The fate of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s unwieldy six-month-old government is hanging in the balance as the three coalition parties seek again this weekend to resolve their dispute over Germany’s scandal-tainted spymaster.
TEHRAN, August 13 - Thousands of mourners on Monday buried dozens of children killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in northern Yemen, one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in the three-year-old war.
TEHRAN, July 03 -A top Iranian commander hailed Yemeni forces’ resistance against the Saudi-led coalition ’s push to take control of Hudaydah port, noting that the coalition is bogged down in the quagmire of the war they have waged against the Arab country.
TEHRAN, June 15 - Arab warplanes and warships pounded Houthi positions in Yemen's Hodeidah on Thursday as a Saudi-led alliance tried to seize the main port in the largest battle of a war that has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
TEHRAN, June 13 - The United Nations and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Wednesday for all sides in Yemen's war to protect civilians after the Saudi-led coalition launched an air and ground assault on the vital Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.
TEHRAN, June 05 - Israel proposed that “a military coalition ” be formed against Iran in case Tehran pursues “military-grade” uranium enrichment, suggesting that the military force would comprise of the Israeli regime, the US, the Western states and their Arab allies.
TEHRAN, May 29 -The euro looked to have dodged a bullet when Italy’s would-be eurosceptic coalition government collapsed at the weekend, but it may turn out to have been the opening salvo in a war over Europe’s single currency.
TEHRAN, March 29 - The Pentagon has admitted that 14 civilians were killed since last year by the coalition fighting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Syria and Iraq. This brings the official number of civilians killed to 855.
TEHRAN, March 25 - Iraq’s State of Law coalition , led by former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, urged that Saudi Arabia should make formal apology to Baghdad for deploying more than 5,000 terrorists to Iraq.
TEHRAN, March 4 - Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) have decisively voted in favor of entering a new coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc, a party official said.
TEHRAN, February 26 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her Christian Democrats (CDU) on Monday to approve a coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD), a step that would bring her closer to a fourth term.
TEHRAN, February 9 - Russia has reminded the US that its presence in Syria is illegal after the coalition struck pro-government militias. Washington however reserved the right for “defensive” attacks to achieve peace “from a position of strength.
TEHRAN, February 7 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives made major concessions to the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) to agree a coalition deal on Wednesday that should give Europe's powerhouse a new government after four months of uncertainty.
TEHRAN, January 14 - The so-called military coalition led by the United States in Syria is reportedly planning to set up a new large border force of up to 30,000 personnel with the aid of its militia allies in war-torn country, a move that will further infuriate Turkey, a NATO ally that is already angry over Washington’s strong support for Kurdish-dominated forces in the Arab country.
TEHRAN, January 12 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed after all-night talks on Friday to a blueprint for formal coalition negotiations, party sources said, bolstering prospects for an end to months of political uncertainty.
TEHRAN, December 14 - Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has censured the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh terrorist group, saying the military alliance is indeed targeting civilian facilities and providing the extremists with cover.
TEHRAN, November 30 - At least 800 civilians have been killed in strikes in Iraq and Syria by the U.S.-led coalition against Daesh since the campaign began in 2014, according to a report released by the coalition on Thursday.
TEHRAN, November 20 - Chancellor Angela Merkel was left battling for political survival Monday after high-stakes talks to form a new government collapsed, plunging Germany into a crisis that could trigger fresh elections.