Middle East
Gaza: Over 14,600 newborns registered in three months
The Palestinian interior ministry’s civil affairs offices recorded 14,630 new births in all provinces of the Gaza Strip during the first quarter of 2017. In a…
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Middle East
Iranian hoopsters fall to China in Asian University 3X3 Basketball Championship
Iranian basketball players have suffered their first loss at the third edition of Asian University 3X3 Basketball Championship in Malaysia, slumping to the Chinese side. The…
Asiia-Pacific
Conflict can break out on Korean Peninsula any moment: China
China has warned that “conflict could break out at any moment” on the Korean Peninsula, as North Korea and the United States increasingly seem headed for…
Asiia-Pacific
Japan discusses how to evacuate citizens from South Korea
Japan’s National Security Council discussed how to evacuate its nearly 60,000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program,…
Middle East
Iran fails to snag final berth in INAS World Futsal Championships
The Iranian men’s national futsal team has failed to clinch a berth in the final showdown of the fifth edition of International Sports Federation for Persons…
Middle East
Iran’s foreign minister to join trilateral Syria talks in Moscow
Iran’s foreign minister has traveled to Moscow, where he is to join trilateral talks on the situation in Syria with his Russian and Syrian counterparts. Mohammad…
Latest developments
Civilians, militants begin evacuating 4 Syria towns
Civilians and militants begin leaving four Syrian towns in the provinces of Idlib and Rif Dimashq under a deal reached between the Damascus government and militant…
Middle East
Amnesty launches public campaign in support of Bahraini opposition leader
Amnesty International has launched a public campaign, which calls on the Bahraini regime to “immediately” and “unconditionally” release prominent Shia opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman. The…
USA
US activists protest Trump immigration policies, 25 arrested
Police in New York City have arrested 25 people in the Trump Tower protesting US President Donald Trump's controversial immigration and border policies. The protesters sat…
Middle East
Israel orders demolition of Palestinian mosque in al-Quds
Israel has issued an order to demolish a mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds claiming that the building has not obtained construction permit. The order…
USA
US ready to launch preemptive strike on North Korea: NBC News
The United States is prepared to launch a preemptive strike against North Korea should American officials become convinced that Pyongyang is going ahead with a nuclear…
Middle East
Iran’s missile program irrelevant to JCPOA: Ghasemi
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi rejected the accusation posed by the G7 FMs that Iran’s missile program is infringing the UNSC resolution 2231. “The Islamic Republic…