Middle East
Iraqi forces gear up for western Mosul liberation operation
Iraqi forces have begun preparations for an offensive to purge the Daesh Takfiri terrorists from the western part of Mosul after wresting full control over the…
Middle East
Germany companies voice interest to invest $12bn in Iran’s oil industry
Several major oil and petrochemical companies from Germany have expressed their interest in investing in the Iranian oil sector. The companies including BASF say they are…
Middle East
Israeli court convicts nuclear whistle-blower for violating terms of release
An Israeli court has convicted nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu of what it described as a violation of the terms of his release from prison under parole,…
Middle East
HRW warns new executions may occur in Bahrain in unfair trials
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that the Manama regime authorities may execute two more Bahrainis after “unfair” trials and based on confessions extracted under torture.…
Middle East
Iran’s Mashhad named Islamic world cultural capital in 2017
The Iranian city of Mashhad has been selected as the cultural capital of the Islamic world in 2017. The city is home to the shrine of…
Europe
Iran welcomes Russia in Europe gas transfer plan
Iran welcomes Russian participation in the $2.5 billion construction of a pipeline to transfer Iranian gas to Europe, a deputy oil minister says. IGAT-9 is a…
Middle East
Inhuman zionist Saudi airstrikes claim eight lives in Yemen
At least eight civilians, including two women, have lost their lives as Saudi fighter jets bombed the Yemeni provinces of Sa’ada and Hudaydah. According to Yemen’s…
Latest developments
Syria peace process in Astana great success: Iran Foreign Ministry
Iran has praised as a diplomatic “success” the peace talks underway between Damascus and opposition groups in the Kazakh capital, Astana, expressing hope that the process…
Latest developments
Delegates from Damascus, terror groups begin peace talks in Astana
Representatives of the Syrian government and opposition groups have gathered in the Kazakh capital Astana to hold peace talks aimed at ending the six-year conflict in…
Middle East
Teenage patient dies in Gaza after being denied access to hospital
A 17-year-old Palestinian boy has died in the Gaza Strip after being denied access to hospitals in the Israeli-occupied territories, a human rights group says. The…
Latest developments
Delegates from Damascus, opposition groups in Kazakh capital for talks
Representatives of the Syrian government and opposition groups have gathered in the Kazakh capital Astana to hold peace talks aimed at ending the six-year conflict in…
Middle East
Abbas warns of ‘ramifications’ if US embassy moved
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with Jordan's King Abdullah II to discuss “ramifications” if the US moves its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem…