Damascus says all military operations will be halted by Thursday morning, but their troops will “remain on alert” to confront any possible threat. The announcement comes as Tuesday failed to bring the truce provided by Kofi Annan’s peace plan. “After our armed forces carried out successful missions in combating the criminal acts of terrorist groups and... 

Iran bans imports of goods from 100 European firms Iran reportedly plans to ban imports from European companies as part of its countersanctions against the European Union (EU). Deputy President of Iran Trade Promotion Organization Sasan Khodaei confirmed that Iran has banned imports from 100 European countries. In an interview with Press TV on Wednesday, Khodaei said... 

Russia is building up forces in the Caucasus region, preparing to protect its interests in case Israel attacks Iran with the help of the United States, the western media said. GenerationalDynamics.com and the Business Insider said the Russian military believes that when the US goes to war with Iran, it may deploy forces in friendly Georgia and warships in the Caspian... 

Taking part in "Noble Dina" US-Israel-Greek drill Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a strong warning against a military attack on Iran Monday, April 2, saying that a pre-emptive strike would violate international law. His comments, made during a visit to Armenia, stopped short of threatening (the US and/or Israel) of consequences. But they backed... 

A Russian ship A Russian navy destroyer has set out on a planned mission to the Syrian port of Tartus, where it will arrive in a few days, reports say. According to Russian military officials the warship left its Black Sea base of Sevastopol for the Mediterranean during the weekend and will soon arrive at Syria’s second largest port of Tartus. Navy officials said that... 

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei (R) meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, March 29, 2012. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his country’s support of Iran’s right to peaceful applications of nuclear technology. In an exclusive interview with IRIB’s channel... 

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei China has called on the Syrian government and the foreign-backed opposition to honor their commitments to the UN-Arab League peace proposal. “We hope the Syrian government and relevant parties in Syria will honor their commitments,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Wednesday. His comment... 

Syrian security forces carrying the coffins of their fallen comrades outside the Tishrin military hospital in Damascus on March 19, 2012. Armed terrorists in Syria have killed Brigadier General Khleif al-Abdullah in the country’s northern province of Aleppo, Syria’s state news agency reports. The assailants in a car opened fire on Abdullah, who was on his way to work,... 

The US is sending an amphibious assault group and a couple of thousand US Marines to the Persian Gulf. With another US carrier making its way to Iran’s doorstep, US military still insist that this is a “regularly scheduled deployment”. ­The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is comprised of amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima, amphibious transport dock USS New York,... 

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Barack Obama had a meeting at a hotel in Seoul ahead of an international nuclear meeting. White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes, speaking to reporters after the two leaders met, said Washington and Ankara were open to considering further “non-lethal” aid for the Syrian armed groups... 

Borat (played by Sacha Baron Cohen) Kazakhstan’s shooting team was reportedly taken by surprise at a championship in Kuwait recently. Instead of their national anthem, they heard a parody version from Sacha Baron Cohen’s controversial film Borat. Judging from the YouTube video of the gaffe, the team’s reaction to hearing the English lyrics about “Kazakhstan’s... 

Skinny models in Israel are to be brought under weight control. A recently adopted law aimed at blocking the spread of eating disorders in the country doesn’t allow underweight beauties to appear in local ad campaigns. ­On top of this, local Israeli magazines also have to make it clear when they are using altered digital images to make women look thinner. The law... 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned against any Israeli measure or even an attack on Iran’s nuclear energy development sites, insisting that it would be a “huge mistake.” “We believe this would be a huge mistake and we hope that this would never happen,” said Lavrov in an interview with the Afghan channel... 

The site of a car bomb in the central town of Hilla on March 20, 2012 At least 43 people have been killed and over 230 others injured in bomb explosions in several Iraqi cities and towns ahead of the next week’s Arab League summit in the capital city of Baghdad, Press TV reports. The spate of violence, which rocked several Iraqi towns and cities spanning the southern... 

Two terrorist attacks rocked the capital of Damascus Saturday morning. The first took place in the Rotunda of Customs while the second occurred in the area between Baghdad Avenue and the neighborhood al-Kassa’a. The Interior Ministry said in a statement: “Damascus on Saturday saw two terrorist attacks perpetrated by a suicide car bomb that caused the martyrdom...