text

APD | U.S. hails Pakistani efforts to defuse tensions with Iran

By APD writer Muhammad SohailPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s efforts in off-ramp diplomacy to defuse recent tensions between Iran and the United States have been

text

China's forex regulator to cancel 11 certification items starting Feb.

China's foreign exchange regulator announced Wednesday it is cancelling 11 certification materials on foreign exchange management in a bid to streamline the approval procedures.According to China's S

text

All 179 on board crashed Ukrainian plane confirmed dead: Iranian media

All the 179 passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 737 Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) on Wednesd

text

Eight pneumonia patients cured in C China's Wuhan

Eight pneumonia patients hospitalized in central China's Wuhan City have been cured and left the hospital, local health commission said on Wednesday. During the recent pneumonia outbreak of unknow

text

Somalia car bomb kills 5, injures 11

At least five civilians were killed and 11 others injured in a car bomb explosion at a busy checkpoint in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday, a government offi

text

Most victims of Tehran plane crash Iranian, Canadian citizens: Ukrainian FM

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko confirmed on Wednesday that most of the victims of the Tehran crash of a Ukrainian passenger jet were Iranian and Canadian citizens, and that 11 Ukrainian

text

Probability of crew mistake minimal in Ukrainian Boeing crash: UIA

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) representatives have denied mistakes by the crew in the Boeing 737 crash which took the lives of 167 passengers and nine crew memb

text

Germany, France call for de-escalation after Iran missile strikes

Germany condemned on Wednesday Iran's ballistic missile attacks on bases hosting U.S. forces in Iraq, calling for every effort to de-escalate the tensions. "We condemn

text

Syria declares full solidarity with Iran facing U.S. threats

Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday declared the Syrian government's full solidarity with Iran and its right of self-defense, according to the state news agency SANA. The Syrian ministry said it su

text

European Commission chief calls for dialogue in Middle East

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, called on Wednesday for dialogue instead of war in the Middle East, saying that "the use of weapons must st

text

Turkish, Russian presidents meet in Istanbul amid regional tension

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday in Istanbul to discuss regional developments. The mounting tension between the United States and Ir

text

Iran says U.S. fails to intercept its missiles in Iraq

U.S. forces could not intercept any missile of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched at U.S. bases in Iraq on Wednesday, the Deputy Commander for Operati

text

Iraqi Shiite militia leader promises to retaliate against U.S. airstrike in Iraq

The Iraqi Iranian-backed Shiite militia leader Qais al-Khazali said Wednesday that the Iranian initial response to the killing of Iranian military leader is done, and

text

Explosion rocks Turkey-held area in N Syria

An explosion rocked an area controlled by the Turkish forces and Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria on Wednesday, leaving casualties among the Turkish forces and a

text

Iraqi PM calls on U.S., Iran to "show restraint, respect Iraqi state"

The Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday called on the United States and Iran to exercise self-restraint and respect the Iraqi state after the

text

China's largest air carrier serves 150 mln passenger trips in 2019

China Southern Airlines, the country's largest air carrier, handled around 150 million passenger trips in 2019, according to the airline Wednesday. In 2019, the airlin

text

All on board crashed Ukranian passenger plane confirmed dead

All the passengers and crew members on board the Boeing 737 Ukranian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) on Wednesday mo