TEHRAN, Jan 14 - A Republican senator close to President Donald Trump on Sunday backed a temporary re-opening of the federal government , in the 23rd day of the longest shutdown ever, to allow for talks on a spending agreement that could satisfy Trump’s border security demands.
TEHRAN, Jan 13 -Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, head of the junior coalition party in government , on Sunday announced his resignation from the post in protest at an accord seeking to end a decades-old row over the name of neighboring Macedonia.
TEHRAN, Jan 12 - The partial US government shutdown entered a record 22nd day Saturday, as President Donald Trump remains steadfast in his demand for $5.7 billion to build a Mexico border wall and Democrats in Congress determined to refuse the funds.
TEHRAN, Jan 12 - The United States ramped up its criticism of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Saturday with an explicit call for the formation of a new government in the country.
TEHRAN, Jan 8 - Italy's populist government has stepped in to help guarantee struggling Banca Carige SpA, bending to pressure despite the ruling 5-Star Movement's longtime anti-bank bailout rhetoric.
TEHRAN, Jan 6 - The Trump administration and Democratic congressional staffers have failed to reach an agreement to end the 15-day government shutdown.
TEHRAN, Jan 5 - Two weeks into a debilitating partial government shutdown, Donald Trump and senior Democrats are still not close to an agreement to end the standoff as the row over money for the president’s signature wall on the Mexican border deepens.
TEHRAN, Jan 2 - Following a lengthy meeting with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri says the two sides are “determined” to form a new government early in the new year as part of efforts to end an eight-month political stalemate.
TEHRAN, December 29 -"I would consider closing the southern border a 'profit-making operation,'" President Donald Trump said Friday in a tweet about the ongoing shutdown.
TEHRAN, December 27 - King Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered a major government reshuffle Thursday, replacing the ministers of foreign affairs and information, a royal decree said.
TEHRAN, December 25 -A report has revealed that the United States Department of Homeland Security and Marshals Service have evidence that Saudi Arabia assisted a Saudi national, accused of murder, to flee the US.
TEHRAN, December 24 - Washington witnessed its second day of gridlock caused by US government shutdown with the White House budget director saying it could even stretches into the new year and the next Congress.
TEHRAN, December 23 -Thousands of protesters marched in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, on Saturday for the third week in a row against what they say is a crackdown by the government of President Aleksandar Vucic on opposition parties and the media.
TEHRAN, December 22 - The U.S. government was partially shut down early on Saturday in a fierce dispute over President Donald Trump’s demands that Congress assign $5 billion for a wall along the border with Mexico.
TEHRAN, December 21 - Belgium's king on Friday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Charles Michel but asked the premier to stay on at the head of a caretaker government until elections are held in May, rather than call snap polls.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Romania's Social Democrat government on Thursday faced a no-confidence vote over a contentious judicial overhaul that opposition politicians say has harmed the rule of law and democracy in this European Union member nation.
TEHRAN, December 20 -The US Senate has approved legislation to temporarily fund the government and avert a partial federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall with Mexico.