UN confirms Israeli air raids on Aleppo airport impede life-saving aid
Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo airport are impeding the delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to earthquake victims, the United Nations has announced.
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Taliban governor of Balkh Province killed in bomb attack
An explosion in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province has killed three people, including its Taliban governor, police have confirmed.
Israeli soldiers kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank’s Jenin
Israeli special forces have killed three Palestinians in a raid in Jenin in northern occupied West Bank. It comes 48 hours after six others were killed in another raid on the city.
US Congress rejects Syria troops withdrawal
US lawmakers have voted down a bill seeking to withdraw all American troops from Syria, opting to continue the years-long military occupation despite repeated objections from Damascus.
Envoy stresses Iran’s commitment to work with neighbors to assist Afghans
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani says Tehran is committed to cooperate with neighboring states of Afghanistan and other partners to support the Afghan people.
Russia says window of opportunity to conclude JCPOA revival talks still open
Permanent Representative of Russia to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ivanovich Ulyanov has stressed that there is still opportunity to reach a final agreement to restore the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 379
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Mo…
E3 calls for “prompt and full” implementation of Iran-IAEA agreement
France, Germany and the UK (E3) gave a joint statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on Iran’s implementation of its nuclear commitments under the nuclear deal, JCPOA. The troika has called on Iran to fully implem…
Foreign ministry spokesperson calls on Germany to apologize for crimes against Iran, Iraq citizens
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned anti-Tehran remarks by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock during a visit to Iraq. He has said Berlin should apologize for the past crimes against Iran and Iraq.
Investigators say ex-PM’s office at heart of Iraq’s ‘theft of the century’
The investigative committee probing the theft of $2.5bn from an Iraqi state bank account has concluded the office of former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was instrumental in the conspiracy, a report seen exclusively by Middle East Eye has revealed.