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Speaking at a meeting with the visiting South Korean President, Park Geun-Hye, in Tehran on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei said the resistance against foreign factors’ influence is one of the essential requirements for the two countries’ cooperation. “The relations between Iran and South Korea should not be dependent on sanctions (imposed …

Television broadcasts showed Monday lawmakers hurling water bottles and other objects across a hall where members of the constitutional committee of the Turkish parliament were meeting to discuss a government-backed proposal to strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution. The main brawl was between lawmakers from the ruling Justice and …

The drills near the Finnish village of Niinisalo involve 2,300 Finnish and 185 US soldiers, as well as hundreds of pieces of military hardware, among them 20 Stryker armored vehicles, Finland’s public broadcaster Yle reported. Lt. Col. Pekka Purtonen, who oversees the exercise, told the broadcaster that the drills merely …

Hezbollah will not back down on its battles despite all campaigns working against it, Qaouk said, warning that attempts to topple the resistance will not succeed. "Saudi Arabia and its allies' anger and failure in the region prompted them to take revenge on the resistance in Lebanon because it has …

According to the Arabic-language Al-Ahed news website, a number of Daesh terrorists were killed and injured in an air strike by Iraqi fighter jets on their positions in al-Farahat, Anbar Province. In separate operations in the province, including in the city of Saqlawiyah, Iraqi Army troops pounded positions of the …

In an interview with the state television on Sunday, al-Zoubi described the establishment of peace and security in the town of al-Qaryatayn as a great breakthrough, saying it will bring about the final victory of the army against terrorists and all those who are attempting to wreak havoc on the …

Each resident has been given a humanitarian aid package that included canned fish, beef stew, as well as two kilos of rice, peas and beans. For local children, a separate gift set has been provided, it included waffles, as well as two kinds of candy and cookies. During the war, …

"The most important lesson we have learned, but I suppose we knew it all along, is that the West is not honest. Western countries are dishonest. They are pursuing a policy far removed from the principles of international law and the United Nations. It is impossible to rely upon the …

The operation to recapture Hit was relaunched last week, but the troops' progress has been slowed by hundreds of roadside bombs and efforts to safeguard thousands of civilians trapped inside the town. "We've never had a delay like this on one of our targets," said Gen. Husham al-Jabri of Iraq's …

In a statement on Sunday, Azerbaijan urged the international community to engage constructively in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process in accordance with the requirements of relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the norms and principles of international law, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. Additionally, the Azerbaijani Defense …