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The Iraqi parliament Wednesday ordered a nation-wide manual re-count of votes of the May 12 parliamentary elections following comments by outgoing Prime Minister arguing that the election was marred by irregularities. The legislature passed a law demanding the manual re-count, Read more
Iran’s supreme leader Monday brushed off the demand by the US and its European allies that the Islamic republic calls time on its ballistic missile program as he argued that the demand is a dream that will not come true. Read more
Qatar has distanced itself from a potential war against Iran as its defense minister questions Israel’s and the White House’s hardline on the Islamic Republic. “Is it wise to call the United States and to call Israel to go and Read more
Winner of May 12 election Muqtada al-Sadr headed to neighboring Kuwait Tuesday as part of plan to develop Iraq’s ties with regional neighbors as he seeks to end US and Iranian influence in Iraq. Al-Sadr this month was tussled at Read more
Iran’s foreign ministry has dismissed a report that some Iranian officials recently met with Israeli intelligence agents in the Jordanian capital over involvement in the Syrian conflict of forces aligned with the Iran-backed Lebanon Shia movement Hezbollah. The dismissal came Read more
Saudi air defense force intercepted a ballistic missile that was launched from Yemen towards the city of Najran on Friday, a day after Iran-backed Houthi rebels suffered heavy losses. The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces of the coalition (RSADF) detected Read more
Sunni Lebanese political figure Saad Hariri has been re-appointed Prime Minister following this month elections that were largely won by Iran’s proxy Hezbollah and its allies. President Michel Aoun Thursday designated Hariri as Prime Minister following consultation with members of Read more
Berlin and Beijing have pledged unity in a move to protect the 2015 nuclear deal ripped off by the US. Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced the unity as she visits the world economy giant. The German leader during a Read more
A group of lawmakers in the Iranian legislation have called President Hassan Rouhani to completely review ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the Gulf country voiced support for Washington’s pledge to flap historic toughest sanctions over its nuclear Read more
The European Union, Russia and China have decided to forge ahead with new talks with Iran without the US as the three seek to placate Iran with some financial incentives in return for the cease of Iran’s ballistic missile program, Read more