World
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Zakzaky supporters in Nigeria call for his release
Aug 29, 2020 10:57A number of Sheikh Zakzaky supporters demanded his release by holding demonstrations and carrying special Muharram flags in the Nigerian capital.
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Libya interior minister suspended after gunmen fire on protesters
Aug 29, 2020 10:56Libya's internationally recognized government suspended its interior minister on Friday, saying his handling of street protests and a violent crackdown against them would be investigated.
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Trump calls protesters THUGS during New Hampshire rally
Aug 29, 2020 09:52Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination, US President Donald Trump had harsh words for anti-racism protesters on Friday during a campaign stop in the politically important state of New Hampshire.
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Jared Kushner to head to Middle East
Aug 29, 2020 09:21Trump's son in law and his senior adviser, Jared Kushner, will go to the Middle East this weekend to try to convince multiple Arab leaders to attend a splashy signing ceremony at the White House for the recent normalization deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.
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Retired Gen: Bolton lied, nearly started conflict with Iran
Aug 29, 2020 09:01Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg called former National Security Adviser John Bolton 'an architect of failure' and said that he watched him lie to US President Donald Trump to nearly starting a military conflict in Iran.
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Diplomat: Beijing opposes US bullying policies
Aug 29, 2020 08:43Iran's ambassador to Beijing said that China's confrontation with US bullying policies at the UN has thwarted Washington's unilateralism, which has been accelerated by Iran's active diplomacy in New York, and Beijing.
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US to reduce troops in Iraq to about 3,500
Aug 29, 2020 08:18The Pentagon will cut one-third of US military presence in Iraq, bringing US troops number in the country from about 5,200 down to 3,500.
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UN extends Lebanon peace mission by one year
Aug 29, 2020 07:30The UN on Friday renewed its peace mission in Lebanon for a year but reduced its troop capacity.
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Latest statistics of coronavirus tolls in world
Aug 29, 2020 07:20The global death toll nears 842,000 with more than 24,900,000 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization.
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Takht-Ravanchi: US unilateralism undermining United Nations
Aug 29, 2020 05:38New York (IP) - Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, in response to the recent claim of US officials that Iran's sanctions should be returned, said that US unilateralism is undermining the United Nations and the UN Security Council.