Chancellor Angela Merkel says Berlin plans to restrict its business with Ankara in an attempt to pressure the Turkish government to release German citizens imprisoned in the country over political reasons. “We will have to further cut back our joint economic cooperation with Turkey and scrutinize projects,” Merkel said in a Saturday interview with the […]

TEHRAN  – Seven civilians, among them women and children, have lost their lives in Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes in Yemen’s central province of Ma’rib. The strikes hit Harib al-Qaramish district, Yemen’s al-Masirah television network reported on Saturday.  Five people were injured in the attacks. There are no more details available yet regarding the attack,  Press TV reported. […]

TEHRAN  – An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld life sentence in prison against the ousted president Mohamed Mursi over charges of spying for Qatar, State-run Nile TV reported. Life sentence in Egypt is 25 years in prison. The Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest appeal court, rejected Mursi’s appeal and said the ruling against him is […]

TEHRAN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is slated for an official visit to Tehran on October 4 to hold talks on bilateral and regional issues with Iranian senior officials, according to Turkish media. In an interview with a Turkish news channel on Friday, President Erdoğan announced his upcoming visit to Tehran to be scheduled […]

TEHRAN – UN’s efficiency could be boosted only through intergovernmental talks, said Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said he is not sure Russia will sign the US-initiated declaration on UN reforming. “I am not sure we will sign this declaration,” he told […]

TEHRAN– UK police arrested 18-year-old suspect in connection to London terror attack. British police say they have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the London subway attack. Police say the man has been arrested by Kent police in the port area of Dover on the English Channel. Deputy Assistant Police Commissioner Neil Basu says […]

TEHRAN – The Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in southern Iraq claimed by Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) Takfiri militants as “a savage crime”, calling for serious efforts to eradicate terrorism in the region. In a statement released on Friday, Hezbollah offered condolences over the martyrdom of dozens of Iraqi nationals and […]

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump called Friday for a “tougher and more specific” US travel ban after a homemade bomb exploded on a London train. In a flurry of early-morning tweets, Trump called the explosion another attack “by a loser terrorist” and suggested London police missed an opportunity to prevent it. He added that […]

TEHRAN – First cars of Azerbaijan-Iran joint car plant are planned to be manufactured starting from 2018. Azerbaijani Deputy Economy Minister Sahil Babayev said that the construction of the car factory in Neftchala will soon be over: “We have set a date for the start of production of cars next year with our Iranian partners.” […]

WASHINGTON  – The U.S. has extended sanctions relief to Iran under the countries’ nuclear deal, but repeated accusations that Tehran is violating the spirit of the agreement. President Donald Trump, who has threatened to tear up the 2015 accord, said Iran had “violated so many different elements” of the deal, under which the U.S. agreed […]