Iran and the SCO sign a protocol marking the start of Tehran’s formal bid to join the bloc.

The Islamic Republic’s right to vote at the UN General Assembly has been restored after the country’s membership dues were paid to the world body.

The Algerian president says Syria must return to the Arab League in order for Arabs to unify again.

A group of Iranian lawmakers have called on the administration of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi to activate economic diplomacy and make plans to derive the maximum benefit from country’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

A recent court ruling in Poland challenging the supremacy of EU law angers Brussels, raising concerns that Warsaw will eventually exit the bloc, described as “Polexit”.

After holding the member state status since the year 2005, Iran has become a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

An analyst says Iran’s full membership at the SCO provides an opportunity for the Islamic Republic to foil US attempts to isolate the country.

A group of international lawyers, researchers and activists have called on the African Union to reverse its decision to grant Israel observer status in the bloc.

The Algerian foreign minister says insistence on Israel's membership in the African Union will eventually break up the continental body.

Seven African Arab states protest the African Union Commission’s decision last month to grant Israel observer status at the African bloc.