TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (Press Shia Agency) – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that that “From a defense perspective the Sahel is not very important for Saudi Regime or the UAE.”In an interview with the Tehran Times, Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, touches upon Saudi...
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (Press Shia Agency) – Iran’s UN envoy Khoshroo says that Iran is ready to increase its contribution to UN peace-keeping missions by providing support services, as well as deploying police and military observers.Speaking in the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations on Tuesday, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN announced that Iran is ready to contribute to...
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (Press Shia Agency) – During the 29th meeting of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Tehran many figures from around the world touched upon the political problems of the current world including extremism in the Islamic world.“Dealing with problems caused by extremism is very difficult,” said Nafi Ali Nafi, the Head of African Political Parties...
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (Press Shia Agency) – Hamidreza Vahidkiani, Iranian Ambassador to Guinea, said that Guinea has many commonalities with Iran which make it a good country to develop economic ties with.“The enhancement of economic relations between the two countries is of prime importance and we follow this issue in line with the policies of resistance economy,” said Hamidreza Vahidkiani,...
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 27 (Press Shia Agency) –The United Nations on Saturday highlighted the importance of solving African conflicts to world peace and development.While attending the 30th African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the global development would not have success if Africa fails to take advantage of its youth dividend. "The international...
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 24 (Press Shia Agency) – Heads of states of more than 40 African nations and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will attend the 30th AU summit, an Ethiopian official said Wednesday.Speaking to journalists, Workneh Gebeyehu, Ethiopian foreign minister, said the leaders are expected to discuss political and security matters affecting African countries and reforming the...
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (Press Shia) – Chairman of Iran Chamber of Cooperatives Bahman Abdollahi pointed to make use of capacities of cooperatives sector between Iran and Kenya and export of products manufactured by the cooperative societies of the two countries and said, “Islamic Republic of Iran has voiced its readiness to strengthen cooperation and interaction in the field of...
ABUJA, Jan. 17 (Press Shia Agency) – Nigeria asked the US embassy for clarification on the insulting formulations about Africa made last week by President Donald Trump, the Foreign Ministry reported today.We seek clarification on the veracity, or instead, the substance of the formulations, reported the spokesman of the Nigerian Foreign Ministry, Geoffrey Onyema. In the absence of the...
NEW YORK, Jan. 16 (Press Shia) – More than 100,000 people need urgent humanitarian assistance in the city of Paoua, Central African Republic, while the concern for their state of health is increasing.So it said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday, at the time that it said that 60,000 of those people are displaced and the rest remains in the city, a place...
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (Press Shia) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani met and held talks with the President of the National Assembly of Senegal Moustapha Niasse on Monday.In this meeting, Larijani called for broadening and enhancing parliamentary ties between Iran and Senegal and said, “Iran has always attaches great importance to Senegal in all fields.” Iran is ready to make huge...