By Mohammad Ghaderi

The UAE reopens embassy in Damascus; Arabs in line to return to Syria

TEHRAN - Besides the security developments in Syria that have always made headlines and the Zionist’s attacks on Syria, these days Damascus has become a hangout place for states that have not achieved much in the past few years of war against Syria.

UAE officially reopens embassy in Syria

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Thursday, the Syrian Information Ministry has announced.

Iran holds tourism session in Tokyo

TEHRAN – Iran’s Tokyo embassy on Wednesday hosted a tourism session with the aim of promoting Iranian culture and travel destinations.

By Mehdi Sepahvand, Political Editor

Tehran says still can’t understand why Canada unilaterally cut ties

TEHRAN - Tehran still cannot understand why Canada unilaterally severed diplomatic ties with Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi told the Tehran Times on Sunday after a former Canadian diplomat had criticized Ottawa for the current diplomatic blackout.

‘Stupid law’ preventing Canada’s re-engagement with Iran: retired envoy

The real reason the Liberal government hasn’t been able to re-establish relations with Iran is due to its adherence to a “stupid” Canadian law allowing the seizure of Iranian assets, says Canada’s recently expelled ambassador to Saudi Arabia.