Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday welcomed a nationwide truce in Syria as a “major achievement” that could lead to renewed peace talks. On the deal brokered by Russia and Turkey — potentially a significant breakthrough in the nearly six-year conflict — Zarif said: “Ceasefire in Syria is ...
Israeli occupation soldiers on Friday shot and wounded a Palestinian woman, alleging she had approached an Israeli security checkpoint near al-Quds (Jerusalem) with a knife. She was wounded when security forces opened fire, occupation police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said, adding that her injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. Police ...