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2023/05/11

Syrian Arab Republic a Glorious Return
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TEHRAN On May 7, Arab League foreign ministers adopted a resolution based on which they decided to readmit the Syrian Arab Republic to the Arab League, also called the League of Arab States (LAS). The ministers voted for Syria’s return into the fold at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo

Any ideology of superiority is criminal
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MOSCOW, May 9. /TASS/. Any superiority ideology is, by definition, repulsive, deadly, and #criminal#, #Russia#n President Vladimir Putin said during the Victory Day parade on the Red Square on Tuesday. We believe that any ideology of superiority is inherently disgusting, #criminal#, and deadly, he sa



Ben gvir silenced by the eu...

Finally the #EU# takes a clear position against #Israel#i right-wing extremism. #Israel# must convince itself once and for all that the Palestinian people exist and must be respected. The United States and #Israel# have for decades denied the Palestinian people the right to exist, a v

The Kenyan Café welcoming people with cognitive disorders...

The doors are open, and 18 year old Natasha Mwangi is welcoming guests into Ayira's Neuro Soul Café. The establishment aims to be a welcoming space for everyone, including guests who have cognitive disabilities. It's also a source of employment for young people like Mwangi, who was born

President Biden authorises sanctions against Sudan...

President Joe #Biden# has issued an executive order permitting sanctions against Sudan, with the aim of bringing an end to the fighting. Mr #Biden# described the violence as a tragedy and a disloyalty to the Sudanese people. He #state#d that the unrest in Sudan posed an extraordinary and exceptiona

La Kinoise , the homegrown coffee in the DR Congo reviving business...

A young entrepreneur in the Democratic Republic of Congo has opened up a coffee factory that is helping revive the coffee industry in Kinshasa, the capital of the central African nation. Tisya Mukuna set up her business in 2022 after completing her studies in #France#. She's introduced mobile coffe

UN Secretary General in Burundi for talks on conflict in DR Congo...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has flown to Burundi for talks with its President about the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has contributed around a hundred soldiers to a regional peacekeeping force in eastern DRC just across its border #where# Congo's army is f

Islamic globalisation in Europe is one step away ...

I suspect that our intellectuals who admire Islam would be horrified if Islamic norms were imposed on them , declares this week Rémi Brague, a medievalist at the Sorbonne and one of the leading experts on Islam. Last Friday it was enough to go to Le Pontet, 17,000 inhabitants on the outskir

Iran Saudi Arabia deal: Many winners and few losers...

Christopher Hoerstel, German journalist and political activist, tells the Tehran Times winners are all friends and partners, including #Iraq# and Oman, will be the winners of reconciliation between #Iran# and Saudi Arabia. “Winners are hundreds and millions of people” and “losers a

Speakers of Iran, Uzbekistan parliaments hold meeting in Tehran...

TEHRAN � Uzbek #Parliament# Speaker Nurdinjon Ismoilov arrived in Tehran late on Friday and met Saturday with his #Iran#ian counterpart Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. Ismoilov is #visit#ing #Iran# at the invitation of Qalibaf. He arrived in #Iran# at the head of an Uzbek parliamentary delegation.

Security chief blames US for Israeli terror acts on Iran’s nuclear sites...

TEHRAN Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of #Iran#’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said on Friday that the United States is to #blame# for all of #Israel#’s terrorist attacks on #Iran#ian nuclear facilities and nuclear scientists. The comments by Shamkhani came after U.S. National Se

Palestine in Heart of Paris...

TEHRAN The world star and rock #music# icon showcased his courage and freedom in Paris this time. This Thursday, May 4, Roger Waters played the second and last Parisian date of his This Is Not a Drill tour. Between rock songs from the Pink Floyd discography and his solo repertoire, ultra careful

Charles III coronation...

TEHRAN � On Saturday, the 74 year old man was anointed and crowned. Charles III, the longest serving monarch in waiting in British history, finally ascended to the throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The crown was placed on Charles III's head by Justin Welby, th

Conflict in Ukraine must end as there can be no winners in it, says Hungarian PM...

BUDAPEST, May 5. /TASS/. The armed conflict in Ukraine must end as soon as possible as there can be no winners in it anyway, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Hungary's position from the very beginning was that there would hardly be any winners in this war. There will be lose

Moscow demands Helsinki take measures following attack on Russian consulate...

MOSCOW, May 3. /TASS/. The #Russia#n embassy in Helsinki has sent a note to Finland’s #government# demanding that the country take measures following an act of vandalism against #Russia#’s consulate on the Aland Islands, #Russia#n Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

West tries to demoralize Russians...

MOSCOW, May 2. /TASS/. The purpose of the West's psychological pressure on #Russia#ns is to demoralize them and divide the country, #Russia#n Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev has told the daily Izvestia in an interview. The West is trying to undermine the internal unity of our country an


Argentina, Brazil aim to expand yerba mate consumption in Middle East...

SAO PAULO: During last year’s World Cup in #Qatar#, #football# fans worldwide could see the Argentinian squad drinking yerba mate, a herbal tea omnipresent in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern #Brazil#. While consumption outside South America is restricted to a handful of #European# countri

Apple, Google partner to combat creepy tracking tactics...

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple and Google are teaming up to thwart unwanted tracking through Bluetooth devices that were created to help people find lost keys, keep tabs on luggage or to locate other things that have a tendency to be misplaced or lost. The two companies behind the iPhone and the software tha

Iran Marriage loans jump 55% to $2.5 billion...

TEHRAN � Some 1,240 trillion rials (about $2.5 billion) was paid in marriage loans in the past #Iran#ian calendar year that ended on March 20, showing 55 percent rise year on year. Vahid Yaminpour, the deputy sports and youth minister, said the banking system paid 800 trillion rials (a


EU in disarray on Russia, China and talks seen on grain deal extension paths...

MOSCOW, May 3. /TASS/. #EU# struggling to formulate common stance on #China# and #Russia#; participants in Black Sea grain deal to meet for talks on extension later today; and Ukrainian armed forces set to receive supplies of ammunition from #Israel# and South Korea. These stories topped Wednesday’s n

Musk says to roll out per article payment plan on Twitter...

WASHINGTON: Elon Musk on Saturday announced a plan for his Twitter platform to allow media publishers to charge users on a per article basis with a single click. This enables users who would not sign up for a monthly subscription to pay a higher per article price for when they want to read an occas

Future of Jobs: Technology, green transition to drive opportunities...

DUBAI: The job churn in Saudi Arabia is expected to be 23 percent over the next five years, in line with the global average as 23 percent of #jobs# are expected to change by 2027, with 69 million new #jobs# created and 83 million eliminated, according to the latest Future of Jobs report by the World Eco

Taliban in ‘no hurry’ to agree $10bn lithium deal with China...

KABUL: The Taliban said on Monday they were not in a hurry to give #China# access to #Afghan#istan’s lithium reserves, despite an offer to pay for access to the rich deposits of the metal. #Afghan#istan has abundant mineral riches, which also include copper, gold, oil, natural gas, uranium, bauxi

The Story of Seven Countries: A Review of US Aggression in West Asia and North Africa...

TEHRAN- In the 21st century, the U.S. learnt the hard way of its catastrophic foreign military policy in West Asia: From boots on the ground to so-called precision strikes. Washington s success in destabilizing a continent with terror and destruction over two decades came at the expense of mass c

UN chief Guterres sends his deputy Griffiths to Sudan in light of recent escalations...

UNITED NATIONS, May 1. /TASS/. In view of the worsening situation in Sudan, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, ordered to #send# to the northeastern African country his deputy Martin Griffiths, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a #state#ment. In #light# of the rapidly deteriora

Not Even a Single American Soldier...

TEHRAN Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, reiterated #Iran#’s strategic position that American troops should leave the West Asia region, particularly #Iraq#. The ayatollah underlined this position in a meeting with #Iraq#i President Abdul Latif Rashid, who #visit#

Tunisia struggles to cope with migrant corpses drowned at sea...

So many migrants risking the dangerous sea crossing from Tunisia to Europe have drowned that morgues and hospitals in the key launchpad city of Sfax are full, officials said Friday. On Tuesday, we had more than 200 bodies, well beyond the capacity of the hospital, which creates a health problem,

Celebratory event in China highlights President Kim Il Sung’s birth anniv...

Families of those related to the anti Japanese revolutionary struggle gathered at the DPRK embassy in Beijing on April 12 to hold a celebratory meeting on the occasion of the 111th anniversary of the birth of President #Kim# Il Sung. It was attended by families of those related to the anti Japanese

Kim Jong Un sends greetings to Cuban President...

Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a congratulatory message to Miguel Mario Diaz Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of #Cuba# and president of t

Lukashenko identifies ways to improve performance of Belarusian agriculture...

VETKA, 28 April (BelTA) � It is necessary to improve farming standards as well as technological and labor discipline at agricultural enterprises. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the #state#ment during a conference with Gomel Oblast officials on 28 April, BelTA has learned.