UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ A new United Nations report says the world's number of asylum claims is at its highest in 22 years, with fleeing Syrians and Iraqis leading the way.
There is a lot of talk about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and the ways in which an Iranian bomb would provoke Saudi Arabia and others to acquire nuclear warheads of their own.
Tehran, YJC. Iraqi forces are engaged in fight with Islamic State on Wednesday in northern Tikrit, which officials described as ISIL’s last stronghold in the city.
A top Iranian cleric on Friday heaped praise on the Iraqi army troops for their recent victories against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists, reaffirming the Islamic Republic’s support for Iraq’s territorial integrity.
TEHRAN, YJC.-- Iraqi army troops and volunteer forces have gained full control over the embattled city of Tikrit, northwest of Baghdad, Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi announced.
His photos are everywhere in the Iranian media and his name is mentioned on a daily basis by the national broadcaster. Major General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), is officially a national hero.
AUCKLAND, Feb 28, 2015 (AFP) - Australia is considering joining New Zealand in a training mission in Iraq to help counter the Islamic State (IS) militant group, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday.
Tehran, YJC. Iran held a ceremony in honor of what it dubs “martyrs of the shrine”, killed in areas under Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) raid.
TEHRAN, 27 January 2015 (UNIC) – Subsequent to the roundtable discussions on social cohesion amongst Iraq's social and political actors that were held in Baghdad on 26 and 27 November 2014 and following-up on their recommendations, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq (SRSG).
NEW DELHI, Jan 25, 2015 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama telephoned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday to offer condolences and express solidarity after the beheading of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State militants.
TOKYO, Jan 25, 2015 (AFP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe branded the murder of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State militants "outrageous and impermissible" on Sunday and demanded the release of a second hostage, amid a growing global chorus of revulsion.