EU should not change asylum policy, Juncker says
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker warned against a “base reactions” to Friday night’s terrorist attacks in Paris, insisting that European Union asylum policy should not be changed. “We...
View ArticleIntelligence, not bombs, is the key in the fight against Isis
It was good to hear George Osborne on Tuesday stress the dangers of digital warfare as he announced the country’s first “cyber force” at GCHQ....
View ArticleLebanon arrests 5 Syrians, 1 Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings -...
By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian in connection with the twin suicide bombings in central Beirut on Thursday that killed 43 people, a...
View ArticleUS, allies claim hit against Daesh in Iraq, Syria
The United States says the American military and its allies have pounded Daesh (ISIL) positions in Iraq and Syria over two dozen times. The US and its allies targeted Daesh in Iraq with 20 airstrikes...
View ArticleParis Attacks Put Focus on Southeast Asia's Terrorism Fight
As global leaders arrive in Asia for a series of summits, pressure is increasing on Southeast Asian nations to cooperate more to combat terrorism -- including by sharing information on financing --...
View ArticleEast-West Institute Consultations to Develop Afghanistan’s Trade in the...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) November 15, 2015 Kabul - The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan hosted a meeting of...
View ArticleSurveylance in place for security of Arbaeen pilgrims
Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Nov 16, IRNA -- Commander of Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said here Monday that there is no concern over security issues for Arbaeen pilgrims on...
View ArticleGerman minister: Syria talks seek opposition-government meeting
VIENNA — High-level talks on the future of Syria have produced an agreement to seek meetings between the opposition and the government of President Bashar Ashad by year’s end, Germany’s foreign...
View ArticleIran nixed Assad ouster clause in Vienna: Amir-Abdollahian
Iran says it opposed the inclusion of a clause that would have asked for the removal of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad from power in the statement that was issued following recent talks in Vienna on...
View ArticleWhen will West's romanticism with terror end?
By Vikas Khanna New Delhi, Nov.16 (ANI): A series of recent terror attacks, the latest being the coordinated Mumbai-style attacks in Paris, should serve as a warning to the global community that...
View ArticleArmy Ground Force enjoys good research capacity
Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA – Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA – The Ground Force of the Iranian Army enjoys a high capacity for scientific research, Commander of Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza...
View ArticleIraq warned of ISIS attack one day before Paris, report reveals
Senior Iraqi intelligence officials warned coalition countries of imminent assaults by the Islamic State group just one day before last week's deadly attacks in Paris killed 129 people, The Associated...
View ArticleGerman minister: Syria talks seek opposition-government meet
VIENNA (AP) High-level talks on the future of Syria have produced an agreement to seek meetings between the opposition and the government of President Bashar Ashad by year's end, Germany's foreign...
View ArticleIraq warned of imminent Islamic State assaults before Paris terror attacks
BAGHDAD (AP) — Senior Iraqi intelligence officials warned coalition countries of imminent assaults by the Islamic State group just one day before last week's deadly attacks in Paris killed 129 people,...
View ArticleDay of the Imprisoned Writer: Behrouz Bouchani – detained on Manus Island
Bouchani, an Iranian Kurd who fled his country after he faced arrest and imprisonment for his writing, is detained by Australia in Papua New Guinea...
View ArticleIraq shares intelligence on militants terror attacks: FM
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Ja’afari says Baghdad has shared intelligence on the risk of militant attacks on France, the United States and Iran. "Sources in Iraqi intelligence obtained...
View ArticleUS using ISIL as bulwark against Iran influence: Pundit
Press TV has interviewed Sukant Chandan, a filmmaker and political commentator from London, and Lee Kaplan, an investigative journalist from Las Vegas, to discuss the real sponsors of terrorism in the...
View ArticleIran, EU, US discuss sanctions removal mechanisms
Iran, the US and the European Union (EU) have held a meeting to draw up a text of mechanisms for the removal of sanctions against Tehran based on the nuclear agreement reached between the Islamic...
View ArticleIran says up to Assad to decide on Syria election run
A top Iranian official said Sunday several countries involved in Syria peace talks had tried to exclude President Bashar al-Assad from future elections but Tehran insisted the demand be withdrawn. The...
View ArticleAnalysis: The dilemma for France
Friday's massacres in Paris have left France's leadership facing a dilemma familiar to Western governments since 9/11: They need a response at home and abroad that balances the need to express national...
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