International
India and China Called for quick disengagement of troops ove...
( India )
New Delhi | WTNS | September 11:India and China issued a joint statement over an ongoing border dispute in the Himalayas, calling for dialogue and disengagement to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals. It came after foreign ministers from both countries met at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Moscow on Thursday. Discussions were “frank” and “constructive” between India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, according...
Saudi Arabia arrests famous clerics in new Crackdown...
( Saudi Arabia )
Riyadh | WTNS | September 5:Saudi authorities recently launched a new arrest campaign, detaining a famous religious figure, a Quran reciter, a university professor and many others, according to the Prisoners of Conscience account on Twitter, which documents human rights abuses in the Gulf kingdom. Middle East Eye reports, In August, authorities arrested well-known academic Dr Abdullah Basfar, an associate professor at the department of Sharia and Islamic studies at King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah,...
Using Force against Mourners in Kashmir “worrying̶...
( Iran )
Tehran | WTNS | September 1:Foreign Ministry of Islamic Republic of Iran expresses concern and anger over the indiscriminate use of force by police and forces against mourners in Kashmir. Saeed Khatibzadeh, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, voiced concerns on Monday over Indian security forces’ attack on a Muharram procession in Kashmir. “While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to Aba Abdullah [Imam Hussein (AS)] and mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein have been...
Saudi Crown Bin Salman refuses to meet General Bajwa...
( Saudi Arabia )
Riyadh | WTNS | August 20:Amid strained ties, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman refused to meet Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI Chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed. Bajwa along with Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief had arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday. The relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia took a hit after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi attacked Riyadh for failing to take action against India over Kashmir issue. The close bilateral ties between...
Iranian Speaker Urges Parliamentary Action on UAE-Israel Dea...
( Iran )
Tehran | WTNS | August 19: Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf called on his Muslim counterparts to condemn an agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Zionist regime on the normalization of ties and take every possible parliamentary initiative to counter the deal. Qalibaf on Tuesday sent messages to the speakers of parliaments in the Islamic nations, saying the deal between the UAE and the Israeli regime undermines all efforts by the Muslim countries, the Organization...
Hamas Condemns Israel’s Detention of Sheikh Salah...
( Palestine )
Gaza | WTNS | August 18: Israel’s detention of Sheikh Raed Salah is an effort to undermine his national role in defending Jerusalem al-Quds, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Palestinian cause, Hamas said. In a press release on Sunday, Hamas stressed that “the Israeli practices and ongoing aggression against the Palestinians in the territories occupied in 1948, including the national figures and leaders, will not alter their identity, status or loyalty to their homeland.” It went on to hail Salah for...
Iranian top cleric & Advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatolla...
( Iran )
Tehran | WTNS | August 18: Senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri aged 76 passed away in Tehran. Advisor of the Supreme Leader on Muslim world affairs, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri, has passed away in the Iranian capital following years of endeavor for Islamic unity. Top cleric also served as the president of the Supreme Council at World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought following years of directing the major Islamic unity body in Iran Born in...
Iran`s attitude towards UAE will change fundamentally:Top Ge...
( Iran )
Tehran| WTNS | August 16:Iran’s highest-ranking military commander unveiled a change in the approach adopted by the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces on the United Arab Emirates after its ruling regime struck a deal with the Zionist regime on normalization of ties. Wilayat Times reports, In remarks at a conference held in Tehran on Sunday, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri denounced the UAE’s decision to start a friendship with the Israeli regime...
Diplomatic Defeat to US, UNSC rejects proposal to extend Ira...
( US )
Geneva | WTNS | August 15:The UN Security Council rejected a US proposal to extend the conventional weapons embargo on Iran Friday. The United States suffered an embarrassing diplomatic defeat on Friday when the United Nations Security Council rejected a proposal to indefinitely extend an arms embargo on Iran. The US has become increasingly isolated over Iran at the Security Council since President Donald Trump pulled it out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers in May 2018. Washington...
Iran issues strong warning to UAE, Rouhani termed deal a `bi...
( Iran )
Tehran| WTNS | August 15:Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that the country will react differently if the United Arab Emirates brings Israelis to the region. Speaking at a session of the National Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters on Saturday, Rouhani reacted to the recent isolation of the United States in the international arena. The reason why 11 countries abstained was that all of them deduced that preserving the JCPOA is necessary for the world and the region, Rouhani added. UN...