Iran foreign minister urges dialog in a world typified by elimination,

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has proposed a transition away from a “paradigm of elimination” in international relations to a “paradigm of dialog.”

Diphtheria piles on Yemen misery amid cholera rage

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Thursday that diphtheria-related deaths had been recorded in 19 of Yemen’s 23 provinces.

Israeli regime approves construction of over 1,100 new West Bank settler units

Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement group that monitors settlement activity in the West Bank, said on Thursday that the approvals were given on Wednesday by a military affairs committee responsible for authorizing settlement construction.

European nations voice support for Iranian nuclear deal

After a Thursday meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Brussels, the EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, and the top diplomats from Germany, France and Britain, took turns to deliver a statement in defense of the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Hope, optimism main characteristics of late Ayatollah Rafsanjani

Hope has been one of major characteristics of late Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has been a right-hand of Imam Khomeini, the leader of contemporary Muslim world.

'Rafsanjani loyal adviser to Leader, Imam Khomeini'

Iran set to hold congress to commemorate ex-President Rafsanjani

Tehran is going to host a congress in commemoration of former Iranian president and chairman of the country’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on his first death anniversary, Tasnim news agency reported.

Trump mentally 'not fit for office'

US Congressman John Garamendi says many Republican lawmakers agree with him that President Donald Trump is mentally “not fit for office.”