International
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...
Turkey may recall ambassador in UAE, suspend diplomatic ties...
( Turkey )
Ankara | WTNS | August 15:Turkey may suspend its diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), or recall its ambassador, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday, in response to the UAE’s recent deal with Israel. Erdoğan told reporters that the UAE’s controversial deal with Israel is problematic and that Turkey stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people. “I have given the necessary instructions to my foreign minister. We may either suspend diplomatic ties or recall...
Country’s economy heading in right direction:PM Imran ...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad | WTNS | August 14:Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed satisfaction that the country’s economy is heading in the right direction with improvement in revenue collection and exports. PM Pakistan on Friday said that it has “defeated” terrorism and has “come a long way” despite battling “heavy odds” both at “external as well as internal fronts”, as the country celebrated its 74th Independence Day. In a televised message on the occasion...
Israel and the UAE reach historical Deal to normalise relati...
( UAE )
Abu Dhabi | WTNS | August 13:Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached a US-brokered agreement to normalise relations, a joint statement said on Thursday. Under the deal, Israel has agreed to suspend its attempts to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, senior White House officials told Reuters. Mohammed bin Zayed, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, tweeted: “During a call with President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, an agreement was reached to stop further Israeli annexation of Palestinian...
Saudi Arabia forces Pakistan to repay loans following threat...
(Srinagar)
Riyadh | WTNS | August 13: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ended a cash and oil loan agreement and made Pakistan return $1 billion which was part of the $6.2 billion deal signed in November 2018. Islamabad will send its army chief to Saudi Arabia this weekend to try to resolve a growing diplomatic spat in which Riyadh is demanding Pakistan`s early repayment of $3bn loan. The decade-long friendship of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has hit a wall. The reason –Islamabad’s threats to split the Riyadh-led...