UN envoy condemns attack on Iraqi parliament speaker
UN envoy in Iraq has strongly condemned the attack against the convoy of the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, a UN spokesperson said here Tuesday.
US will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapon: defense official
A senior official of the US Defense Department told Congress on Tuesday that the United States will not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon, and that if Iran decided to use nuclear talks as a cover for developing one, Washington would be able to detect it.
Obama warns firms of violating sanctions on Iran at own peril
Companies that explore business opportunities in Iran do so "at their own peril," US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday, vowing that the US will come down "like a ton of bricks" on sanctions violators.
Hamas, UNRWA dispute over rights courses in school curriculum
Disputes between the Gaza Strip's ruling Islamist movement, Hamas, and the United Nations Relief and Work Agency have intensified after the latter included a course on human rights in school curriculum, officials said Tuesday.
Syria calls on businessmen to return to help in reconstruction
At a time when the official Syrian delegation is holding negotiations with the opposition coalition to reach a political solution to the crunching crisis in the country, the government works to prepare suitable climates for Syrian businessmen to return to the country to perk up the devastating economy.
Over 10,000 Syrians escape to Turkey in 10 days
More than 10,000 Syrians fled to Turkey in the past 10 days as clashes escalated on the Turkish- Syrian border, Turkish Anadolu News Agency reported Tuesday.
Russia dismisses US sanctions against Iran as "illegitimate"
Russia's deputy foreign minister on Tuesday dismissed the expansion of US sanctions against Iran as "illegitimate."
Talkin’ bout a revolution
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (center) arrives at a rally in Tehran’s Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to give a speech marking the 35th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Little progress after ‘laborious’ start to Syria talks: UN mediator
A fresh round of peace talks between Syria’s government and opposition has got off to a rough start, with few signs of progress, UN-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Tuesday.
Former Italian prime minister Berlusconi’s bribery trial opens in Naples
Silvio Berlusconi’s latest trial opened in Naples on Tuesday, this time for allegedly bribing a senator in 2006 to join his party in a move aimed at destabilizing a rival center-left government in power at the time.