Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
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Iran president’s brother arrested on financial charges
:: The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on financial crime charges, according to a source cited by AFP. “Multiple investigations have been conducted regarding this person, also other people have been investigated, some of
Revolutionary Guards attack Rouhani for criticizing missile experiments
:: Spokesman of the Iranian Armed forces and the general of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Massoud Jazairi, attacked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s statements during the second round of debates on Iran’s presidential election broadcasted on Friday, where Rouhani accused the
Iran’s presidential candidates square off in first ever live TV debate
The six candidates standing in Iran’s presidential election squared off in their first ever live television debate Friday, with moderate President Hassan Rowhani coming under fire from a key rival. Televised debates are a relatively new feature of Iranian presidential
Iran’s Rowhani defends economic record ahead of election
Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani defended his economic record in a press conference on Monday but stopped short of formally announcing his candidacy for next month’s presidential election. Rowhani pushed back against criticism from conservatives over his economic performance, saying there
Rowhani’s re-election depends on Trump
By : Huda al Husseini The official registration of candidates for the Iranian presidential elections will begin on April 11. This is followed by an important step taken by the Guardian Council’s authority vetting the candidates on the 26th of
Iran’s foreign minister visits Qatar, meets ruler
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Qatar on Wednesday for talks with his Qatari counterpart and the Gulf Arab country’s ruler, Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian President Hassan Rowhani visited Kuwait and Oman last month, signaling that the Islamic
Rowhani: Increasing of military power will not guarantee Iran’s security
Iranian president Hassan Rowhani warned during a conference with the Iranian interior ministry that increasing military power will not guarantee the country’s security. He also said that loss of confidence in Iranian society would mean loss of security, reported Iranian
Trump to Iran’s Rowhani: You better be careful
Donald Trump dialed up the rhetoric against Iran on Friday, warning the country’s president he “better be careful” about his words. The war-of-words between Tehran and Washington escalated as President Hassan Rowhani and Trump traded threats and warnings. Rowhani told
Iran’s Rowhani to Trump: ‘Now is not the time to build walls’
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani said on Saturday it was no time to build walls between nations and criticised steps towards cancelling world trade agreements, without naming new US President Donald Trump. Trump on Wednesday ordered the construction of a US-Mexican
Kuwait: Tehran positive, willing to cooperate
“We have seen a positive attitude from the Iranian side and a willingness to cooperate,” says Kuwaiti deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah said in his first comment after his country’s outreach to the Iranian government on behalf of the GCC.
Iran: Trump’s comments ‘psychologically’ influenced the nuclear deal
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday, in its fourth report on the nuclear agreement between Tehran and the six major powers, that the comments of President-elect Donald Trump, have psychologically affected the implementation of the agreement. The Iranian Foreign
Putin, Rowhani welcome Aleppo ‘victory’
Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin welcomed the “Syrian army’s victory against the terrorists in Aleppo” during a late-night phone call, Iranian media reported on Sunday. “The Syrian army’s victory sends a message that the terrorists
Ali Khamenei criticizes Rowhani: We rushed in the nuclear deal
Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei criticized the opening-up policy pursued by the president, Hassan Rowhani, about the nuclear file stating that: “The west side is not committed to this agreement, while some Iranian officials rushed to sign it.” According to
Rowhani allies win second round of Iran elections
Reformist and moderate politicians allied with Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani won most seats in second round parliamentary elections, local media reported Saturday. Unofficial and incomplete results said that of the 68 seats being contested between 33 and 40 went to
Iran’s leaders offer different different New Year visions
Iran’s two most powerful figures offered contrasting visions for the economy in speeches marking Iranian New Year on Sunday, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling for self-reliance and President Hassan Rowhani urging cooperation with the world. In Nowruz speeches,
Second round of Iran elections set for April 29
Iran will hold a second round of voting on April 29 to fill 69 parliamentary seats for which no clear winner emerged during last month’s elections, state media said Monday. The run-off is necessary because under Iran’s election rules a
Iran election bodes ill for Russia
By : Maria Dubovikova Iranians voted to elect new members of parliament and the Assembly of Experts. The results show people favoring reform, integration into the global economic and political systems, and restoring ties with the West. This is good
Iran election results split between 3 groups
Final election results show that Iran’s moderate President Hassan Rowhani’s allies made strong gains but none of the main political groupings won enough seats for a majority in parliament. An AFP tally, based on declarations on state television and Iranian
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