In a televised speech marking the anniversary martyrdom of the Hezbollah Leaders, Nasrallah derided at all the war rhetoric used by the Zionist against the Lebanese Hezbollah.According to the website of Al-Manar TV, he vowed that Hezbollah was preparing for the worst and he added that the deterrence capabilities maintained …
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Iran underlines protection of Syria integrity, national sovereignty
Hossein Jaberi Ansari Foreign Ministry Deputy for Arab and African Affairs said on Thursday that the Astana talks on Syria are aimed at facilitating the inter-Syrian negotiations and safeguarding peace and security in the country.Referring to the previous rounds of talks in Astana, Jaberi Ansari noted that there have been …
Read More »Iraq calls on Turkey to withdraw forces as precondition for normal ties
First Deputy Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Homam Baqer al-Hamoudi, in a meeting with Fatih Yildiz, Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, has called on Turkey to respect the Iraqi sovereignty and never interfere in the Iraqi internal affairs, read a statement released by al-Hamoudi’s office on Thursday.The second in command of the …
Read More »Rouhani attends late Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s memorial ceremony
Several governmental officials, as well as parliamentarians, the Judiciary Power and Armed Forces authorities, were also participated at the memorial ceremony held at the Mausoleum of Founder of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini south of Tehran.Also present at the ceremony, was Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.Ayatollah Rafsanjani died on January …
Read More »Astana talks on Syria kicks off behind closed doors
While Kazakhstan is hosting the talks, delegates from Jordan and the United States are also present in the meeting as observers. Director of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s Department of Asian and African Affairs Aidarbek Tumatov told reporters that creation of a taskforce to discuss Syria’s new Constitution is on the …
Read More »Zionists’ atomic arsenal, biggest threat to global, regional peace: Spokesman
Qasemi made the announcement in his Telegram page on Thursday and in response to the baseless claims made by the US President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press briefing in Washington.'Their remarks included no new points, but repetition of the …
Read More »Too soon to evaluate outcome of Astana talks: Syrian diplomat
'However, what attracts attention is that the Turkish and the armed groups delegations have not arrived yet,” Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) quoted Al-Jaafari as saying to reporters.Al-Jaafari added that the Syrian delegation held bilateral meetings with the Russian and Iranian friendly delegations, during which “We jointly evaluated the course …
Read More »Afghan refugees stay in Pakistan extended till Dec 2017
All the sides on the occasion underlined the importance of moving expeditiously from policy to implementation to support the needs of Afghan refugees.The government of Pakistan hosted the 28th Tripartite Commission meeting in Islamabad which was attended by the Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Quadir Baloch, Afghanistan’s …
Read More »Shia cleric assassinated in Pakistan
Allama Jawadi, the secretary general of the Pakistani Kashmir chapter of Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), was shifted to hospital, after he and his wife were attacked yesterday by unidentified gunmen.Occasionally, Shia clerics are targeted across Pakistan and Shia minority has regularly urged the government and military to take serious measures against such …
Read More »President back home from Persian Gulf tour
In Muscat, the president held talks with Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said al Said on the issues of mutual interest as well as the latest regional developments. The two sides also urged further consultations between the two countries to maintain peace and sustainable security in the region.After Muscat, President …
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