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Messi best player in world at FIFA awards

The best FIFA football awards 2019 ceremony has taken place in the Italian city of Milan and all the winners have been revealed.

Trump suggests he deserves Nobel Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump says he would get a Nobel Peace Prize “if they gave it out fairly.”

Iran president in New York to convey ‘message of regional peace’

Iran’s president has arrived in New York to attend the 74th meeting of the UN General Assembly.

ISRAEL’S INFLUENCE IN THE U.S.

Iran reports further decline in point-to-point inflation rate

Iran’s inflation rate calculated on a point-to-point basis has further declined to stand at 35 percent.

Seven children killed, scores hurt in school collapse

Seven children have been killed and scores injured when a school building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

You have stolen my dreams and my childhood: Teenage activist tells world leader

The 16-year-old opened the UN Climate Action Summit with an angry condemnation of world leaders.

14 million Iranian students kick off new school year

Millions of school-goers in Iran have once again met their classmates and teachers.

Impeachment pressure grows over Trump’s call with Ukraine president

Pressure has intensified on US Democrats to move quickly toward impeachment over allegations that President Donald Trump engaged in a brazen effort to enlist foreign help to aid his own re-election.

UN headquarters held hostage by Washington: Iran

An Iranian administration official says the White House holds the UN headquarters hostage.

Iran awarding contract for largest automated port terminal in region

Iran is to begin construction for largest automated port terminal in region handling mining products.

Sanctuary celebrates birth of rare flamingo chick

A chick from an endangered species of flamingo has been born in far from its native home.

Palestinians protesters clash with Israeli forces in Ramallah

Palestinians demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces in Ramallah, near the settlement of Beit El in the occupied West Bank.

US–South Korea alliance detriment to peace process

A forum of leading scholars in Seoul has sought to forecast the changes taking place on the Korean Peninsula as South Korea re-calibrates its relations with regional powers

Abandon illusion that Iran can be defeated by pressure: Zarif to US

Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif says Iranians cannot be brought to their knees through US pressures.

Aramco attacks blow to MbS wishful plans for modernizing Saudi Arabia

Attacks on Saudi oil facilities are a blow to Prince Salman’s wishful plans for building a modern country.

Trial opens for 5 women over ‘plot’ to bomb Notre-Dame

Five women have gone on trial over an alleged plot to detonate a car bomb in front of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris three years ago.

US Democrats not sincere in their support for Yemen: Analyst

Democrats in the US Congress are not sincere in their public support for Yemen, says an American political analyst in Virginia.

International New Horizon conference kicks off in Lebanon

The seventh international New Horizon Conference opens in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

EU countries, including UK, Germany, ‘deeply concerned’ about Saudi human rights record

More than two dozen European Union countries have expressed grave concern about the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.

At least 20 killed, dozens injured in Papua unrest: Indonesia

At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more injured as fresh unrest erupted in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, authorities say.

Climate activists block traffic in US capital

Activists seeking to pressure US politicians to fight climate change blocked major traffic hubs in the US capital on Monday.

UK must stop selling arms to Saudis instead of accusing Iran: Official

Iran says the British government should stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia instead of accusing Tehran.

‘Syria respects political solution, but fight to continue’

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem holds a “positive and constructive” meeting with the United Nations special envoy for Syria.

US violates rights of 80mn Iranians, EU too biased to see: Ministry

Iran has hit back at the European Union for accusing it of women’s rights abuse, saying the European body is too biased to see the real violation symbolized by America’s sanctions against ordinary Iranians.