
INTERVIEWS
'US can’t remove Syrian president'
The US government does not have the right to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an American analyst says.

The US government does not have the right to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an American analyst says.

Saudi warplanes continue bombing Sa'ada province in Yemen.

Head of Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) expects direct exports of Persian rugs to the US to resume early next year, returning the key producer of hand-knotted floor coverings to the market which has been overtaken by India.

US plans to conduct naval operations in the South China Sea are "nothing but provocative," says an international lawyer.

Turkish police raid the offices of TV stations linked to US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen in Istanbul.

A French lawmaker says there is no solution to the Syria crisis without President Assad.

The US government has launched a civil rights investigation into a violent arrest of a black female student in South Carolina.

Iran firmly condemns the Saudi air assault on a hospital run by the medical aid group, Doctors Without Borders, in Yemen.

Taliban militants capture a region in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Takhar.

A senior Iranian official says Tehran and Islamabad can help promote regional security and stability.

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara wins a second term in landslide victory.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says at least 143 Palestinians have been injured during the latest clashes across the West Bank.

US Senate approves a cyber security bill encouraging private firms to share their data with the government.

Qatar approves reforms to the controversial "kafala" labor laws.

Mexico’s hunt for drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman leads to the seizure of aircraft, trucks, properties, and weapons.

All key regional players should promote an intra-Syrian dialog, say Tehran and Moscow.

Security forces in Saudi Arabia briefly detain the brother of senior Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says the US will continue operations in the South China Sea despite Beijing's condemnations.