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At least 11 people have been killed and several others sustained injuries in two separate terrorist attacks in Iraq’s Nineveh and Kirkuk provinces. Iraq’s Arabic-language al-Sumeria satellite television network, citing an unnamed security source, reported that an assailant, wearing Iraqi police uniform, drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a security checkpoint …

A curfew and general strike have brought Indian-controlled Kashmir to a standstill ahead of a court hearing affecting the Himalayan region’s autonomy. Almost all businesses and institutions, including government offices and schools, remained closed on Thursday, and traffic stayed off the streets across the main city of Srinagar. The shutdown, called …

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, October 25, 2017. (Photo by AFP) Chinese President Xi Jinping says the military must resist the “corrosion” of corruption and ensure the fight against graft is deepened. Speaking at a three day-meeting of the …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the sixth Congress of the ruling AK Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey, August 18, 2018. (Photo by AFP)     Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will not “surrender” to the United States under the sanctions imposed by the US over …

For the first time, an Iranian destroyer has been equipped with an indigenously-produced version of Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS), which is used to engage targets at close range. The announcement was made by Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi in an interview with Tasnim news …

Sectary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, giving a speech on August 14, 2018 Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, says the US and Israel are too weak to a wage new war like their previous wars. Nasrallah made the remarks …

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has disbanded a team of terrorists on the country’s border with Iraq, killing 11 of its members. The IRGC announced in a statement that servicemen from its Hamzah Seyyed al-Shuhada’s base had performed the operation on Friday. The terrorists were ambushed as they …

President Rouhani appeared in a live televised interview to speak to people and expressed the government’s programmes in economic, social, political and cultural fields, as well as Iran’s stances on the most recent regional and international issues. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): President Rouhani appeared in a live televised interview to speak …

On the sidelines of his meeting with EP’s Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister, Mr. Velayati dismissed any compromise over Iran’s missile program. (MNA) — “To defend our country, based on our national interests, we move on the evolutionary path of missile program and it is totally irrelevant to …

Julian Borger The US is making history not just by violating a United Nations Security Council resolution it voted for three years ago, but also by penalizing countries who stick to the same unanimous resolution, the Iranian ambassador to the UN has claimed. Gholamali Khoshroo argues in a commentary published …