Saudi Arabia

S Arabia, UAE deploy 7k ISIL terrorists in Afghanistan: Military official

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Brigadier General Ahmadreza Pourdastan said that the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have deployed 7000 ISIL terrorists in Afghanistan.
2019-01-23 19:20
By Mohammad Ghaderi

Exploring Saudi-Emiratis disagreements on Yemen

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The Saudi-Emirati offensive in Yemen and bombing of innocent people in the country is some of the issues that have always been discussed between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the developments in Yemen.
2019-01-23 16:59
By Mohammad Homaiefar

Khashoggi, Bin Salman’s nightmare

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MAN) – While the Khashoggi case has recently subsided in the media and Mohammed bin Salman all along has been keen to overcome any challenge, but it seems that the American Senator Lindsay Graham has not been indifferent and has launched a blistering attack on the Saudi Crown Prince.
2019-01-21 16:44
By: Martin Love

It behooves largely Muslim lands to avoid becoming like Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MAN) – It’s possible that the US has set itself up for more failure, especially in the Middle East, even if there is no dominating internal “development” like economic or monetary collapse, and especially if the US resorts to more militancy. Meanwhile, it behooves Iran’s leaders to permit Iran’s people a louder voice in Iranian affairs of state and in the formulation of domestic mandates. Above all, Iran ought not to be or become like Saudi Arabia is as a Muslim country.
2019-01-19 15:51
By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Saudi-led coalition escalates attacks on Yemen, repeatedly violates al-Hudaydah truce

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – While over a month has passed since the cease-fire agreement in Stockholm over Yemen, the aggressive Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia against the Yemeni continues to violate the cease-fire, especially in al-Hudaydah. This is despite the fact that the Yemeni resistance groups have not violated the ceasefire.
2019-01-15 14:23
Yemen fires Zalzal-1 missiles at Saudi positions in Najran

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MAN) – Yemeni Army and Popular Committees have fired two Zalzal-1 missiles at positions held by Saudi invaders.
2019-01-14 09:50
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

After incarceration, Saudi deports ‘handcuffed’ Rohingya to Bangladesh

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Driven from their homeland in Rakhine state of Myanmar by the ultranationalist Buddhist monks actively backed by the country’s military forces, Rohingya Muslims have been rendered homeless.
2019-01-08 15:46
UN: Saudi trial into Khashoggi killing ‘not sufficient’

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The United Nations Human Rights Office spokeswoman said on Friday that a trial taking place in Saudi Arabia into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "not sufficient."
2019-01-04 17:46
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
Hoj. Ghazi Askar:

Hajj, pilgrimage org.’s representative office to be launched in S Arabia

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Leader’s representative for Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs, Seyed Ali Ghazi Askar said that representative office of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization will be set up in Saudi Arabia.
2018-12-24 17:55
ISCY chairman:

Yemeni people have had enough of Saudi interference in their domestic affairs

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Following the week-long UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, Yemen’s warring parties agreed to an immediate ceasefire in Hudeidah city and the ports of Hudeidah, Ras Issa and Saleef.
2018-12-23 17:49
Atmosphere is not conducive to sustaining agreements about Yemen: Falk

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University says “the opening of the port cities of Al Hudaydah and Sanaa, both covered by the Stockholm Agreement, handle up to 80% of humanitarian imports of food and medicine.”
2018-12-23 14:54
Yemen peace talks in Sweden a victory for Ansarullah: Kharrazi

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi said Sun. that the outcome of Yemeni peace talks in Sweden is a victory point for the Ansarullah resistance movement.
2018-12-23 11:29
Iran ranks 1st in nanoscience production among Islamic countries

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran stands at first place among Islamic countries in nanoscience terms, followed by Turkey and Malaysia, according to latest report by StatNano.
2018-12-23 10:37
Enemies’ animosity due to Iran’s power: Larijani

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that enemies bear animosity towards Iran because the Islamic Republic has attained power in different fields.
2018-12-20 12:10
Kharrazi:

EU to sustain loss if it fails to live up to JCPOA commitments

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi says if the Europeans do not live up to their promises under the JCPOA, including the trade mechanism, they will be the ones to sustain loss.
2018-12-18 18:13
By: Mohammad Homaeefar

Red Sea legal regime: Spider’s dream against Iran won’t be realized

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – On December 12, Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh hosted the first Arab-African conference of foreign ministers of six countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, a strategic area vital to global shipping.
2018-12-18 13:57
By: Hanif Ghaffari

The US Senate's role in the killing of Yemeni children

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – The US Senate voted on Thursday to end American military assistance for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. This was reported by the media as the strongest show of bipartisan defiance against Trump’s support for the Saudi family over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist who was against bin Salman policies.
2018-12-17 15:19
Canada mulls ending arms deal with Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government is looking for a way out of multibillion-dollar arms deal with Saudis.
2018-12-17 12:04
Iran can teach 'art of evading sanctions' to others: Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not change its policies under the US sanctions, adding that the country can teach the 'art of evading sanctions' to others for a price.
2018-12-15 19:35
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
FM Zarif:

Trump's pressure on states to stop trade with Iran shows US dwindling influence

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister reiterated that Trump, president of a country with the highest military budget in the world, sends representatives to various countries forcing them into stopping business with Iran, which indicates the decline of US influence and power.
2018-12-14 13:27
Zarif calls on US to cease ‘hypocritical absurdities’ about Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on the United States and its allies to cease their “hypocritical absurdities” about Iran’s missile program.
2018-12-14 11:04
US Senate to consider measures to rebuke Saudi Arabia on Khashoggi slaying

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – US Senators are expected to vote Thursday on a resolution that would call on the US to pull assistance from the Saudi-led war in Yemen, a measure that would rebuke Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2018-12-13 13:55
FM Zarif:

Iran welcomes initial agreements between Yemeni parties in Stockholm

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran welcomes initial agreements reached between Yemeni parties in UN sponsored talks in Sweden, adding that Iran strongly backs the negotiations until they reach a final conclusion.
2018-12-11 19:38
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Truth about Hekmatyar's anti-Iran tirade

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e Islami Afghanistan, who last year signed a secret peace deal with the Afghan government, continues to be a notorious and controversial figure in Afghan politics.
2018-12-11 19:19
Safavi warns of new US, Israeli plots in region

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said that the United States and Israeli regime may be devising new plots in the region.
2018-12-11 18:24
PGCC with excesses of MBS doomed to trash heap of history: Askari

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that the PGCC has always been a Saudi ‘thing’ with a number of countries simply hanging on.
2018-12-11 18:12
Iran FM spokesman hails Kuwaiti Emir’s stance at PGCC summit

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – The spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry Bahram Ghasemi praised the approach of Emir of Kuwait towards Iran, urging the PGCC Secretariat General to take his stance instead of issuing meaningless anti-Iran statements.
2018-12-10 16:47
Amir-Abdollahian:

Neither ‘council’ nor ‘cooperation’ remains from the ‘PGCC’

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council enjoys neither ‘cooperation’ not ‘council.
2018-12-10 09:30