Iraqi news sources on Sunday reported that the sound of 7 powerful explosions was heard from inside the Turkish Bamrani base. Moments later, the sources added that the Bamrani base was targeted by several drones. Local people in Erbil, sharing the news on social media, reported that the number of drone flights and helicopter flights for personal […]

Lavrov made the comments in a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo late on Saturday, the first leg of his Africa trip that will also include stops in Ethiopia, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Russia’s state-run RT. Moscow is not asking for the lifting of sanctions, but, in order […]

He made the remarks on Sunday evening while attending Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission. In addition to clarifying regional and international policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bagheri Kani responded to the questions raised by lawmakers on a host of relevant issues. Referring to the regional and international developments, he said that […]

Abolfazl Amouei told reporters on Sunday that the commission was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, who heads Iran’s negotiation team in the JCPOA talks. During the commission session, Bagheri elaborated on the latest situation with the talks to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the lawmakers stressed receiving enough guarantees from the […]

The South China Sea issue should be handled by countries in the region themselves, Wang said in opening remarks at a virtual seminar commemorating the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, Reuters reported. In order to counter the influence and power of China […]

The ISIL attack was launched in Samarra city located in Iraq’s Saladin province. No further details have been released about the attack. After nearly three and a half years of fighting with the ISIL terrorist group, which occupied about a third of the country, the Iraqi government announced the liberation of all its territories from the […]

Hosepipe bans for households could be brought in across the UK and farmers could be restricted from irrigating their crops if the government implements a drought plan. On Tuesday, the National Drought Group, made up of government departments and affected groups, will meet to discuss a strategy to deal with the very dry conditions faced […]

In a tweet, Kazemi Qomi referred to his meeting with Italy’s special envoy for Yemen and Afghanistan Gianfranco Petruzzella, commenting on the latest developments in the region. The Iranian diplomat underlined that Ansarullah [of Yemen] is not a terrorist entity at all. Instead it has made a lot of sacrifices against the enemy’s aggression. Earlier […]

“Today, I spoke with my brothers, the foreign ministers of Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, and Iraq earlier in the day,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in Farsi language in a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday night after holding phone conversations with those counterparts. “Consulting on regional and international issues and discussing solutions for the […]

As tensions continue to grow between Russia and the West over the ongoing war in Ukraine, Moscow has announced it will quit the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024. The decision, reported by the Russian media, was announced during a meeting between Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and Yuri Borisov, the newly-appointed Director-General of Roscosmos – […]

The explosion occurred in the Syrian Al-Hasakah province while the helicopters of the international coalition were flying over the skies of the area. These helicopters went to this area from their base in Ash Shaddadi city, and after learning that this base was targeted by a rocket, they fired several bombs, according to the reports. […]

“The (Greek) Supreme Court’s ruling… is in Iran’s favor,” a Greek government official said, asking not to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue. The official said the ruling, which has not been made public, had come to the government’s knowledge on Tuesday. Another official confirmed the ruling. A government spokesperson said the […]