Turkish football match players walk off in protest at refereeing decisions
Turkish football was thrown into fresh controversy as Adana Demirspor abandoned their Süper Lig clash against Galatasaray in protest of refereeing …
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Baku demands Tehran to stop Azerbaijanophobia
Iran's Chargé d'affaires in Azerbaijan Seyyed Jafar Aghayi Marian has been summoned today to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that the reason was the offensive statements made …
Iran signals desire to maintain ties with Syria after power change
Iran will do everything it can to stabilize the situation in Syria, the Iranian foreign ministry said after Damascus was seized by opposition armed units. It was stressed that Iran will respect Syria’s “unity, national …
Hostage deaths in Gaza spark protests in Israel
Israel’s largest trade union called a general strike for Monday to pressure the government for a cease-fire in Gaza after Israel said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages. The Histadrut represents some 800,000 workers in …
Bomb was not planted in Ismail Haniyeh's residence, IRGC says
Iranian military investigators have determined that Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran by a missile
Two Turkish football clubs to pay fines due to Israeli players' actions
The Turkish Football Federation’s disciplinary committee has imposed penalties on two Israeli footballers and their former teams, who both left Turkey after their messages on Israeli hostages at the hands of Hamas. An eight-match …
Istanbulspor president takes players off pitch over penalty decision
The president of a Turkish football team ordered his players to leave the field in protest of an officiating decision during a game on December 19. Istanbulspor president Ecmel Faik Sarialioglu came to the field and ordered his players …
Saudi football team refuses to play in Iran over Soleimani bust
A Saudi football team refused to play a match in Iran on Monday because of the presence of busts of a slain Iranian general placed on the sidelines, …
Israel's High Court issues injunction against Netanyahu's protection law
Israel's top court issued a temporary injunction against the incapacitation law that it wouldn't apply immediately, and a hearing on the injunction will expand the bench to eleven justices, the court spokesperson said. The …
Iranian Foreign Ministry summons Swedish Ambassador after Quran incident
The Swedish Ambassador was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry after today's incident with the Quran, which took place in the Swedish capital. There the protest was expressed to the diplomat.
European Weightlifting Championship’s 1st gold medal dedicated to Azerbaijan
Today, Turkish weightlifter Cansu Bektas became the champion in the weight category up to 45 kg at the European Weightlifting Championship in Yerevan
French Ambassador summoned to Iranian Foreign Ministry
As the official Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said today, the ministry summoned French Ambassador Nicolas Roche to hand him a note of protest over the publication of cartoons of Iranian authorities in the scandalous satirical …
Iranian Foreign Ministry reacts to French cartoon
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian criticized the official Paris for publishing a cartoon of the Iranian authorities in the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which is famous for scandalous drawings. "The insulting …
Iran condemns desecration of Quran in Sweden
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday that Iran condemns desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and expects immediate reaction from the Swedish government, according to IRNA. The Islamic Republic of …
Erdogan backs down on threat to expel Western envoys - report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed down from his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors over their joint statement of support for a jailed civil society leader, Al Jazeera reported. Erdogan said during the weekend he had …
Erdogan slams envoys of 10 countries over statement on Kavala case
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday slammed envoys of 10 countries over their statement on the ongoing case of businessman Osman Kavala. The ambassadors who issued the statement on the Kavala case directly target …
Turkey expels ambassadors of US, Germany, France and 7 more states
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addressing the citizens of Eskisehir, said today that he ordered to organize the expulsion of ambassadors from ten Western states at once for signing a call to release human rights activist Osman Kavala, …
Pashinyan's words about Kocharyan heard by entire parliament of Armenia
During the voting, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan mistakenly turned on his phone the audio recording from the acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’. Due to the fact that Simonyan's microphone was not …
Iran says won’t accept new nuclear demands of West
Press TV has learned that Iran will not accept the new demands put forward by the United States and the Europeans in the course of the diplomatic process underway on potential revival of the 2015 nuclear agreement. Press TV …
More U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after Iran strike
The Pentagon said 50 U.S. service members were now diagnosed with traumatic brain injury after missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq, 16 more than the military had previously announced. "As of today, 50 U.S. service members …
