3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (826+ words) During separate phone calls with his Pakistani and Russian counterparts, Araghchi condemned US actions against Iranian commercial shipping, including the reported seizure of the container vessel Touska and its crew, and cited "contradictory positions and rhetoric of threat" from Washington,…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago  (210+ words) ADDIS ABABA - The African Union (AU) on Sunday "strongly condemned" reports of Israel's decision to appoint a diplomatic envoy to the "so-called Somaliland." In a statement issued on Sunday, the 55-member continental organization expressed "deep concern" regarding recent developments on…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (507+ words) NEW YORK/TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that US forces have intercepted and taken custody of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to bypass its blockade in the Gulf of Oman. "Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (797+ words) BEIRUT/CAIRO/JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS " The deputy head of Hezbollah's political council said on Wednesday that the group has agreed to a ceasefire with Israel but remains cautious about its implementation. Speaking to Al Jadeed TV, Mahmoud Qomati said Hezbollah would…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (592+ words) WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW - US President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that the war against Iran is "very close" to completion. Trump made remarks in response to a question from FOX News. Earlier on Tuesday, Trump told The New York…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (192+ words) BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday put forward a four-point proposal on promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, when meeting with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (224+ words) GAZA/RAMALLAH - At least six people were killed Saturday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a Palestinian police checkpoint in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses. Palestinian medical sources at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (9+ words) Netanyahu: Hezbollah disarmament prerequisite for truce with Lebanon'chinadailyasia. com...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (699+ words) ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON " US and Iranian officials landed in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Saturday morning for negotiations to end the hostilities in the Middle East. The Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, arrived here early in the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (419+ words) BEIRUT - Lebanon and Israel agreed on Friday to hold an initial meeting next Tuesday at the US State Department in Washington to discuss a ceasefire and the date for starting US-mediated negotiations, the Lebanese presidency said. On Friday night, Lebanese…...