TEHRAN, Dec 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Aabdollahian, held a phone conversation with the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, on issues of mutual concerns, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said, yesterday.
During the conversation, Amir-Aabdollahian thanked the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, for his role on the path of dialogue and interaction, the ministry said on its website.
BEIRUT, Dec 4 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, inaugurated the 64th edition of the Beirut International and Arab Book Fair, yesterday.
The book fair, which will last until Dec 11, attracted around 133 publishing houses, and will include 24 symposiums for people to interact and discuss various topics.
In a statement released by the Council of Ministers, Mikati highlighted the broad participation of Arab publishers in the fair, describing it as a cultural landmark, where writers can interact with readers.
BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi parliament approved the nomination of two more ministers yesterday, completing Prime Minister, Mohammed Shi’a al-Sudani’s 23-member cabinet, a month after the approval of his government.
A statement by the parliament media office said, the lawmakers approved by an absolute majority the nomination of Bangen Rekani as Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, and Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi as Minister of Environment.
After the approval, the two were sworn in before the parliament, according to the statement.
AMMAN, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Dozens of demonstrators angry over worsening economic conditions in Syria stormed and ransacked the governor's office in the southern city of Sweida on Sunday, clashing with police, the authorities and witnesses said.
Earlier, more than 200 people had gathered around the building in the centre of the Druze-majority city, chanting slogans calling for the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad, they said, amid spiralling prices and economic hardship.
RIYADH, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosts China's leader this week at a delicate moment in U.S.-Saudi ties, signalling Riyadh's resolve to navigate a polarised global order regardless of the wishes of its Western allies, analysts said.
The ruler of the oil giant has made a comeback on the world stage following the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, which cast a pall over Saudi-U.S. ties, and has been defiant in the face of U.S. ire over the kingdom's energy policy and pressure from Washington to help isolate Russia.
DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut down.
There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry which is in charge of the morality police, and Iranian state media said Public Prosecutor Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was not responsible for overseeing the force.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli air force conducted airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, in response to rockets fired from the territory hours before.
According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the strikes targeted a weapon manufacturing site "belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization," and the site is "where the majority of the ... rockets in the Gaza Strip are being manufactured."
The statement also said a Hamas cross-border tunnel was targeted.
TEHRAN, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian diplomat said Sunday that Tehran and Moscow have developed frameworks and mechanisms for improving bilateral relations, according to the official news agency IRNA.
Ali Bagheri Kani, Iran's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, made the remarks following his meetings with Russian officials in Moscow.
He noted that "the two sides reviewed bilateral relations over the past months and created frameworks and mechanisms in agreement with each other for developing relations."
CAIRO (AP) — Iranian authorities executed four people Sunday accused of working for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the state-run IRNA news agency said. Three others received lengthy prison sentences.
IRNA said the country’s powerful Revolutionary Guard announced the arrests of a network of people linked to the Israeli agency. It said the members had previous criminal records and tried to disrupt the country’s security.
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans’ sartorial style has sparked controversy.
Forget your classic soccer jerseys - the streets of Doha have been transformed into a chaotic runway show in terms of fashion.
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