China Holds Five Military Exercises Simultaneously
China began five military exercises simultaneously along different parts of its coast on Monday, the second time in two months it will have such concurrent drills.
Ferry Accident Left 23 Dead in Bangladesh
Twenty-three people died and dozens more were missing on Monday after a ferry capsized in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka following an accident with another ferry.
Dead Sea’s revival with Red Sea canal edges closer to reality
Israel and Jordan have long pursued a common goal to stop the Dead Sea from shrinking while slaking their shared thirst for drinking water with a pipeline from the Red Sea some 200 kilometres away. Geopolitical tensions have stalled efforts to break ground on the ambitious project for years, but the end of the latest […]
ICAPP can help resolve S China Sea dispute
TEHRAN – Secretary Gen. of Islamic Coalition party said Mon. that the capacities of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) can be used to help resolve the South China Sea dispute. Mohammad Nabi Habibi, Secretary-General of the Islamic Coalition Party, made the remark in a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Tehran, Nguyen Hung […]
Petrobras to look for oil in Iran’s share of Caspian Sea
Brazil has voiced interest in looking for hydrocarbon reserves in the Iranian share of the Caspian Sea. This was announced by Brazil’s Ambassador to Tehran Rodrigo de Azeredo Santos in a meeting with Yousef Etemadi, the acting managing director of Iran’s Khazar Exploration and Production Company (KEPCO). Santos emphasized that Brazil’s Petrobras was ready to […]