Iran’s elite army unit dismisses US back-to-Stone-Age threats as Hollywood fantasies having a modest 250-year history

The US leadership is stuck in Hollywood fantasies, General Seyed Majid Moosavi, the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, stated, commenting on US President Donald Trump’s threats to plunge Iran back to the Stone Age.

EU Commission rejects VP Ribera’s remark that Israel’s Gaza war is genocide

The European Commission on Friday distanced itself from remarks by Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera, who described Israel’s military assault in Gaza as genocide.

Netanyahu on the UN court decision: the Jewish people are not invaders on their land

Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the conclusion of the International Court of Justice, which demanded an end to settlement activity in the Palestinian territories and payment of reparations for their occupation.

Putin resists rewriting history as Russia marks V-Day - China.org.cn

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against attempts to rewrite the history of Word War II as the country commemorated the 76th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany on Sunday.

Historic Responsibility: China warns 'conflict could break out at any moment' over North Korea

A conflict over North Korea could break out "at any moment", China's foreign minister Wang Yi said Friday, warning there would be "no winner" in any war, as tensions soar with the US.

The tone is getting hysterical: Dutch PM refutes Erdogan's "falsification of history"

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Tuesday that Turkish remarks on the Srebrenica massacre in the diplomatic row with the Netherlands is "vile falsification of history".

Egypt's January 25 Revolution will remain a turning point in history: Sisi

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Wednesday that 2011’s January 25 Revolution “will remain a turning point in this country’s history.”

Erdogan: "Mosul pertenece a Turquía desde un punto de vista histórico"

La ciudad iraquí de Mosul, bastión del Estado Islámico, "pertenece desde un punto de vista histórico a Turquía", ha afirmado este sábado el presidente turco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, informa el periódico 'Hurriyet'.

Azeri provocation

The facts that are taking place in Artsakh are not neutral and are consequences of Azeri provocation. Every time we see the Azeris making such attacks to change the facts vainly, but we realize that alongside the armenian strategy tries to explain for years now that there are no problems and that we are very far from the war in 1994.

China criticizes Japan high school textbooks

China on Friday urged Japan to teach the "right concept of history" after Tokyo authorized a new edition of high school textbooks that show Japanese sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands.

Sino-Japanese ties still fragile, says Chinese leader

Relations between China and Japan have recently improved, but the momentum is still fragile, China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said in Beijing on Friday.

Extremists ‘terrified of history,’ UNESCO chief says, deploring destruction of Arch of Triumph in Palmyra

 UN, 5 October 2015 – Extremists will “never be able to erase history,” the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, said today, condemning the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra.

Russia says Japan continues challenging outcomes of World War Two

Japan’s reaction to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the Kuril Islands indicates that Tokyo continues challenging the outcomes of World War Two, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Western Allies mark WWII victory against Japan

Britain, Canada and the Netherlands held separate activities on Saturday to commemorates the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan in World War Two (WWII).

Japan's cabinet approves PM's war anniversary statement

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's war anniversary statement was endorsed by his cabinet Friday in an extraordinary meeting.

Former Saudi FM Prince Saud al-Faisal Dies

Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal, who was the world's longest-serving foreign minister, has died, family members and a foreign ministry spokesman said late Thursday.

Ukraine undergoes reform to become "true European state" (Poroshenko)

Ukraine is aware of its responsibility and is conducting reforms to change and become a "true European state."

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko raised the Flag of Europe near the Presidential Administration on the occasion of the Day of Europe on Saturday, May 16.

Saudi foreign minister replaced after 40 years (video aljazeera)

The Saudi foreign minister has been replaced as part of a major cabinet reshuffle.

Saud Al Faisal was the world's longest serving foreign minister, his career spanning almost 40 years.

South Korean lawmakers pass resolution to slam Japan's history distortion

South Korean lawmakers passed a resolution on Tuesday to denounce Japan's approval of school textbooks that distorted history and laid territorial claims to Dokdo islets, called Takeshima in Japan.

S. Korea slams distorted Japanese textbooks over disputed islets

South Korea angrily responded Monday to new Japanese textbooks distorting history and laying territorial claim to the Dokdo islands, called Takeshima in Japan.