In the voting held for the Asian group, Turkmenistan won 181 votes, Islamic Republic 175 votes and Saudi Arabia 170 votes to attain seats in the ECOSOC.Iran was a member of the council from 2001 to 2003 and since then it was participating in the relevant meetings as an observer.ECOSOC …

In a statement issued amid reports that a major air and ground assault is now underway against the key Red Sea port city, Martin Griffiths also warned that it “will have an impact” on his efforts to bring the warring parties to the negotiating table.Reiterating the UN’s “strong commitment” to …

Deputy governor general for coordinating developmental affairs, Seyyed Mostafa Ayatollahi-Mousavi said that the quake caused no damage because it occurred in deeper layers and in deserts around Ravar.According to a report by seismology center affiliated to Tehran University's Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 21:17:21 hour local (16:47 GMT) time …