UAE Tried But Failed to Host Taliban ‘Embassy’
Amid the blockade of the state of Qatar, the four nations that have targeted the emirate have complained bitterly of Qatar “hosting extremists,” with one of the most common examples ...
Turkey top military council meets to mull personnel shakeup
Turkey's top military body met on Wednesday for a critical gathering to discuss a possible shake-up of top ranks in a military already shaken by an unprecedented purge after last ...
Kurdistan’s Independence Not Possible for Now: Iraq President
Democratic Party President Fuad Masum, himself a veteran Kurdish politician, has warned against the plebiscite on the Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence, saying such plan is a dream that cannot be realized ...
Iranian, Turkish FMs Meet in Istanbul
Iran’s Foriegn Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu have held a meeting in the Turkish city of Istanbul ahead of an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation ...
Thousands of Syrian rebels to be transferred from Syria-Lebanon border
Thousands of Syrian fighters and refugees in Lebanon’s border region were set to be transferred into rebel territory in Syria in exchange for Hezbollah prisoners on Tuesday. Convoys of buses ...
IRGC to test new weapons in Persian Gulf drill
Real Admiral Ali Fadavi, naval commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, said on Monday new weapons will be rolled out in upcoming war drills in the Persian Gulf. “The ...
Russia expels 755 U.S. diplomats in retaliatory move
Russia has retaliated against new U.S. sanctions by ordering 755 American diplomats to leave - a move that will create a fresh crisis in the relationship between the two countries. ...
‘Turkey Puzzled by US’ Inconsistent Policies on Syria’
A senior Turkish diplomat says the US in the past years has changed its approach towards Syria crisis for so many times that Ankara is now “a bit puzzled” on ...
Iraq’s Muqtada al-Sadr makes rare Saudi visit
Iraq's influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has made a rare visit to Saudi Arabia, where he met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials. Sadr's office released a statement ...
Iraq’s Political Parties Need Sea Changes
A political commentator has discussed the latest developments in Iraqi parties, saying the Arab country’s political landscape requires drastic changes. Political analyst Sabah Zangeneh has, in a Farsi article in ...






