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‘We’re Not Colonialists, Don’t Cause Chaos’: Xi Tells Mattis China Won’t Concede An Inch of Land

Amid growing tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan, President Xi Jinping told US Defense Secretary James Mattis Beijing has no colonial ambitions but will never shy away from defending every inch of its territory.
News ID: 70977    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Envoy: Syria Determined to Fight International Terrorism on All Its Territory

Syria’s permanent representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said that Damascus governemnt is determined to fight international terrorism on all its territories with its commitment to the political solution through Syrian-Syrian talks without any foreign intervention or preconditions.
News ID: 70975    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

North, South Korea Begin Consultations on Linking Their Motor Roads

Senior officials from transport agencies of North and South Korea on Thursday began talks on linking the two countries’ motor roads to make it possible to travel from Pyongyang to Seoul by car.
News ID: 70974    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Saudis Arrest Another Women's Right Activist

Saudi Arabia arrested Hatoon al-Fassi, a Saudi women's rights activist and writer, as part of its crackdown on activists in the kingdom, according to a human rights group.
News ID: 70973    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Fifteen Dead, Dozens Injured in Nairobi Market Fire

Fifteen people died and dozens were injured when fire swept through a market in the Kenyan capital Nairobi in the early hours of Thursday, an official said.
News ID: 70972    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Mattis Says US Will Keep Current Troop Levels in South Korea

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reassured South Korea on Thursday that the United States will maintain its current number of troops on the Korean Peninsula.
News ID: 70971    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

US must be held accountable for withdrawal from JCPOA: Iran UN mission

The United States must be held accountable for the consequences of its reckless and wrongful act of withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Iran and G5+1 (US, UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany) in 2015.
News ID: 70970    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Venezuela's Maduro Calls Pence A 'Poisonous Viper'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday called US Vice President Mike Pence a "viper" and vowed to defeat what he called Washington's attempts to force him from power.
News ID: 70969    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Iran Not to Buckle under US Pressure: President Rouhani

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Iranian government and nation would never buckle under the US pressure.
News ID: 70968    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

UN envoy:

Iran to quit JCPOA in face of US nuclear-related sanctions

Iran’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations says Tehran would treat the re-imposition of nuclear-related sanctions by US as “grounds to cease performing its commitments under the JCPOA in whole or in part.”
News ID: 70967    Publish Date : 2018/06/28

Xi Tells Mattis China Won't Give Up 'One Inch' of Territory

China is committed to peace and won't cause "chaos" in the world, but cannot give up even an inch of territory that the country's ancestors have left behind, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday.
News ID: 70965    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

EU Chief Says Europe Must Prepare for the Worst with Trump

European Council President Donald Tusk says the European Union must prepare for the worst due to the policies of US President Donald Trump, as a trade war looms between Washington and Brussels.
News ID: 70964    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

Lebanese Official: At Least 400 Syrian Refugees to Return to Syria

At least 400 Syrian refugees will return to Syria tomorrow, the Lebanese Security Chief Major General ‘Abbas Ibrahim announced on Wednesday morning.
News ID: 70963    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

Leader Underlines Judicial Action against Disruption to Iran’s Economy

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined the Judiciary’s duty to decisively confront economic corruption or measures disrupting Iran’s economy.
News ID: 70962    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

Iran’s Zarif Acclaims Africa’s Political Savvy

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised Africa’s internationally-acknowledged progress in the recent years, saying the African Union’s logical stances on the world and regional developments reveals its rich political understanding.
News ID: 70960    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

US Pushes Allies to Halt Iran Oil Imports: Report

The United States has told countries to cut all imports of Iranian oil from November and is unlikely to offer any exemptions, a senior State Department official said as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on allies to cut off funding to Iran.
News ID: 70959    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

Saudi Jets Hit Yemeni Bus, Kill 19 Civilians in Hudaydah

Nine civilians were killed and 11 others injured after Saudi-led warplanes hit a bus, carrying displaced civilians, in the western port city of Hudaydah.
News ID: 70958    Publish Date : 2018/06/27

North, South Korea Mull Connecting Railways

Officials from North and South Korea met to discuss connecting the railways that run useless across their border amid a rapprochement on the long-divided peninsula.
News ID: 70956    Publish Date : 2018/06/26

Syria in Last 24 Hours: US Conducts More Heliborne Operations to Rescue Foreign ISIL Commanders in Hasaka

The American military forces continued illegal heliborne operations to rescue the ISIL terrorists and commanders from Southern Hasaka, local sources reported on Monday.
News ID: 70955    Publish Date : 2018/06/26

US Freezes Palestinian Aid Funding

The United States has reportedly suspended aid to the Palestinian Authority amid ongoing Middle East peace talks.
News ID: 70954    Publish Date : 2018/06/26

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