US white nationalists clash with counter-protesters+VIDEO

Violent clashes have erupted between thousands of white supremacists and counter-protesters in the southern state of Virginia, leaving several people injured. Clashes broke out on Saturday morning in the Emancipation Park area, in Charlottesville city -- about 100 miles outside of Washington, DC. Several...

Trumps Military Threat against Venezuela+VIDEO

Venezuela's Defense Minister has termed US President Donald Trump's military threat against the country as "an act of madness" and "supreme extremism." Condemning Trump's warmongering, Vladimir Padrino Lopez said that "there is an extremist elite that rules the United States." Trump on...

Chinese leader urges Trump for restraint on N Korean nuclear issue

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have discussed escalated tensions regarding North Korea. In a phone discussion, President Xi urged Trump to avoid rhetoric or action that would worsen tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to Chinese official media on Saturday. The US...

US Warship Provokes Chinese Navy in South China Sea

A US Navy warship has carried out a provocative operation on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea. US officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the USS John S. McCain traveled close to Mischief Reef in the Nanwei...

Trump's approval rating hits 32% as he completes 200 days: Poll

US President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to an all-time low as he completes 200 days of his presidency, a new poll shows. Only 32 percent of American voters approve of how Trump is performing as president, while 59 percent said they disapproved, the IBD/TIPP survey found on Tuesday....

Syrian army, allies make new advances against Daesh terrorists

Syrian government forces, backed by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have made fresh territorial gains against the Takfiri Daesh militants in the country's southernmost province of Suwayda. Military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Syria's official news agency SANA...

Ankara accuses Berlin of assisting terrorists amid rising rift

Turkey has accused Germany of assisting terrorism over claims that officials in the European country declined to respond to thousands of files sent to Berlin and refused to hand over suspects wanted by Turkish authorities. "Germany is abetting terrorists," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said...

Bahrain Accuses Qatar of Espionage, Harboring Terrorism, Coup in UAE, Attempted Assassination

Bahrain accuses Qatar of interfering in the domestic affairs and spying on security and military forces of the tiny Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member-states. Bahrain's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Published on...

2020 presidency rumors 'fake news,' offensive: Pence

US Vice President Mike Pence has denounced a rumor about his plans for a presidential bid in 2020, calling it another attempt by "fake news" media to sow division among Americans. On Saturday, The New York Times reported that Pence and other major Republican figures were already putting together their...

Philippines� Duterte asks congress for more troops

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to approve the recruiting of 20,000 more soldiers to tackle increased security threats following a bloody urban siege in the south, his spokesman says. Almost 700 people have been killed, according to the official count, in over two months...

Lebanese army seizes control of Daesh outpost in Ras Baalbek

The Lebanese army has established complete control over a position of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in the northern Beqaa Valley after government forces lobbed a barrage of artillery round at the posts of the militants. Lebanon's Arabic-language al-Ahed news website reported on Sunday that six...

UK: Reports on �40bn Brexit bill inaccurate

The government of UK Prime Minister Theresa May has denied reports that London is willing to pay up to 40 billion euros ($47.1 billion) as part of a Brexit bill to leave the European Union. The figures were “highly speculative and wrong,” a senior Downing Street official told The...

Rouhani sworn in for 2nd term as Iran president

Hassan Rouhani has been sworn in as Iran's 12th president in the Iranian capital in the presence of the country’s high-ranking officials as well as leaders and senior politicians from around the world. The inauguration ceremony opened at the Parliament building in Tehran...

US violations of JCPOA destructive, warns Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that the United States’ repeated violations of the landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), would have a “destructive” impact on the deal’s...

Zarif criticizes European states for anti-Iran statement with US

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized three European countries for issuing a joint statement with the United States against Iran's recent test-launch of a satellite rocket. Last week, Iran successfully launched its domestically-manufactured Simorgh satellite carrier, whose...

Hezbollah Chief Salutes Fighters after Arsal Victory, Warns ISIS

 Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has saluted resistance fighters following their victory over Takfiri terrorists in Arsal border region. Sayyed Nasrallah made the remarks during a televised speech Friday night on the occasion of the swift defeat of al-Qaeda affiliated al-Nusra Front Takfiri...

North Korea Slams �International Hooligan US Brandishing Sanctions Club'

North Korea has slammed the US sanctions against the country saying Washington is an international hooligan brandishing sanctions club. The "DPRK strongly condemns and rejects the so-called unilateral sanctions by the US, and all other countries in the world also need to seriously ponder over the outrageous...

Venezuela Constituent Assembly Commences, Country Faces Armed Insurgency

 Members of Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly, ANC, have taken their seats five days after the nation voted. 545 elected members of ANC were sworn in on Friday in the capital Caracas where they were joined by thousands of supporters in a march to the parliament building in Caracas while...

News US Anti-Iran Sanctions Violate Nuclear Deal: Iran Deputy FM

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister says new US sanctions against Iran violated a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, US included. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi made the announcement on Wednesday, shortly after US President Donald Trump...

Trump, GOPers launch crackdown on immigration

US President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers join hands to cut legal immigration into the United States. Arkansas and Georgia senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue attended a White House ceremony on Wednesday to announce the measure alongside the president on Wednesday, The Hill reported. The...

US Sanctions Imply Declaration of Trade War on Russia: PM Medvedev

The US has actually declared trade war on Russia by tightening sanctions against it, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said. The Russian Premier in a Facebook post added that he is confident that these measures will have no sense and that Russia, nevertheless, will be able to develop. "A fully-fledged...

Turkmens Objection to Iraqi Kurdistan Region Independence Referendum

 Like other regional countries, Iraq is home to multiple ethno-sectarian groups, including Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, and minorities such as the Assyrians, Akkadians, Yazidis, and Armenians. Although for some countries, diversity proves to be a strong point, for Iraq it has been source of troubles...

With Kelly in the White House, �the Mooch� has to go

US President Donald Trump has dismissed his recently appointed communications director, Anthony Scaramucci. Citing three unidentified people close to the decision, The New York Times initially made the announcement Monday. “Anthony Scaramucci will be leaving his role as White House communications...

North Korea Far from Nuclear Weaponization: Russia

 Russia denounced media fuss about North Korea's capabilities to carry out nuclear bomb attack as exaggerated and rejected imposing blanket sanctions on Pyongyang that may led to "the economic suffocation of the whole country". "I think we are years and years away from a moment they [North...

Turkey Nabs Some 1,100 over Terror Charges

Turkey has detained 1,098 people over the last week as a large-scale purge still continues in the country since last year's botched military coup. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior on Monday, during the course of last week, Turkish authorities arrested 831 people for...

Saudis� Politicizing of Hajj Violation of Right to Worship: Qatar

Qatar says Saudi Arabia is politicizing the annual Hajj pilgrimage as a diplomatic row rages on in the Persian Gulf region. According to, al-Jazeera, Qatar's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on Saturday that Qatari citizens have been told they can only enter Saudi Arabia through two...

UK stripped 150 criminals, terrorists of citizenship: Report

The UK has stripped more than 150 criminals and suspected terrorists from their citizenship, out of fear that they would return to Britain after the fall of the Daesh (ISIL) terror group in Iraq and Syria, according to a new report. British ministers have increased "deprivation orders," reported the...

ICBM test meant to waken US from foolish dream: N Korea

North Korea has touted its recent test of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) as a call on the United States to set aside its threats of attacking the island nation. North Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday that the test late Friday was meant to remind the US that it should...

Chinese army must be further strengthened: President Xi

China on Sunday held a massive parade, involving 12,000 service personnel and about 700 aircraft and pieces of ground equipment, at the expansive Zhurihe training base in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous region. President Xi, who presided over the military procession, stressed the need to build...

Pakistan to elect new prime minister on Tuesday

Pakistan's parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family. The ruling party named Sharif's younger brother Shahbaz as his successor over the weekend, but...