-
Yemen suffers the world's worst epidemic disaster
Dec 12, 2021 14:11The tragedies caused by the Saudi-led war on Yemen are going beyond the casualties of airstrikes and an ongoing blockade. The Yemeni Pediatric Society says the number of infants with birth defects has increased rapidly since the 2015 war that turned Yemen into a testing ground for internationally banned weapons.
-
Pakistani Taliban ends ceasefire
Dec 12, 2021 06:49Pakistan-based Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has unilaterally announced an end to a ceasefire with the government.
-
Hamas marks 34th anniversary of establishment
Dec 11, 2021 06:44Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of the Gaza Strip to mark the 34th anniversary of Hamas establishment.
-
UK PM in trouble over alleged Downing Street party
Dec 11, 2021 05:15The party allegedly happened while UK was under tough COVID-related restrictions. The scandal has seriously harmed the Conservative party. Calls are now growing on Johnson to resign.
-
Iran says JCPOA signatories more serious in talks
Dec 10, 2021 08:01As talks resume in Vienna, Iran’s lead negotiator says the removal of sanctions is key to Tehran’s return to full compliance with the 2015 nuclear agreement. Ali Baqeri-Kani says the other signatories have come back to Vienna with a more serious will to enter into effective negotiations.
-
Iran hosts major doc film festival Cinema Verite for a week
Dec 10, 2021 04:58The 15th edition of Iran's International Cinema Verite Documentary Film Festival has kicked off in the capital Tehran. The week-long event brought together documentary filmmakers and cineastes from Iran and around the world.
-
Turkish president calls on people to trust his economic plan
Dec 10, 2021 04:53Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turks to trust his government's new economic plan. He also promised economic growth driven by low interest rates as the lira fell two percent towards record lows.
-
Iranian wrestlers Geraei, Zare win IWU's awards
Dec 09, 2021 09:07Iranian wrestlers Mohammad Reza Geraei and Amirhossein Zare have been named 'Breakthrough Performance of the year award winner' by United World Wrestling.
-
Iran president warns of plots by regional countries’ enemies to stoke fear among neighbors
Dec 07, 2021 02:59Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says enemies of regional countries are trying to stoke fear among neighbors, adding that relations between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should not be affected by foreign parties.
-
Fresh anti-government protests held in southern Yemen
Dec 06, 2021 03:30Thousands of Yemeni people have filled the streets in cities of Aden, Taiz, and Mukalla in southern Yemen to protest against the government of former Saudi-backed President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.