Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Wednesday blamed US sanctions and pressure on the United Nations and Syria’s neighbors for the reticence of more than 5 million refugees who fled the conflict there to return. “There are many hurdles,” Assad said, citing US sanctions, in a speech delivered via video ...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa have underlined the need for the two neighboring countries to boost bilateral security cooperation and border protection efforts. During a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, Zarif and General Bajwa discussed issues of bilateral ...