Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has commended the “very big achievements” made by regional nations in confrontation with terrorists, saying the US and Israeli regime are irked by these gains. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the heads of the three branches of the Iranian government on Saturday, Rouhani said …
Read More »Abadi: Anti-Daesh campaign has inflicted $100 billion in losses on Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says the military campaign against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has cost the conflict-stricken Arab country $100 billion worth of damage as government forces, backed by fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units, are driving the extremists out of their last redoubt in the country. “Iraq …
Read More »Israel’s continuing development of its nuclear capability threatens security in ME: Syria’s Al-Jaafari
Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari said that the West has supplied Israel with nuclear technology and worked to exclude it from international oversight by turning a blind eye to its possession of nuclear weapons. In a statement during a UN General Assembly session on Friday on …
Read More »November, 10, 2017 – 12:35 KARBALA (Tasnim) – Millions of black-clad Shiite pilgrims are converging on the holy city of Kerbala for the Arbaeen religious commemoration, the largest annual gathering of people anywhere on earth.
Read More »Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Calls for Massive Rally against Saudi Blockade
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Yemen’s Supreme Political Council called on the people of the Arabian Peninsula country to participate in a massive rally in the capital on Monday to condemn the Saudi-led coalition’s blockade of all air, sea and land ports into the country. The Supreme Political Council, in a statement, …
Read More »Iran’s Zarif Attends Int’l Security Conference in Uzbekistan
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An international conference on security and sustainable development opened in Uzbekistan on Friday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in attendance. A number of Asian and European officials, including Zarif and European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, have attended the international conference in the Uzbek …
Read More »Turkey: 101 Isis suspects detained in police sweep
Turkey’s state-run news agency says police have detained 101 suspected Isis group militants in a sweep in the capital, Ankara. (AP) — Anadolu Agency says Thursday authorities have detention warrants for 144 other Isis suspects. Some 1,500 officers from the police’s anti-terror and intelligence units took part in early morning raids …
Read More »Millions Gather in Karbala, Iraq for Annual Arbaeen Mourning Ceremony
Alwaght- Millions of pilgrims have flocked into Iraq for Arbaeen, the last day of the 40-day mourning period that follows the anniversary of the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad’s (PBUH) grandson, Imam Hussein AS, in the seventh century. Pilgrims from Iraq, Iran and other parts of the world have converged on …
Read More »Iran Calls for Ending Israel’s Occupation
Iran Calls for Ending Israel’s Occupation Rasa – First Counselor of Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Hossein Maleki strongly condemned occupation of the Palestinian lands and the Golan Heights in Syria as well as Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories. RNA – “We call on the international community once …
Read More »U.S. says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya
The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said on Monday. (reuters) — “We express our gravest concern with recent events in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and the …
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