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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lashed out at the US for undermining the territorial integrity of Syria through efforts to form “alternative bodies of authority” across the Middle Eastern country. “The US [is] trying to form… alternative bodies of authority on vast… parts of the Syrian territory,” Lavrov said …

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Senior Iranian commander Major General Qassem Soleimani praised the axis of resistance for defeating terrorists in Syria and Iraq, saying such a major victory against Takfiri groups, which had 7,000 suicide attackers, has greatly contributed to calm in the region and the world. Addressing a cultural ceremony …

The Spanish government has threatened to re-impose direct rule on Catalonia if the former regional leader Carles Puigdemont tries to govern from exile in Brussels. Speaking at the headquarters of his center-right People’s Party in the capital Madrid on Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, said the former Catalan leader …

Diphtheria has claimed lives of at least 48 people within the last two months across Yemen amid the ongoing Saudi military aggression and blockade of the impoverished Arab country. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Thursday that diphtheria-related deaths had been recorded in 19 of Yemen’s …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed after all-night talks on Friday to a blueprint for formal coalition negotiations, party sources said, bolstering prospects for an end to months of political uncertainty. The agreement between party and parliamentary leaders should pave the way for detailed negotiations …

Russia says it detected an American spy aircraft circling in the skies between Russian bases in two Syrian cities during recent drone attacks on the facilities, implying that the United States may have been involved in the raids. (Presstv) — In a statement released on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry …

The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Iran says the Islamic Republic’s domestic affairs, including recent riots, are none of his country’s business and that the UK will stay out of Iranian internal affairs. (Presstv) — Ambassador Nicholas Hopton made the remarks in a gathering titled “Europe and the Geopolitical Affairs of …

Un responsable de los Comités del Pueblo yemení anunció el lanzamiento de un nuevo sistema de defensa antiaérea capaz de contrarrestar los ataques aéreos de la coalición liderada por Arabia Saudí. “Este nuevo sistema de defensa antiaérea, que fue desarrollado por expertos locales, logró derribar el domingo un caza enemigo …

Iraqi security forces have unearthed yet another mass grave containing the bodies of at least 20 women tortured and slain by Daesh terrorists near the northern city of Mosul, which was once the terror group’s main stronghold in the Arab country. “Relics of 20 women were found inside a mass …

The European Union has announced that it will invite Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks over the recent riots in country. “Together with the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, we agreed to invite the Iranian foreign minister, if possible next week,” said Germany’s Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel …