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Iran-Backed Fighters on Alert in East Syria After US Strikes

BEIRUT - Iran-backed fighters were on alert in eastern Syria on Saturday, a day after U.S. forces launched retaliatory airstrikes ...

Iran taunts France over unrest

The Islamic Republic condemned Paris? ?crackdown on peaceful protests?The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned France's harsh response to pension reform ...

Iran trolls France over unrest

The Islamic Republic condemned Paris? ?crackdown on peaceful protests?The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned France's harsh response to pension reform ...

Iran deported 147 Afghan refugees: Taliban authorities

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 25 (ANI): As many as 147 Afghan refugees returned from Iran through the Islamqala border in eastern ...

US, Saudi Arabia complete counter-drone exercise in Riyadh's 'Red Sands'

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 25 (ANI): The US and Saudi Arabia have completed their first joint counter-drone exercise at a ...

US probes Swiss banks over Russian clients Bloomberg

Credit Suisse and UBS could face serious penalties for violating Washington's sanctionsSwiss banking giants Credit Suisse and UBS are on ...

Biden Warns Iran After Deadly Strikes in Syria

U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States would respond 'forcefully' to protect Americans after the U.S. military said it ...

US does not seek conflict with Iran but will respond "forcefully" to protect its personnel: Biden

Ottawa [Canada], March 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has said that the US does not seek conflict with Iran ...

Iran Condemns France for 'Repression' of Protests

tehran, iran - Iran on Friday condemned what it called France's repression of protests after more than 450 people were ...

Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China evidence of fiasco of current US Administration

Singapore, March 25 (ANI): China recently mediated a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and it has been stated ...

US VP Kamala Harris 'deeply saddened' by ban on Afghan girls' schooling

Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that she is "deeply saddened by the one-year ...

Saudi Arabia and Syria to restore ties media

The reported development comes after Riyadh signed a similar deal with TehranSaudi Arabia and Syria will reopen their embassies after ...

British Demonstrators Protest Israeli Leader's Visit to London

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu at his official residence in London on Friday as protesters shouting "Shame!" ...

US strikes Syria

The Pentagon has said Iran-affiliated groups were targeted, while local sources claim civilian infrastructure was hitAmerican forces have carried out ...

5 Indian seafarers kept under judicial custody in Iran to return to India today

New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Five Indian seafarers who were kept under judicial custody at Chabahar Central Jail in ...

Washington stands with women in Iran, Afghanistan who face violence: US President

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 24 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has said that Washington stands with women in Iran and Afghanistan ...

US, Albania on 'Hunt' for Iranian Cyber Actors

Washington - The decision to launch a series of cyberattacks that crippled Albanian government websites and temporarily shut down government ...

Xi's Russia visit, bid for leadership of non-Western world: Chinese Media potrays

Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): For audiences in China, Xi Jinping's visit to Russia this week was a show of ...

Bloc's members must arm Ukraine for long term NATO

The conflict with Russia is attritional, so members should boost defense spending, Jens Stoltenberg has warnedUkraine's foreign backers should be ...

Ukraine needs to be armed for a long war NATO chief

The conflict with Russia is one of attrition, so members of the alliance need to boost defense spending, Jens Stoltenberg ...

4th Asian Kho Kho Championship: Indian men, women in semifinals

Tamulpur (Assam) [India], March 23 (ANI): Indian men had to struggle to get through a gritty Nepal to book their ...

Moscow's missile defenses beefed up

An upgrade of the Russian capital's defenses will be finished by the end of the year, it has been announcedThe ...

"Don't know whether he is gentleman or ..." Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slams ST Hasan on his Parliament remark

New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi launched an ...

Indian NGO asks UN to add more provisions, budget for people with disability

Geneva [Switzerland], March 22 (ANI): An Indian NGO, Samarthanam International has asked the United Nations to add more provisions and ...

China In Eurasia Briefing: Xi's Long-Term Bet On Putin

Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China's resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central ...

Washington unveils new Iran sanctions

At least one citizen of Türkiye, a NATO member, was also hit with economic penaltiesThe United States has announced another ...

Israel Strike Damages Syria's Aleppo Airport: Defense Ministry

DAMASCUS, Syria - An Israeli air strike hit Syria's Aleppo airport on Wednesday causing damage, the defense ministry said, without ...

Iran and Russia to expand energy cooperation official

Tehran wants stronger economic ties with Moscow amid Western sanctions, according to its economy ministerIran is aiming to expand its ...

Syria Says Israel Attacked Aleppo Airport, no Casualties

DAMASCUS, Syria - An Israeli airstrike early Wednesday targeted the international airport of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, causing ...

US Announces Charges for Attempts to Help Iranian Weapons Program

A U.S. federal court unsealed indictments Tuesday charging Iranian and Turkish defendants with conspiring to procure and export U.S. technology ...

Xi, Putin vow to deepen strategic partnership in fruitful talks

© Provided by Xinhua MOSCOW, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on ...

Freed French Journalist Returns Home to Emotional Welcome

French journalist Olivier Dubois returned home on Tuesday following nearly two years in captivity in the Sahel. He was greeted ...

Peace broker China in hot spots

Beijing [China], March 21 (ANI): Some countries like India have been rather guarded in their reaction to China's President Xi ...

US Targets Network Supporting Iran's Drone, Weapons Programs

WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four entities and three people in Iran and Turkey, accusing ...

Political, financial, humanitarian crises put Pakistan on brink

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Problems for financial crisis-ridden Pakistan are likely to aggravate in near future due to the ...

UK Hits More Iranian Officials with Sanctions

London - The U.K. on Monday sanctioned more senior officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including financiers and ...

Tahnoun bin Zayed receives Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council

ABU DHABI, 16th March, 2023 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser, today received Ali ...

Iran sees surge in Russian investment

Moscow has emerged as Tehran's top foreign investor Russia has become the leading foreign investor in Iran, Economy Minister Ehsan ...

Biden sends warning to Iran

America is prepared to use force to protect its people, the US president has said US President Joe Biden has ...

Saudi Arabia and Syria to restore ties - media

The reported development comes after Riyadh signed a similar deal with Tehran Saudi Arabia and Syria will reopen their embassies ...

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Delegates discuss energy security, climate change at second G20 Framework Working Group meeting

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