TEHRAN – In a growing wave of global condemnation against Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, demonstrators across multiple cities rallied over the weekend, voicing unwavering support for the Palestinian people and calling for an immediate end to the war and siege. In Yemen, crowds flooded the streets of Saada in the north, where demonstrators reiterated
U.S. President Donald Trump will walk away from efforts to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs that a deal can be done, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. “We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end. So we need to determine very
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, challenging the president’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war, AP reported. The lawsuit argues that President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, or a 10% tariff
BEIRUT — During an interview with the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed (New Arab), Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said, “We will not replicate the experience of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in absorbing Hezbollah into the [Lebanese] army, nor will it be an independent unit within this army,” stressing that “the decision was made to restrict arms
TEHRAN – American warplanes raid the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, killing scores of civilians. U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes on Hodeidah’s Ras Isa oil port, followed by a second wave of attacks that struck as emergency crews battled fires and recovered victims. A preliminary report from the Health Office in Hodeidah governorate said at
TEHRAN – The Luxembourg Agreement in 1952 was a critical moment in the relationship between Germany and Israel, by which they began a complex and multi-faceted partnership. There were many contextual dimensions to this partnership. There would again be a second critical turning point in 1965, after over a decade of consideration, when formal diplomatic
Judges at the International Criminal Court want Hungary to explain why it failed to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest earlier this month, Euro News reported. In a filing released late on Wednesday, the Hague-based court initiated non-compliance proceedings against Hungary after the country gave Netanyahu a red carpet welcome despite
TEHRAN – Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, has said European nations need to make a decision on whether to reinstate sanctions against Iran, accusing Tehran of not complying with the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Following talks with his European counterparts in Paris on Thursday, Rubio claimed, “They must
TEHRAN – Tractor football team defeated Malavan 3-0 to move a step closer to winning the title of the 2024/25 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Friday. In the match held at the Yadegar-e Emam’s packed stadium in Tabriz, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh was on target just before the halftime. Domagoj Drožđek made it 2-0 five
