Politics

In the second leg of his trip, Aqa Jafari arrived in Bujumbura, capital of Brundi, and he held meeting with Brundi Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation Alain Aimé Nyamitwe.During the meeting, Nyamitwe hailed creating joint political and economic committee. He also pointed to the role of the committee …

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people had gathered to bid farewell to the veteran Iraqi politician known as 'Mam Jalal' meaning 'uncle Jalal' among Kurdish people.After the funeral ceremony in Sulaymaniyeh, the body of Talabani was carried to the city's Grand Mosque where Ammar Hakim, the leader of Islamic Supreme …

Syrian Army has started operation against terrorist group Daesh from western Deir ez-Zor and entered Mayadin through its old road.Abu Kamal and Mayadin cities are the two remaining bases of Daesh in eastern Syria.Syrian Army and the resistance have broken the siege of Deir ez-Zor on September 5.The oil-rich city …

Speaking to Iraqi media, Al-Mawla said the lawmakers returned to Baghdad with the same plane that had brought them to Sulaymaniyeh Airport when they saw the coffin draped by the Kurdish flag. The State of Law Coalition led by Nouri al-Maliki had also dispatched a delegation to the ceremony which …

'Norwegian Nobel Committee has its own ways, but the nuclear agreement with Iran achieved something real and would have deserved a prize,' Bildt said in his Twitter message.The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize was granted to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), it was reported on Friday.It was earlier reported …

These Pakistani nationals were apprehended after they were illegally moving to Europe via Iran and were detained by the Iranian forces.These deportees would be handed over to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further interrogation after completing initial inquiry. Pakistanis living in Iran illegally or trying to enter Iran illegally are …

Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh, a member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said detention of Negar Qodsi-Kani was clearly a “violation of human rights.”Negar Qodsi-Kani, an Iranian woman residing in Australia, has been jailed by the Australian judicial officials since June 16, 2017 over alleged charges of violating the US …

A special ceremony was held on Thursday with the participation of the leading Iraqi and international political figures, including the Iranian foreign minister, to pay tribute to the body of the late Talabani at the Sulaymaniyah Airport, northern Iraq.Zarif laid a wreath of flowers on Talabani's coffin as a sign …

Iran's Ambassador in Baghdad Iraj Masjedi is also in the Iraqi Kurdistan city to attend the ceremony.Upon arrival of the airplane carrying Talabani's body, funeral procession of the Iraqi Kurd historic figure officially started with foreign officials and Iraqi statesmen, including President Fouad Masoum and Chairman of Iraqi National Alliance …

First in the history of the two countries’ bilateral ties, the navy fleet visit to Iranian coastlines aims to help consolidate cooperation among Caspian Sea littoral states. Azeri friendship navy fleet which includes a Stinka G124 warship arrived in Bandar Anzali under Colonel Sobhan Bakirov, deputy commander of Azerbaijan Republic …