Media censor Argentina president's remarks at UN

Mainstream media outlets have censored the comments made by the Argentine president at the United Nations General Assembly where she harshly criticized the US international policies. During her speech before the United Nations 69th General Assembly on September 24, Argentina's President Cristina...

UK: Iran part of solution to fight ISIL in Syria

Iran can help defeat the ISIL terrorists in Syria, British Prime Minister David Cameron has said following talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.Addressing the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Cameron said Iran “could be part of the solution”...

Bin Laden Son-In-Law Sentenced to Life In US Prison

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and former Al-Qaeda spokesman was jailed for life on Tuesday after a US judge warned he remained a deadly threat to American citizens.Kuwaiti national Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, 48, was handed the sentence after being convicted by a federal court in New York in March of...

Qatar gives $20m to Nusra Front

Qatar has granted 20 million dollars in financial aid to the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, which has been fighting against the government of the Syria President Bashar al-Assad and has taken over parts of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in Syria. This is while, earlier in September, Qatar's...

Arabs draft resolution against Israeli nuclear arsenal

A number of Arab countries have circulated a draft resolution against the Israeli regime for its nuclear arsenal at an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting. The draft resolution, which is backed by 18 Arab countries, expresses deep concern about Israel’s nuclear capabilities....

Khan supporters hold anti-govt. rally in Karachi

The supporters of Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan have held a huge anti-government demonstration in the southern port city of Karachi. The protest rally was staged on Monday after a major month-long sit-in in the capital, Islamabad. Addressing the crowd, Khan called on the Pakistanis...

President Rouhani to leave for New York Monday

President Hassan Rouhani will leave Tehran for New York Monday morning to attend the 69th annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Prior to his departure, the President will address the ceremonies marking the beginning of the Sacred Defense Week which coincides with the anniversary of...

1000s hold demo in Bahrain to reject proposed reforms

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Tens of thousands of Bahrainis have taken to the streets in the capital Manama to reject the Al Khalifa regime's proposed reforms. On Friday,...

US to regret military action in Syria: IRGC chief

The chief of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US and its allies will regret any military operation in Syria. "The Islamic Republic of Iran's policy is to support Syria and this US action is from a bullying position and is condemned and if it does so it will regret it,"...

Turkey Mulling Buffer Zone along Iraq, Syria Border: Erdogan

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that his country's military is mulling the prospect of establishing a buffer zone along its border with Syria and Iraq. "The TSK (Turkish Armed Forces) are working on plans and will present them to us and we will decide if it is necessary,"...

Supreme Leader Leaves Hospital

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei checked out of hospital on Monday morning, a week after his successful prostate surgery. The Iranian Supreme Leader went under a prostate surgery at a public hospital in Tehran last Monday morning. A few hours later surgeons said...

Iran completes indigenous missile system

Iran has finished manufacturing a homegrown missile defense system, which is as powerful as the S-300 system that Russia refused to deliver to the Islamic Republic. The Fars news agency published on Friday the first images of the long-range Bavar-373 missile defense system, saying that it is meant to...

Putin calls on Kiev to talk with protesters instead of fighting

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Kiev to hold "substantial" talks with protesters in eastern Ukraine following a dramatic deterioration of the conflict in the region. "It is necessary to make the Ukrainian authorities start substantial talks," Putin said on Friday. "It is necessary to hold...

Iran urges firm action on brutal Israel attacks

Iran has once again slammed the Israeli regime’s “brutal” aggression against the  Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, urging swift international action to stop the attacks. “Western countries and supporters of the Zionists (Israelis) must adopt a firm stance...

Palestinian teenager was burned alive: Medics

First post mortem examination findings confirm that the 16-year-old Palestinian boy who was murdered in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) was burned alive, Palestinian attorney-general says. "The direct cause of death was burns as a result of fire," Mohammed al-A'wewy was quoted as saying. The post mortem...

Iran remembers US downing of passenger plane

On July 3, 1988, a US Navy ship shot down an Iranian passenger plane in the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people on board. Among the dead were citizens of Iran, the United Arab Emirates, India, Pakistan, Yugoslavia and Italy, including 66 children. The downing of Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes with...

At least 300 ISIL militants killed in Iraq�s Tal Afar

Iraqi troops, backed by volunteer citizens, have killed at least 300 members of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group in fierce fighting in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, security sources say. Iraqi forces and volunteer fighters have inflicted heavy losses on...

Iranian, British foreign ministers discuss Iraq chaos

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has spoken with his British counterpart William Hague about the crisis in Iraq, the British government said on Monday. Hague's telephone conversation with Zarif comes amid reports by a senior US administration official said talks between the United States...

Sistani issues call to arms against Iraq ISIL militants

Iraq's top Shiite religious authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called Iraqis Friday to take up arms against the foreign backed militants who have overrun swathes of the country after launching a major offensive. "Citizens who are able to bear arms and fight terrorists, defending their country...

Maliki declares state of emergency after Mosul falls to ISIL

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued a state of emergency throughout the country, after Iraq's oil-rich city of Mosul fell to the hands of a radical militants group. Gunmen from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) seized Iraq's second-largest city as troops threw...

Iran, US start direct nuclear talks in Geneva

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States have started direct nuclear negotiations in Geneva prior to the next round of Tehran's nuclear talks with the Sextet of world powers. The two-day talks started on Monday and Iran's Deputy Foreign Ministers Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi...

Ayatollah Khamenei:
Iran never giving in to West

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic of Iran has never succumbed to the West, and that it has managed to make progress day by day. “Our external challenge is the troublemaking by the [global] arrogance. Let’s speak frankly; the...

Leader:
Takfiri threats to boomerang on backers

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that the threats posed by the Takfiri groups will eventually backfire on their regional supporters. “Unfortunately, some regional countries are not aware of the danger that these Takfiri groups will pose to...

Analyst:
Zionist influences driving US foreign policy

The United States has always pursued a “schizophrenic” foreign policy as Washington is greatly under the influence of the Zionist lobbies, a political analyst tells Press TV. “The United States' policy has always been rather schizophrenic in the Middle East because there...

Iran, Kuwait sign 6 pacts in Sheikh Sabah's 1st state visit

Iran and Kuwait have signed six major pacts to further enhance bilateral collaborations in diverse fields on the first day of a landmark visit to Tehran by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah. The agreements were inked Sunday in the presence of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and...

Turkish police detain several protesters in Istanbul

Turkish riot police have arrested several protesters in Istanbul as they marked the first anniversary of anti-government demonstrations last year. The clampdown came after protesters defied the prime minister’s warning and a heavy police presence. Thousands of members of security forces...

China summons US ambassador

China has summoned the US ambassador to Beijing over Washington’s indictment of Chinese military officers who the United States says were involved in economic cyber-espionage. China’s Assistant Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang met US Ambassador to China Max Baucus on Monday after...

Michelle Obama's viral pic fuels anti-drone campaign

After US First Lady Michelle Obama appeared in a photo, seemingly expressing support to the 276 schoolgirls abducted by a Nigerian insurgent group, she was praised for taking a stand against the Boko Haram, though others swiftly challenged her message and turned it into a campaign against US assassination...

Fire hinders Turkey mine rescue operation

Rescue workers in the Turkish city of Soma have been fighting fire to reach the remaining workers still trapped in a mine, where the country’s worst industrial tragedy has so far killed 301.  Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Saturday that a fire broke out in the mine earlier in...

New India premier in New Delhi

Thousands of supporters of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have marked the party’s victory in the world’s biggest election. The incoming prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, has arrived in the capital, New Delhi, and attended a parade marking the victory of his Bharatiya...