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January 13, 2020

Emir of Qatar and Rouhani: Dialogue and de-escalation are only solutions to crises

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani agreed on Sunday that the only solution to the region’s crises lies in de-escalation...

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January 13, 2020

'Our enemy is here': Iran protesters demand that leaders quit after plane downed

Public anger boiled up following days of denials by the military that it was to blame for the crash...

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January 13, 2020

Hamas' Haniyeh to Oman to offer condolences over Sultan Qaboos’ death

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, the new sultan of Oman, received Ismail Haniyeh, chief of Hamas’s Political Bureau, at Al Alam Palace to offer condolences for the death of Sultan...

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January 13, 2020

Canadian PM Trudeau tells Iran crash vigil he will pursue justice

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his voice sometimes breaking, on Sunday told a vigil for some of those killed in an Iranian plane disaster that he would “pursue justice...

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January 13, 2020

Syria regime reinforces military in preparation for possible attack on Aleppo

The Syrian regime’s forces have completed military preparations for an operation in Aleppo’s suburbs and villages. This operation’s objective is to open the international road that links Aleppo and...

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January 12, 2020

Iran's only female Olympic medallist says she has defected

Iran’s only female Olympic medallist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used by its authorities as a propaganda...

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January 12, 2020

Canada's Trudeau to attend Iran crash victim memorial in hard-hit Edmonton

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set on Sunday to attend what is expected to be the country’s largest memorial to the victims of a Ukrainian airliner shot down...

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January 12, 2020

Erdogan receives head of Libya's UN-backed government

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the head of Libya’s UN-recognised government in Istanbul, a diplomatic source said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. The closed-door meeting between Erdogan and Fayez...

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January 12, 2020

Trump backs Iranian anti-government protestors

US President Donald Trump threw his support Saturday behind Iranian anti-government protestors after Tehran’s unintentional downing of a Ukraine plane, Anadolu Agency reports. “To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran:...

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January 12, 2020

US Syria envoy dubs Iran ‘biggest challenge’

US Special Envoy for Syria James Jeffrey on Saturday dubbed Iran as the “biggest challenge”, Anadolu Agency reports. “The Trump administration has made it very clear that it is taking...

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