Syria's Information Minister said on Tuesday the Syrian people have decided President Bashar al-Assad should be nominated for another term and would pressure him to stand in elections this year./ The comments were the strongest indication yet that Assad intends to extend his rule and are sure to ...
Syrian rebels have killed 34 foreign fighters from al Qaeda-linked groups in the northwest of the country over the last three days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday. The killings in the Jabal al-Zawiya region appeared to be part of the wider confrontation by an alliance of ...
At the same time Secretary of State John Kerry is warning that terrorists are fueling unrest across Iraq and Syria, he is now reaching out to a country his own department for decades has singled out as one of the prime sponsors of terrorism./ On Sunday, Kerry suggested that Iran could play a ...
suggestion that it play a role on the sidelines of the second peace conference this month because the minimal role “ But with skyrocketing sectarian violence throughout the region, particularly in Syria and Iraq, and the US beginning to withdraw its troops from reports, describing Iran as an ...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman, Jan. 5, 2014, suggested Iran could contribute to Syria peace talks "from the sidelines."/ — Iran on Monday appeared to rule out participation in Syrian peace talks later this month, dismissing a U.S. suggestion that it ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister urged Fallujah residents on Monday to expel al-Qaida militants to avoid an all-out battle in the besieged city, a sign that the government could be paving the way for an imminent military push in an attempt to rout hard-line Sunni insurgents challenging its ...
Iran's foreign ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham speaks to the media in Tehran, on November 5, 2013 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)/ Tehran (AFP) - Iran on Monday brushed aside a US offer of a sideline role in upcoming peace talks on Syria, saying Tehran would only accept offers that respect its ...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending out invitations on Monday to potential participants in Syrian peace talks scheduled to take place in Switzerland this month, the U.N. press office said./ The U.N. statement said the list of invitees was determined at a ...
ANKARA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran on Monday appeared to rule out participation in Syrian peace talks later this month, dismissing a U.S. suggestion that it could be involved "from the sidelines" as not respecting its dignity. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested on Sunday there might be ...
The United Nations has started inviting participants to this month's Syrian peace talks in Geneva, but has not yet decided whether to invite Iran. A U.N. spokesman Monday said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in favor of Iranian participation. But it is up to the talks' organizers -- the ...
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels surrounded a compound held by al-Qaida-linked fighters and freed at least 50 people from a nearby prison Monday as clashes between rival factions in the country's northern provinces spread to the largest city controlled by the opposition./ The rebel-on-rebel fighting ...
Syrians walk along a severely damaged road in the northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on January 4, 2014 (AFP Photo/Ahmad Aboud)/ New York (AFP) - UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday started sending out invitations to a Syria peace conference on January 22, but Iran was not on the first list, a UN ...
Syrian rebels were laying siege Monday to jihadists in their northern stronghold of Raqa, in an all-out offensive aimed at crushing the Al-Qaeda affiliate they accuse of widespread abuses./ Raqa is the latest front in a fight pitting a broad coalition of moderates and Islamists opposed to ...
Al Qaeda gunmen seeking to form a radical Islamic state out of the chaos of Syria's civil war are fighting hard to reconquer the province they once controlled in neighboring Iraq, stirring fears the conflict is exporting ever more instability. Exploiting local grievances against Baghdad's rule ...
In the five years since the inauguration of this president – who claimed to have understood the “Muslim world” (his use of the term, a misnomer, should have been the first clue he didn’t) – the Middle East has experienced a calamitous descent into chaos, instability and mass murder. President ...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks past American (back) and Israeli flags at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS)/ BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran would improve its chances of playing a role on the sidelines of ...
Iraq's prime minister urged people in the besieged city of Falluja on Monday to drive out al Qaeda-linked insurgents to pre-empt a military offensive that officials said could be launched within days. In a statement on state television, Nuri al-Maliki, a Shi'ite Muslim whose government has ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister on Monday urged residents and tribes of Fallujah to "expel" al-Qaida militants from this western city to avoid an all-out battle — remarks that may signal an imminent military move to retake the former insurgent stronghold./ Nouri al-Maliki's message came as ...
Ramadi (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called Monday for Fallujah residents to expel "terrorists" holding the city to avoid an assault by security forces, as they battled gunmen in nearby Ramadi./ Iraq is preparing a "major attack" to retake Fallujah, which has been outside ...
Gunmen patrol during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Lt. Gen. Rasheed Fleih, who leads the Anbar Military Command, told the state television Sunday that “two to three days” are needed to push the militants out ...
Gunmen patrol during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Lt. Gen. Rasheed Fleih, who leads the Anbar Military Command, told the state television Sunday that "two to three days" are needed to push the militants out ...
Iraqi government forces battling an al Qaeda offensive near the Syrian border launched an air strike on Ramadi city on Sunday killing 25 Islamist militants, according to local officials. Government officials in western Anbar province met tribal leaders to urge them to help repel al Qaeda-linked ...
Qaida linked group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide car bombing last week in a Shiite-dominated neighborhood in Lebanon, as its fighters fought other rebels in neighboring Syria in the most serious infighting since the uprising began./ It was the first time at the al-Qaida linked ...
Just a month ago, the Free Syrian Army appeared to be in disarray. But on Monday, Al Qaeda-aligned rebels retreated from some of their strongholds after clashes with the FSA and moderate Islamists./ ’s rebel groups are fighting among themselves is intensifying and could determine how far Syria’s ...
U.S., Russia to Meet Again to Discuss Iranian Participation/ The United Nations sent out invitations Monday for the latest peace conference on Syria and Iran wasn't on the list, despite its role as a major backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime. "Iran was not among the first ...
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia International Airport on January 5, 2014 in Amman (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)/ Jerusalem (AFP) - The United States for the first time Sunday hinted that Iran may be able to play some kind of role at proposed talks to end the war in Syria ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran is not among the "first round" of nations invited to attend Syria peace talks in Switzerland later this month, a U.N. spokesman says./ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began sending out invitations Monday. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq confirmed that Iran is not among them, ...
Rival Islamist rebel groups clashed in the Syrian city of Raqqa on Monday, residents said, as local fighters tried to drive out a foreign-led al Qaeda affiliate that has also seized towns across the border in Iraq. Activists opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said dozens of Syrian members of ...
AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Syrian rebel fighters loyal to al Qaeda ceded ground near the Turkish border to rival Islamists on Sunday, activists said, in what seemed to be a tactical withdrawal to end clashes between Syrian- and foreign-led opponents of President Bashar al-Assad. As Syria's ...
Fallujah (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraq is preparing a "major attack" on militant-held Fallujah, a senior official said Sunday, spelling another assault for the city west of Baghdad where US forces repeatedly battled insurgents./ Washington said it would help Baghdad in its fight against Al-Qaeda-linked ...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has opened the door for Iran's participation in peace talks to end Syria's civil war. The U.S. has long been opposed to an Iranian role in the so-called Geneva II talks later this month, but Kerry's comments in Jerusalem on Sunday may be the first sign that ...
JERUSALEM — The Obama administration opened the door for the first time Sunday to Iranian participation at the Syrian peace talks in Switzerland later this month. Softening the former hard line against any role for Iran if it refuses to endorse the Jan. 22 conference ground rules, Secretary of ...
Deputy commander of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards Mohammad Hejazi (C-R) and defence minister Ahmad Vahidi (C-L) attends the unveiling of a new medium-range anti-aircraft air defence system in Tehran on April 11, 2010 (AFP Photo/Vahidreza Alaei)/ Tehran (AFP) - Iran's deputy chief of staff ...
Rival Islamist rebel groups fought in the Syrian city of Raqqa on Monday, residents said, as local fighters tried to drive out a foreign-led al Qaeda affiliate which has also seized towns across the border in Iraq. Activists opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said dozens of Syrian members of ...
Iran will only accept those proposals on its participation in the upcoming Syria peace talks that respect its dignity, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham said on Monday./ “Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, Iran has reiterated its principled policy, which is based on the ...
The US promised to support Iraq's fight to oust Al Qaeda fighters from occupied cities in Anbar Province – but no boots on the ground. Iran has also offered support./ Iraq's prime minister today called upon the residents of the to oust the militants, spurring speculation that Iraqi military ...
Iran could improve its chances of playing at least a limited role in the upcoming peace conference on Syria if it persuaded President Bashar Al Assad to stop the bombardment of Aleppo and allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to besieged towns and cities, senior US State Department officials ...
Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi says if necessary, the Islamic Republic is prepared to give military equipment to Iraq to fight al-Qaeda./ Asked about some Iraqi media reports that Baghdad is seeking help from Iran and the US to assist its ...
— Iran is not among the "first round" of nations invited to attend Syria peace talks in Switzerland later this month, a U.N. spokesman said./ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began sending out invitations Monday. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq confirmed that Iran is not among them, but he added, "The ...
Iran's deputy chief of staff General Mohammad Hejazi said on Sunday the Islamic republic was prepared to provide military equipment and advice to "If the Iraqis ask, we will supply them with equipment and advice, but they have no need of manpower," Hejazi was cited by the official IRNA news ...
دوازدهمین تور نظارتی قوه قضاییه با محوریت حرفه آموزی و اشتغال زندانیان با حضور خبرنگاران و عکاسان در استان گیلان آغاز شد./ ، دوازدهمین تور نظارتی قوه قضاییه با حضور بیش از ۳۰ خبرنگار و عکاس از ۲۰ رسانه مختلف جهت بازدید از اقدامات قضایی برای حرفه آموزی و اشتغال زندانیان در دوران حبس که گامی موثر ...
سرلشکر رحیم صفوی دستیار و مشاور عالی فرماندهی کل قوا گفت: تقریبا تمام ذخایر موشکی اسرائیل در جنگ اخیر تمام شده بود./ ، سرلشکر رحیم صفوی گفت: ما به فضل خدا هم وزارت دفاع و پشتیبانی هم ارتشمان هم سپاهمان هم سایر نیروهایمان در حال بازسازی قدرت و رسیدن به ظرفیتی هستند که به بازدارندگی برسیم و اگر ...
فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی برای واژه فرنگی «منشن»، معادل فارسی «نامیاد» را مصوب کرد./ صداوسیما: فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی برای واژه فرنگی «منشن»، معادل فارسی «نامیاد» را مصوب کرد. نسرین پرویزی، معاون واژه گزینی فرهنگستان زبان و ادب فارسی گفت: در شبکه های اجتماعی و پیام رسان ها، اصطلاحی به نام ...
علیرضا کمالی بعد از سال ها حضور در سینما و تلویزیون با نقش «رضا پروانه» در سریال پوست شیر درخششی داشت، طی سه سال گذشته برای ایفای نقش در چند سریال به مرحله قرارداد رسید، اما به سرانجام نرسیدند./ بدشانسی های سریالی علیرضا کمالی قرار نیست تمام شود. او که بعد از سال ها حضور در سینما و تلویزیون با ...
، روح الله متفکر آزاد عضو هیئت رئیسه مجلس شورای اسلامی در جلسه علنی امروز قوه مقننه گزارش عملکرد سال اول قانون برنامه هفتم توسط دولت را اعلام وصول کرد. عضو هیئت رئیسه مجلس در ادامه بیان کرد: مطابق با تبصره ۲ بند الف ماده ۱۱۸ برنامه هفتم، نامه ای از سوی محمدرضا عارف معاون اول رئیس جمهور بر اساس ...
نمایندگان مجلس شورای اسلامی برای تأمین نظر شورای نگهبان، مصوبه تشدید مجازات جاسوسی و همکاری کنندگان با دولت خارجی متخاصم را اصلاح کردند./ ، گزارش کمیسیون امنیت ملی در مورد مصوبه تشدید مجازات جاسوسی و همکاری با رژیم صهیونیستی و کشورهای متخاصم علیه امنیت و منافع ملی اعاده شده از شورای نگهبان در ...
، عباس گودرزی سخنگوی هیئت رئیسه مجلس شورای اسلامی در حاشیه جلسه روز یکشنبه ۶ شهریور ۱۴۰۴ صحن مجلس در جمع خبرنگاران به تشریح جزئیات جلسه غیر علنی امروز صحن مجلس پرداخت و گفت: به درخواست جمعی از نمایندگان مجلس شورای اسلامی امروز با رای اکثریت نمایندگان جلسه ای غسر علنی برگزار شد. در این جلسه که ...
فرمانده کل ارتش با بیان اینکه به صورت مستمر دشمن را زیر نظر داریم و با هر کار اشتباه او به شدت برخورد خواهیم کرد، گفت: دشمن بداند ملت ایران با ظرفیت ها، توانایی ها و آرمان های بلند خود پیروز خواهد شد./ در آیین اختتامیه بیست و سومین دوره جامعه پذیری نظامی مشترک دانشجویان دانشگاه های افسری ارتش که ...
پرواز بمب افکن توپولف-۹۵ ارتش روسیه در حوالی آسمان آلاسکا همراه با اسکورت جنگنده های رهگیر سوخو-۳۵ که موجب پرواز احتیاطی جنگنده های اف-۱۶ ارتش آمریکا شد.
نمایندگان مجلس در واکنش به فعال شدن مکانیسم ماشه تاکید کردند که ملت ایران کمر دشمنان خود را خواهد شکست؛ اکنون چاره ای جز قوی شدن نداریم./ جمعه شب، اعضای شورای امنیت سازمان ملل متحد به قطعنامه پیشنهادی روسیه و چین برای تمدید قطعنامه ۲۲۳۱ و تعویق شش ماهه بازگشت تحریم های ایران رأی منفی دادند. ...