Ceasefire

Israeli regime, Gaza agree on truce

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – According to reports from Palestinian media, Israel and the Gaza groups have reached a ceasefire agreement after a deadly airstrike by the regime that claimed the lives of at least 25 Palestinians.
2019-05-06 10:12
UN expresses concern over escalation of violence in Gaza Strip

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, said he is “deeply concerned” by yet another dangerous escalation in Gaza and the tragic loss of lives of Palestinians.
2019-05-05 15:35
By: Ramin Hossein Abadian

Violating ceasefire in al-Hudaydah with Saudi's killing machine

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Yemen peace talks are underway in Sweden capital Stockholm between the Yemeni resistance groups and a delegation from Yemen’s incumbent government with hopes for al-Hudaydah ceasefire.
2018-12-31 15:56
Envoy lauds political successes in UN resolution on Yemen

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, has hailed the two important political successes achieved in a new resolution that was endorsed by the UN Security Council on Yemen on Friday.
2018-12-22 09:22
UN hopes Hodeidah ceasefire would lead to end of Yemen's war

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Hanan Elbadawi, Chief of Public Information at the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen expressed hope that Hodeidah ceasefire would represent a huge breakthrough on the way of resolving the conflict in Yemen, and would lead to the end of war in the impoverished country.
2018-12-19 15:17
Amir-Abdollahian congratulates all Yemenis on peace agreement

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iranian parliamentary official Amir-Abdollahian offered congratulations to all Yemeni sides on reaching an ‘all-out Yemeni’ agreement in Sweden.
2018-12-14 17:19
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Causes, consequences of India-Pakistan border flare-ups

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – Last week, Pakistan claimed that India has committed over 1,300 ceasefire violations this year along the line dividing the two countries, resulting in the death of 52 Pakistani nationals. In response, India alleged that Pakistan has violated the ceasefire over 600 times this year, the highest in the last one decade.
2018-07-23 15:33
Afghan govt. ceasefire has broken momentum of Taliban’s summer offensive

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Kabul-based researcher, peace-building practitioner and political analyst said the ceasefire between Taliban and Afghan government was a successful initiative by President Ashraf Ghani, adding "this not only strengthened Ghani's political position at home, but also has broken momentum of Taliban’s so-called ‘summer offensive’.
2018-07-04 09:48
UN chief welcomes Afghan-owned peace process

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a three-day partial ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
2018-06-10 10:45
Iran supports ceasefire in Afghanistan: FM Spox

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Sat. that the Islamic Republic of Iran backs the truce between Afghanistan government and Taliban,
2018-06-09 21:07
Rocket siren heard in occupied Palestinian lands

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Israeli regime’s media reported on Tuesday that sirens were heard in occupied lands along the border with Gaza just hours after Israel launched attacks on Gaza Strip.
2018-05-30 10:55
African Union, UN demand end to hostilities in S Sudan

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The African Union and the United Nations demanded an end to the clashes in South Sudan and condemned the recent violations of the cessation of hostilities agreement through a joint statement.
2018-01-13 15:10
Ceasefire, humanitarian aid key to Yemeni crisis

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – FM Spokesman Ghasemi has emphasized that the Yemeni issue could be solved only through a halt in war and deployment of humanitarian aids.
2017-10-30 08:42
Russian military signs ceasefire deal with Syrian Latakia province

MOSCOW, Jun. 24 (MNA) – The Russian military has signed a ceasefire deal with the government of Syria's Latakia province that became the first agreement of a kind made since the breakout of the bloody conflict, Russia's reconciliation center reported.
2017-06-24 09:22
Saudis offered me bribe to abandon government: Syrian MP

MOSCOW, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia attempted to bribe parliamentarians in order to persuade them to oppose the Syrian government, an MP tells Sputnik.
2017-01-28 09:51
Russian military registers 27 ceasefire violations in Syria

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase registered a total of 27 violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Sunday.
2016-12-26 08:41
Number of settlements joining Syrian ceasefire reaches 1,073

MOSCOW, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Three Syrian settlements joined the cessation of hostilities amid 30 ceasefire violations in the war-torn country in the last 24 hours, the Russian military announced Tuesday.
2016-12-21 09:36
Iranian, Turkish FMs on phone for 6th time

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey made their sixth phone call in the last two days on Thursday evening to discuss latest developments in Aleppo.
2016-12-16 16:20
Number of settlements joining Syrian ceasefire reaches 1,055

MOSCOW, Dec. 15 (MNA) – The number of settlements that have joined the cessation of hostilities in war-torn Syria has increased to 1,055, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
2016-12-15 10:40
Another draft resolution on Syria to be considered by UNGA Friday

New York, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The UN General Assembly will hold a vote on a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid access in war-torn Syria on Friday.
2016-12-09 10:21
UN:

Fighting in Yemen resumes as 48-hour ceasefire ends

NEW YORK , Nov. 22 (MNA) – The 48-hour cessation of hostilities in Yemen has expired and renewed fighting has been reported, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters on Monday.
2016-11-22 10:42
UN special envoy for Yemen calls for extension of ceasefire

MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (MNA) – UN Special Envoy for Yemen urged all parties in the conflict in Yemen to extend cessation of hostilities.
2016-10-23 08:39
Terrorists open fire at humanitarian corridors in Aleppo

ALEPPO, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Terrorists opened fire from mortars and small arms at a humanitarian corridor in the Bustan al Qasr neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Thursday.
2016-10-20 10:32
Ghasemi:

Iran welcomes temporary truce in Yemen

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – FM Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi has appreciated the UN announcement that a three-day ceasefire in Yemen will go into effect on Wednesday night.
2016-10-19 09:21
Jaberi Ansari heads to EU for talks on Syrian crisis

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy FM for Arab-African Affairs, Jaberi Ansari, left Tehran for Brussel and Geneva on Thursday to talk about the latest developments of Syria with European partners.
2016-10-06 15:36
Russian military registers 71 ceasefire violations in Syria

MOSCOW, Oct. 02 (MNA) – The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase registered a total of 71 violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
2016-10-02 08:34
Ceasefire could reinforce terrorists: Def. minister

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said there is a concern that supporters of terrorist groups make use of ceasefire as an opportunity to equip and reorganize the terrorist groups.
2016-09-13 13:47
First VP:

US seeks reinforcement of terrorists through ceasefire

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s first vice president says Americans have always used opportunities such as today ceasefire to reorganize terrorists in Syria.
2016-09-12 15:07
Syrian ceasefire should be enduring, enforceable

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Spokesman Ghasemi underlined that the ceasefire in Syria should be lasting and enforcing, preventing terrorists from rearming and re-strengthening.
2016-09-11 16:00
By: Hamidreza Gholamzadeh

Will US-Russia fragile deal on Syria survive?

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Moscow emphasizes it will not hold joint air strikes with Washington and the two sides will only coordinate missions and targets.
2016-09-10 18:34