Monday, 15 September , 2025
Bahrain, Israel Defense Ministers Hold Phone Call 15 Sep 2020

Bahrain, Israel Defense Ministers Hold Phone Call

The defense ministers of Bahrain and Israel held their first publicly acknowledged phone call since the two regimes agreed to normalize ties.

Rival Libya Government Resigns amid Benghazi Protests 15 Sep 2020

Rival Libya Government Resigns amid Benghazi Protests

The rival government in eastern Libya submitted its resignation after a number of protests over deteriorating living conditions and corruption.

Zarif: Trump’s Move to Normalize Israel, Arab Ties, Election Propaganda 15 Sep 2020

Zarif: Trump’s Move to Normalize Israel, Arab Ties, Election Propaganda

Javad Zarif described a recent move by the US president to broker peace deals between Israel and some Persian Gulf Arab states as an election propaganda.

Nouri al-Maliki in Tehran for Talks with Officials 15 Sep 2020

Nouri al-Maliki in Tehran for Talks with Officials

The Secretary-General of the Islamic Dawa Party Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Tehran to exchange views with Iranian officials on issues of mutual interest.

Grossi to Iran: IAEA to Visit Second Site in Late Sept. 15 Sep 2020

Grossi to Iran: IAEA to Visit Second Site in Late Sept.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the agency's inspectors will visit the second of two sites in Iran later in September.

Iran, US in UN Court Battle over Sanctions 14 Sep 2020

Iran, US in UN Court Battle over Sanctions

The United States and Iran will face off at the UN’s top court on Monday in the latest round of a battle over sanctions on Tehran reimposed by US President Donald Trump.

Pompeo Indicates US Ambassador to China Is Leaving Post 14 Sep 2020

Pompeo Indicates US Ambassador to China Is Leaving Post

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo indicated early Monday that US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad was leaving his post.

Allegation of Attempt to Assassinate US Envoy Dismissed 14 Sep 2020

Allegation of Attempt to Assassinate US Envoy Dismissed

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed the allegation raised by an American magazine that Tehran is weighing an assassination attempt against the US ambassador to South Africa.

Yoshihide Suga Elected As Japan Prime Minister 14 Sep 2020

Yoshihide Suga Elected As Japan Prime Minister

Japan's ruling party on Monday elected chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to replace Shinzo Abe as the country's next prime minister.

Bahraini Opposition Decries Deal with Israel, Calls to Resist 14 Sep 2020

Bahraini Opposition Decries Deal with Israel, Calls to Resist

Bahraini opposition groups rejected a decision by the Persian Gulf state to normalize relations with Israel, with a leading cleric calling on the region’s people to resist.