Algiers, May 29, IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif here on Thursday referring to the future of Syria said the ongoing political process will ultimately benefit the Syrian people. Zarif was speaking to IRNA on the sidelines of the 17th NAM Foreign Ministers Conference currently underway in the Algerian capital, Algiers. The Syrian ...

[caption id="attachment_97399" align="alignright" width="228"] Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad take part in a rally in the city of Aleppo on April 29, 2014 ahead of the June 3 presidential election[/caption] Syrian nationals in Iran are set to go to the polls this week to elect their countrys next president. The Syrian nationals will ...

An interview with Pirooz Izadi, an expert on European affairs There have been reports that France is making efforts aimed at the failure of the upcoming election in Syria. It is said that Frances intelligence organization has given anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian opposition with Saudi money. What is the benefit for France if the election is not ...

Does the issue of the Arak heavy-water nuclear reactor present an obstacle or a breakthrough for the completion of a comprehensive agreement between Iran and the 5+1 Powers (US, Britain, Germany, China, France, and Russia)? Hours after an officials remarks indicated Tehran might be taking a hard line on the status of the reactor, the head of the Atomic ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced his candidacy for the June 3 presidential elections on Monday. The statement, made by Parliament Speaker Jihad Laham on state-run television, was quickly followed by broadcasts of nationalistic music praising God. Assad, who has ruled the country since taking over from his father in 2000,...

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for free and fair elections in Syria, saying it would respect any outcome. Rouhani also said his nation is "ready to engage" with its neighbors on most important issues of the day. Rouhani says "the best solution is to organize a free and fair elections in Syria" and that once ...

President Bashar Assad said in an exclusive interview to AFP that he has decided to participate in Syrias future presidential elections. He also stressed that the War on Terror should be the major focus of the Geneva 2 peace conference. With the Geneva 2 peace talks starting on Wednesday, January 22, Assad set the record straight on what he and his ...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran's parliamentary speaker is proposing Syria hold presidential elections as a way to end the civil war between Syrian rebels and the regime of key Tehran ally President Bashar Assad. Such as plan is almost certainly to be rejected by many opposition factions and would be nearly impossible to stage under the current level of violence....