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British MPs Press UK Secretary of State to Take Action Against Saudis over Khashoggi Affair

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The UK government is facing renewed pressure over its continued ties to Saudi Arabia following the death of Jamal Khashoggi and the humanitarian disaster in Yemen, after all five main Westminster opposition parties signed an unprecedented joint letter calling for a change of stance.
News ID: 73204    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Syria Writes to UN about US 'War Crime' after Airstrike in Deir Ez-Zor

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Syria wrote to the United Nations, urging a transparent and impartial probe into the recent massacre of scores of civilians in a US airstrike in the Arab country’s east.
News ID: 73201    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Governor:

Western Iran border working nonstop

TEHRAN( defapress )– Due to the start of the Shia rituals, Arbaeen walk, in the western borders Shalamcheh, Chazabeh, and Mehran, in order to smooth the way for the exports, Parvizkhan border terminal will be open 24 hours a day, said the Qasr-e Shirin governor.
News ID: 73196    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Jaberi, Maurer discuss latest developments in ME

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Hossein Jaberi Ansari, the Special Assistant to Iran's Foreign Minister in Political Affairs and Peter Maurer, the president of the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) held a meeting in Tehran, conferring on the latest developments in Syria and Yemen.
News ID: 73202    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Syrians in Occupied Golan Burn Israeli Election Cards in Defiance of Judaization Practices

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Syrians in occupied Golan held a sit-in at Majdal Shams Square and burned the “election cards” distributed among them by the Israeli authorities with regard to the so-called “local councils” elections.
News ID: 73200    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Iran, Russia, India Confer on Expanding Trilateral Cooperation

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iran, Russia and India held a trilateral meeting in Moscow on Sunday, and exchanged views on the threats of the modern world and obstacles on the path to expanding regional cooperation between the neighboring states.
News ID: 73199    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Taiwan's Cozying Up to Trump Could Spark A China-US War

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – As the confrontation between the United States and China escalates, Taiwan is being pushed back to the top of the agenda in American foreign policy circles.
News ID: 73195    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Canada says Saudi explanation of journo's death not credible

TEHRAN ( defapress )– Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister slammed on Saturday the murder of the Saudi critic journalist confirmed by the Saudis in its consulate in Istanbul, saying the Saudi explanation 'lacks credibility'.
News ID: 73194    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Australian By-Election Count Goes to the Wire, after PM Concedes

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - As the count from a crucial Australian by-election spilled into Sunday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced the possibility that his Liberal party may have been too quick to concede a contest that would relegate his administration to a minority government.
News ID: 73193    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

World reacts with skepticism to Saudi account of Jamal Khashoggi's death

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – American lawmakers and European leaders have reacted with skepticism following the Saudi government's confirmation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death.
News ID: 73192    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Iran Rejects Allegation of Interference in US Elections as Delusional

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as “baseless” Washington’s claim about Tehran’s efforts to undermine US elections, saying that such assertions are rooted in “a kind of unknown delusion.”
News ID: 73191    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Yemeni Army Hits Saudi Base with Homegrown Missile in Jizan

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Yemen’s army and Popular Committees fired a homegrown ballistic missile at a military base in Saudi Arabia’s Jizan province in retaliation for continued massacre of civilians by the Saudi-led coalition in the Arabian Peninsula country.
News ID: 73190    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Trump:

Democrats Want America to Become Venezuela

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The US president warned during his Nevada rally that “radical socialism” and “open borders” policies would turn the US into Venezuela.
News ID: 73189    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Hundreds of Afghan Polling Centers Open for Second Day of Voting

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Hundreds of Afghan polling centers opened Sunday for a second day of voting in a chaotic legislative election marred by deadly violence and technical glitches that have eroded its credibility.
News ID: 73188    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

EU calls for credible probe into Khashoggi’s murder

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – After Saudi Arabia admitted journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul, the European Union has issued an statement, calling for “thorough, credible and transparent” investigation into the case.
News ID: 73187    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

62 martyred, dozens injured in US-led coalition airstrikes on Deir Ezzor

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – At least 62 civilians were martyred in three new massacres committed by the US-led international coalition in the villages of al-Suseh and al-Bubadran in al-Bukmal region in Deir Ezzor southern countryside.
News ID: 73186    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Syria demands intl. investigation into US-led Coalition’s attacks on Deir Ezzor

TEHRAN( defapress )– Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said the heinous crime committed by the illegitimate US-led Coalition in al-Sousa and al-Bubadran villages in Deir Ezzor countryside prove once again its disregard for international law.
News ID: 73185    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Amir-Abdollahian:

'US’ logistics support makes Saudi war against Yemen last this long'

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said the Saudi military strike against Yemen, sponsored with US’ logistics support, must be stopped since the Yemeni crisis does not have a military solution.
News ID: 73184    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Iran’s President Names New Picks for 4 Ministries

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s president nominated four men to run the country’s major economic ministries whose heads have resigned or been impeached by the Parliament in recent weeks.
News ID: 73183    Publish Date : 2018/10/21

Moscow Slams US for 'Fabricating' Election Indictment

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Moscow on Saturday condemned Washington for indicting a Russian woman for interfering in US 2018 elections, saying the accusations were fabricated in order to impose further sanctions on Russia.
News ID: 73182    Publish Date : 2018/10/20

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