Lebanon’s House Speaker Nabih Berri cites active contacts with Ain Al-Tineh on cabinet formation, says further time is needed

Iran’s Suleimani Condoles Sayyed Nasrallah over Death of Um Imad Mughniyeh

IRGC’s Al-Quds Force Commander General Qassem Suleimani on Wednesday offered condolences to Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah over the death of Um Imad Mughniyeh. In a letter to Sayyed Nasrallah, Suleimani wrote that Hajja Amina Salami, who was the mother of Mughniyeh brothers, should be remembered as “the mother ...

Turkish Media Releases CCTV, Names 15 Saudis in Khashoggi Case

CCTV footage released by Turkish television on Wednesday showed the moment missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul and the movements of a team suspected of involvement in his disappearance. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, vanished on October 2 after entering the consulate to obtain official ...

US Penalizing Those Honoring UNSC Resolution: Iranian Envoy

Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo lashed out at the US, saying Washington has been penalizing countries which are abiding by international laws. Addressing a meeting of the Sixth Committee (Legal) of the 73th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on October 8, Khoshroo slammed the ...

Russia, China, N. Korea: UNSC Should Begin Reconsidering Sanctions Against Pyongyang

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has reported that Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang support the idea of holding talks between the US, China, North Korea and South Korea regarding the situation on the Korean Peninsula. The Russian, Chinese and North Korean Deputy Foreign Ministers believe the UNSC should begin to reconsider sanctions against ...

Jordan: More Talks Needed to Reopen Nassib Crossing

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Tuesday that the Nassib crossing with Syria would reopen once an agreement is reached on all necessary arrangements. After meeting with his Lebanese counterpart Gebran Bassil in Amman, Safadi said that technical committees between the two countries which began talks in the middle ...

Ivanka Trump: I won’t be Haley’s replacement

Following Nikki Haley’s announcement she would be stepping down as US ambassador to the United Nations by the end of the year, US President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, said she would not replace Haley as the American envoy to the UN. “It is an honor to serve in the White ...

Trump’s UN Envoy Haley Resigns, Rules Out 2020 Run for Office

Nikki Haley said on Tuesday she was stepping down as US ambassador to the United Nations, but knocked down speculation that she might challenge President Donald Trump at the next election. Sitting beside Trump in the Oval Office, Haley said her 18-month stint at the United Nations had been “an ...