Politics

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attended the Majlis session on Tuesday (Aug 15) to defend his cabinet picks and elaborate on his new government's plans.The debates continue for a couple of days and the 17 proposed ministers will defend their plans while lawmakers give their viewpoints for or against the plans. …

Details of the discussion and the meeting between the visiting top Iranian commander and the Turkish president have not been already released.In a meeting with Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Wednesday, Baqeri stressed respecting sovereign states' territorial integrity.He added that adopting the policy of non-interference guarantees security, peace and …

'Referendum for statehood in Iraqi Kurdistan region is not legal and has not been included in the Iraq constitution,' Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) Ján Kubiš made the remarks in an exclusive interview with IRNA.Erbil dispatched a delegation to Baghdad this week …

Iran-Turkey borders have been always the borders of peace, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri made the remarks in a meeting with the Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli.He voiced hope that the Iranian delegation visit would become a turning point in development of defensive …

'We are not surprised of US officials' baseless accusations and we are well informed about this country officials' intentions,' he made the remarks in reaction to a US States Department spokesperson comments.'The International Atomic Energy Agency and G5+1 member-states have confirmed Iran's commitment to both spirit and text of Joint …

According to the data, Pakistan exported 77,600 workers in January-June to Saudi Arabia as compared to 462,598 workers in entire 2016.The drastic decrease can adversely impact remittances, which registered a year-on-year decline in 2016-17 after 13 years of growth. Inflows from Saudi Arabia during the last fiscal year dropped 8.3pc. …

IRGC is to kick a very tough revenge against Daesh in Syria for Mohsen Hojajji's martyrdom and other defenders of holy shrines in Iraq and Syria in due time, he said. Almayadeen news channel said on Wednesday that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps started the operations against Daesh in Syria …

Tunisian MP Mubaraka Awainiya al-Brahimi, who visited Syria and Lebanon as a member of parliamentary delegation, said in a recent exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), 'We are here to change the political orientation and approach of the Tunisian statesmen which in recent years have resulted in …

'Iran takes its security and economic power from within itself,' Mohammad Javad Zarif said at parliament's open session on Wednesday morning to defend himself as one of the cabinet picks taken by President Hassan Rouhani.Zarif further stressed that Iran is the country which was removed from the list of matters …

'It is a must to use all national, regional, and international capacities to annihilate terrorism all around the world,' Qasemi said on Wednesday while condemning a suicide attack in Northeast Nigeria on Tuesday which left 27 dead and 83 others wounded.'Continuation and expansion of terror attacks, despite all the international …