievement is a turning point in […]

North Korea’s “reckless behavior” is a “global threat” which requires a global response, including from NATO, the alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said a week after Pyongyang claimed to have successfully tested an H-bomb.“The reckless behavior of North Korea is a global threat and requires a global response and that of course also includes NATO,” Stoltenberg […]

Residents huddled in shelters watching for updates as Hurricane Irma began its assault on Florida early Sunday as a Category 4 storm, lashing the area with winds near 130 mph (215 kph) and drenching rain.Irma’s northern eyewall reached the lower Florida Keys and the US National Hurricane Center said the hurricane was expected to remain […]

Syrian troops broke the Islamic State terrorist group’s siege of Deir al-Zor military airport Saturday, dealing a fresh blow to the militants who also face a new offensive from US-backed fighters elsewhere in the province.Oil-rich Deir al-Zor Province borders Iraq and is a strategic prize for both the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Russian-supported […]

Colombians need to participate in a reconciliation process after years of conflict, Pope Francis told a million believers at a mass in Medellin. Jesus’ way of life calls for a path of love and non-violence, he said.Pope Francis —on a visit to the South American country— also called on Colombians to forgive, DW reported.“Even if […]

New evidence submitted in a lawsuit against the Saudi Arabian government shows that its embassy in Washington may have funded a 9/11 “dry run” by two Saudis, possibly reinforcing the claim that employees and agents of the kingdom directed and aided the 9/11 hijackers, the New York Post reported on Saturday.Two years before the airliner […]

TEHRAN  – An Iranian commander issued a warning to an American Navy ship after it changed course and approached Iranian vessels. Iranian Navy’s Falakhen missile boat, while saving an Iranian fishing vessel which was sinking in Persian Gulf waters due to a technical issue with the engine, issued a warning message to a US Navy […]

Festive celebration dedicated to the 26th anniversary of the Independence Day of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held at “Uzbekiston” Palace of international forums. It was attended by representatives of the state and public organizations, members of the government, employees of ministries and departments, leading workers of various socio-economic spheres, heads of foreign embassies and […]

TEHRAN – Hundreds of thousands of Catalans are expected to rally in the streets of Barcelona on Monday in what campaigners hope will be a show of support for independence after Madrid moved to block a planned referendum on the region’s split from Spain. The ‘Diada’ day of Sept. 11, which commemorates the fall of […]

TEHRAN  – Municipal and regional elections kick off on Sunday in 82 administrative entities in Russia. Polling stations are opening across Russia on Sunday in 82 administrative entities out of 85. Governors will be elected in 16 regions, local parliamentary elections will be held in six, and by-elections will be held for the federal parliament. […]