UN envoy departs Yemen after failed talks with Houthi leaders
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths left Sanaa on Tuesday, wrapping up a four-day visit during which he spoke with leaders of the Shia Houthi rebel group. Griffiths will now head to Jordanian capital Amman, a source at Sanaa’s airport told reporters on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to media. The […]
Iranian Delegation Visits Nigeria With View to Invest
Not less than 70 Iranian investors and businessmen are presently in Nigeria scouting for potential areas to put their resources. The investors are already holding discussions with a view to investing in sectors like banking, education, scholarship, agriculture, energy, tourism and technology development. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the […]
Gunman from Iran Kills 18 people in a Mall in German Before screaming ‘I’m German’ and ‘Allahu Akbar’
Police are investigating a fake Facebook advert which offered free food at the McDonald’s where a gunman killed the first of his nine victims. Munich was in lockdown for a major police operation around the city’s Olympic Park, after the 18-year-old Iranian opened fire at the fast food restaurant, before targeting shoppers in a busy […]
4 Russian Cruise Missiles Crash In Iran En Route To Syria
At least four cruise missiles fired from Russian navy ships in the Caspian Sea towards Syria Wednesday crashed in northwestern parts of Iran according to U.S. officials. Regional press reports in northwestern Iran referred to the crash of “unidentified flying objects.” On Wednesday, Russia fired 26 cruise missiles at what it said were ISIS targets […]
Nations across the globe will soon be engulfed by a ‘third world war’ sparked by terrorists
A senior Iranian official on Wednesday warned of an impending “third world war” that will be sparked by terrorists, according to regional reports. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of Iran’s powerful Expediency Council, warned in comments that the “outbreak of World War III” is coming in the near future, according to a report by Iran’s […]
Rejecting Iran nuclear deal is a vote for war, says Barack Obama
President Barack Obama is pushing to seal the Iran nuclear deal, accusing opponents of “selling a fantasy”. In a speech at a Washington DC university he said the agreement is publically supported by every country in the world, except for Israel. He described a forthcoming congressional vote on lifting sanctions as either a vote for […]
Barack Obama Publicly Embarrasses CBS News Reporter Major Garrett
President Barack Obama publicly scolded CBS News’ Major Garrett during a gathering of the press corps at the White House on Wednesday, chastising the reporter for asking if the president is “content” to celebrate the Iran nuclear deal while four American hostages remain in Iran. “That’s nonsense. And you should know better,” Obama replied. Obama […]
Iran and world powers clinch historic nuclear deal
World powers and Iran have reached a landmark deal to curb Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief after an 18-day marathon negotiations in Vienna. The accord was announced on Tuesday by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union’s policy chief Federica Mogherini in a joint statement in the Austrian […]
After almost 3 weeks Iran nuclear deal nears completion
There are growing expectations that a comprehensive deal capping marathon negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme will be announced in Vienna. Six world powers and Iran are reported to have drawn up a 100-page document detailing curbs to Iran’s nuclear activity and sanctions relief. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is to make a televised address at 17:30 […]
Iran nuclear talks face US deadline
Pressure is mounting on world powers and Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme and avoid the issue becoming bogged down in the US Congress. If a final agreement is not reached by Friday, Congress will double the time it takes to review an accord. That will delay the lifting of US sanctions. […]
