Millions stage Quds Day protests across globe

Millions of people have taken to the streets around the globe on the occasion of International Quds Day to censure Israel’s atrocities against the Palestinians of the besieged Gaza Strip. Protesters held demonstrations in support of innocent Palestinians across Asia, Europe and Africa on Friday. The protests began from the Far East with Japanese people…

Iran’s defense minister: Gaza war shows Israel’s frustration

Iran’s defense minister says Israel’s fresh aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip shows the Tel Aviv regime’s frustration in face of the Palestinian resistance. Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said on Tuesday that the Israeli regime’s brutal aggression against Gaza indicates the frustration of the regime in the face of anti-Israel resistance front. The…

Иран открывает свое воздушное пространство для международных рейсов после трагедии на Украине

Организация гражданской авиации Ирана (САО) выразила готовность открыть воздушное пространство страны для международных рейсов после крушения лайнера Malaysia Airlines с 298 пассажирами на борту на востоке Украины. Такое решение было принято в связи с небезопасностью воздушного пространства над Украиной и последовало после запроса Международной организации гражданской авиации (ИКАО) о разрешении на  международные перелеты над Ираном,…

Iran opens airspace to int’l flights after Ukraine crash

Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) says it is prepared to open the country’s airspace to international flights after a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 298 people on board crashed over Ukraine’s east. The decision was made due to Ukraine’s unsafe airspace and following a request by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that Iran allow international…

Парламент Грузии ратифицировал Соглашение об ассоциации с ЕС

Парламент Грузии ратифицировал Соглашение об ассоциации с Европейским Союзом на фоне опасений по поводу негативных реакций со стороны России. Несмотря на политические разногласия внутри парламента, грузинские депутаты от оппозиции и правящей партии в пятницу единогласно поддержали ратификацию соглашения. Соглашение об ассоциации, подписанное в прошлом месяце, было одобрено при поддержке 123 депутатов, присутствовавших на парламентской сессии,…

Georgia parliament ratifies EU association deal

Georgia’s parliament has ratified an Association Agreement with the European Union amid concerns about negative reactions by Russia. Despite political struggles within the parliament, Georgian lawmakers from the opposition and ruling party on Friday unanimously supported the ratification of the deal. The Association Agreement, signed last month, was approved by the support of 123 lawmakers…

Russia condemns new US sanctions

Russia has strongly censured the latest package of sanctions against Moscow by the US as blackmail and Washington’s revenge for the failure of its agenda in Ukraine, saying Moscow reserves the right to take retaliatory measures. Moscow believes that America is targeting it with sanctions “because the events in Ukraine have not developed the way…

Anti-Israel protests held in 15 US cities

Jewish protesters organized demonstrations against Israel in 15 cities across the United States, condemning Tel Aviv for atrocities it is committing against Palestinians. The protests organized by Jewish Voice for Peace were held Friday in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, among other cities, and drew 1,000 demonstrators. In Boston, protesters…

Russia slams hypocrisy of Western cyber-spying

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced what he called the hypocrisy of Western countries in the case of cyber-espionage to eavesdrop on world leaders. Putin made the comments during a press conference on Friday in response to a question about Russia’s view of countries that carry out phone hacking and surveillance of other countries’ leaders.…