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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said one of the main subjects that Tehran and Riyadh have underlined in the recent agreement on the restoration of ties was regional peace. Speaking to reporters at a press conference in Tehran on Sunday, Amirabdollahian said Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed on the normalization of relations that were severed seven years ago. Asked about the settlement of the crisis in Yemen in light of détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the foreign minister said Tehran believes that the Yemeni issue relates only to the people of Yemen. “However, emphasis on peace in the…

An Iranian lawmaker unveiled plans for Iran and Bahrain to reopen their embassies in Manama and Tehran. A member of an Iranian parliamentary delegation that traveled to Bahrain recently to attend the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) said she has held talks with the chairman of the Bahraini National Assembly about the revival of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Elham Azad noted that the embassies of Iran and Bahrain in Manama and Tehran will reopen soon. She said the top Bahraini lawmaker has also stressed the need to act more strongly in relation to regional issues with closer…

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the French police’ resort to violence against protesters as a testimony to France’s non-compliance with democracy and freedom of speech. In a post on his Twitter account on Sunday, Nasser Kanaani slammed as unacceptable the French police’ violent crackdown on citizens staging protests against the president’s pension reforms. Kanaani said such brute force against protesters reveals the French government’s failure to respect the principles of democracy and freedom of speech. The Iranian spokesman also advised France to avoid double standards and instrumental use of human rights and to stop resorting to violence against demonstrators. The…

The agreement will allow the UK to deport asylum seekers to the African nation in return for a $145 million to Kigali over five years. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman expands a deal with Rwanda which allows the UK to detain asylum seekers reaching the European country and deport them to the African nation. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) earlier slammed this agreement between the two as a “clear breach” of international law, describing it as an “asylum ban”. Braverman, who is on an official visit to Rwanda, claimed that the scheme would “act as a powerful…

The visit comes as part of efforts to enforce Iran’s ‘neighborliness diplomacy’ strategy, as per Iranian news agency Nour News. After high-stakes trips to Beijing and Abu Dhabi aimed at rebooting diplomatic and security ties with regional neighbors, Iran Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani arrived in Iraq. The visit comes as part of efforts to enforce ‘neighborliness diplomacy’ strategy, as per Iranian news agency Nour News. Shamkhani will reportedly meet the Iraqi President, Prime Minister, and Parliament Speaker during his visit, in order to sign a memorandum of understanding on border security, Mehr news agency reported. Iraq is Iran’s second economic…

The Kosovar Prime Minister, Serbian president, and EU officials meet in Ohrid, North Macedonia to discuss an EU-backed normalization agreement between the two countries, and despite settling disagreements, no agreement was signed. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, after 12 hours of talks between the two leaders and EU officials in Ohrid, North Macedonia, have settled on how to implement the EU-backed agreement to normalize relations between the two countries, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borell announced on Saturday, without mentioning that no agreement was officially signed. Josep Borrell told reporters that “Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on the…

US Congresswoman Betty McCollum has expressed optimism that more and more Americans are rejecting their government’s complicity in Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinian children and families. McCollum said in a tweet, “More than ever before, Americans do not want the U.S. to be complicit in Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinian children & families. Not $1 of U.S. aid should be used to imprison Palestinian children in military detention facilities, or used to tear down their homes.” The US Rep. was commenting on a recent poll by Gallup News which has found that 49% of US Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians compared with…

The Arab Republic of Egypt is hosting a five-party meeting today to promote dialogue between the Palestinian and Israeli sides and to stop all unilateral measures and the escalation to pave the way for an atmosphere that contributes to the resumption of the peace process. Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, a spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, said that the five-way meeting will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh, with the participation of high-profile political and security officials from Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and the United States, within the framework of regional and international efforts aimed at achieving calm in the Palestinian…

Three terrorists were killed in a counter-terror operation by security forces in the Awaran district of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. From March 15 onwards, an intelligence-based operation was initiated to intercept a terrorist group operating in parts of the district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement cited by Xinhua News Agency. The terrorists were linked with firing and improvised explosive devices incidents in parts of the province, said the ISPR. Source: SANA

President Bashar al-Assad arrived on Sunday at noon in the United Arab Emirates on an official visit, accompanied by the First Lady Mrs. Asma al-Assad. Upon his arrival at the presidential airport in Abu Dhabi, His Excellency was received by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Upon entering the UAE airspace, President al-Assad’s plane was accompanied by several warplanes, welcoming his visit. Later, President al-Assad headed to Qasr Al Watan to start talks with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates. Mrs. Asma al-Assad…