Turkey’s parliament has extended the military’s mandate to conduct cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years. Both Damascus and Baghdad have in several occasions condemned Turkey’s incursions into their soil as flagrant violations of their territorial integrity.
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has denounced Israel’s designation of six Palestinian civil society organizations as “terrorist”. She has described the move as an attack on defenders of human rights and freedom of association.
Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Majid Takht Ravanchi has announced the country is hosting Afghans with “almost no new resources from the international community”, while Tehran is under US sanctions.
There has been a tremendous spike in cyberattacks worldwide in recent years. Although the US and the Zionist regime have been the main perpetrators of cyberattacks, they have not been imperious to counterpunches of the kind themselves.
The administration of US President Joe Biden “strongly opposes” plans by Israel to expand settlements in the West Bank, State Department spokesperson Ned Price says. The US is known as Israel’s staunch supporter.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran and Tajikistan have many historical, religious and cultural commonalities and they should use these capabilities to further strengthen their relations and cooperation.
The Iranian president, in a meeting with the visiting Turkmen foreign minister in Tehran, said the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan will lead to the regional peace and stability.
The Japanese government has signed a $6.3 million grant agreement for joint projects with the World Health Organization in the Islamic Republic of Iran to demonstrate its continued solidarity with the Iranian people in the face of the Covid pandemic.
Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Rostam Ghassemi says Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to improve relations in the fields of transport, energy and trade.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held a meeting with acting deputy prime minister of the Taliban government, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the Qatari capital of Doha.
The Taliban might think about selling military hardware abandoned by the United States and its NATO allies in Afghanistan if humanitarian situation takes a serious turn for the worse, Russia warns.
Tehran and Damascus will sign a free trade deal in late November in Syrian capital, according to the Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran. The report says, Iran will also implement trade agreements with Pakistan, Indonesia and Venezuela in the near future.
Bahraini protesters have staged nationwide demonstrations to urge Manama to free political prisoners. The rally comes following the death of a former detainee over medical complications he sustained during imprisonment.
An Israeli envoy will visit Washington to justify the recent decision by Tel Aviv to designate six Palestinian human rights organizations as “terrorists”.
A Lebanese judge has charged 68 people for the recent fatal unrest in Beirut. Seven people were killed and dozens more wounded in clashes, said to be the worst street violence in years in Lebanon.
The Iran nuclear deal was among the topics discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a phone call on Monday, according to Kremlin.
North Korea has denounced France and Canada for sending patrol aircraft near the Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang has called the move "military provocation" endangering the security situation in the region.
The Iraqi interior ministry made the announcement after issuing a directive ordering the country’s Civil Status and Passports Directorate to grant visas-on-arrival to Iranian nationals.
