Establishing Kurdish state would serve U.S. interests: analyst
According to Turkish political analyst Mahmut Bozarslan, U.S. Special envoy to the anti-IS coalition Brett McGurk’s statement that Washington was against the referendum of Kurdistan Region and its independence from ...
Qatar Refuses to Offer Visa-Free Entry to Iranians
While Tehran has remained Doha’s close ally amid the ongoing crisis in the Arab country’s relations with Saudi Arabia and a number of other states, Qatari officials have not included ...
Hopton: Britain will soon take measures to boost Iran ties
Britain’s Ambassador to Tehran Nicholas Hopton said on Saturday that London will soon take many measures aimed at expanding relations with Tehran. He made the remarks in a meeting with ...
Ankara would not attack Syrian Kurds: expert
A Turkish political expert believes Ankara would not launch any attacks against Kurds in Syria and would create a safe zone on its borders with Syria instead in order to ...
UN Urges End to Gaza Crisis in Punishing Summer Heat
Ahumanitarian crisis in Gaza is depriving two million people of electricity, vital medical care and clean water in sweltering summer temperatures, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday. ...
Syria liberates last Daesh stronghold in Homs
The Syrian army and its allied forces have flushed out Takfiri Daesh terrorists from their last stronghold in Syria’s sprawling central province of Homs. Syrian media reported on Saturday that ...
SW Syria Ceasefire Holding, Displaced Start Returning
The southwest Syria ceasefire brokered by the United States, Russia and Jordan is holding and displaced residents are starting to return to the area, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert ...
UN envoy for Yemen arrives in Iranian capital to discuss Yemeni conflict
The United Nations (UN)’s Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to discuss the Yemeni conflict with Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister ...
Nobel laureates urge Riyadh to halt execution of 14 Shias
Ten Nobel laureates from across the world penned an open letter urging Saudi authorities to hold off on the execution of 14 Shias convicted of protest-linked crimes. Fears are mounting ...
US, Turkey, KRG against Hashd Sha’abi inclusion in Tal Afar battle
A high-ranking commander of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) has described the United States and Turkey as the major parties opposed to the inclusion of the pro-government Iraqi forces in ...
