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Iran participates in Russian military exhibition in Moscow

The Russian defense exhibition known as ARMY 2024 was held several days ago in Moscow.

Millions heading for Karbala to observe Arbaeen

Millions of Shia Muslims are heading to Karbala, Iraq to observe the Arbaeen ceremonies, which mark 40 days after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam and his companions. 

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for Tel Aviv explosion

The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency described as "a terrorist attack".

47% of Israeli Jews say Tel Aviv should not obey international law in Gaza: Survey

A new poll has revealed that 47% of Israeli Jews believe Israel should not obey international law and moral values during the course of the current war in Gaza.

Iran says Israel’s crimes in Gaza perpetual shame in civilized world

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaaani has abhorred Israel's crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying such heinous atrocities and violation of the international law mark an eternal shame in the apparently civilized world of today.

Iran parl’t continues reviewing proposed ministers’ qualifications

The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament convened for third day on Monday to vet the qualifications of the cabinet ministers proposed by President Massoud Pezeshkian.

Zelensky says Ukraine aims to create Russia’s Kursk ‘buffer zone’

Ukraine’s military incursion into Kursk aims to create a “buffer zone” to prevent cross-border attacks by Moscow's forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Sunday, as his troops blew up a second bridge in the Russian border region.

Deadly blast rocks Tel Aviv, 1 killed

Israeli police are investigating an explosion in Tel Aviv that killed one man and injured another, local media reported on Sunday. Authorities suspect the victim may have been killed by his own bomb in a botched suicide bombing.

Top US diplomat visits Israel, as Hamas, Netanyahu far apart on Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Israel as part of Washington’s efforts to secure a ceasefire in Tel Aviv’s war on the Gaza Strip, but statements published by both Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office have been dampening the chances of a breakthrough.

UN experts warn famine looming in parts of Yemen

Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in war-torn Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts have warned in a report.

Israeli security cabinet orders army to intensify Gaza military operation: Report

Israel has decided to escalate its fighting in the besieged Gaza Strip to improve its position in ceasefire and hostage swap negotiations, an Israeli news website has reported.

IAEA says safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant deteriorating after attack

The United Nations nuclear watchdog has warned that the safety at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was “deteriorating” after a nearby drone strike.

Arbaeen pilgrims brave 47-degree heat

Arbaeen pilgrims are enduring intense heat, reaching 47 degrees Celsius, as they walk from Najaf to Karbala in Iraq.

Israeli attacks kill dozens of civil defense personnel, injure hundreds in Gaza since start of war: Report

At least 82 civil defense personnel have been killed and over 720 others injured in Israeli attacks in the besieged Gaza Strip since early October last year, the agency reported on Sunday.

Hezbollah drone suspected of filming Israeli PM’s home: Report

A Hezbollah drone was suspected of infiltrating northern Israel and filming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house in Caesarea, reported the daily Israel Hayom.

18 members of same family killed in Israeli attack in Gaza

An Israel airstrike in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 18 people from the same family, even as mediators expressed optimism for an imminent ceasefire agreement after 10 months of Israeli war.

Iran president pick for foreign minister says prioritizes ties with China, Russia, seeking to lift US bans

Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian President's pick for foreign minister emphasized that the new administration will continue to pursue a robust policy of good neighborliness, aiming to maximize the political and economic opportunities with neighboring countries while seeking to expand ties with China and Russia and all other nations that stood by Iran in the face of the US-led sanctions.

Seven decades on, Iranians resent 1953 US-orchestrated coup

Iranians marked Sunday the anniversary of the US-, UK-aided coup that toppled the first democratically-elected government of then Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran in 1953. 

Gaza ceasefire talks produced no result: Hamas

Negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have produced no result, Hamas's spokesman in Lebanon Ahmad Abdulhadi told Sky News in an interview.

Iran says US, UK role in 1953 Coup a stain on their record

Spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has emphasized that the role of Washington and London in the coup of August 1953, in Iran, which led to the overthrow of an elected government and the return of dictatorship to the country, will forever remain a stain on the foreheads of the two countries.

4 European states announce support for Gaza cease-fire mediation, saying ‘too much at stake’

The United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy have expressed support for the ongoing mediation efforts led by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to end the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.

Russia claims Ukraine firing Western-made missiles at civilian infrastructure

The Ukrainian military used Western-made munitions to target civilian infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk Region for the first time on Friday, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow claimed Saturday.

2 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on vehicle in West Bank’s Jenin, Hamas vows retaliation

At least two Palestinians were killed Saturday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a vehicle in the city of Jenin, northern part of the occupied West Bank.

UK official quits over London’s ‘complicity in war crimes’ in Gaza

A British civil servant has resigned over concerns that the government is complicit in Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip, two sources familiar with the situation have told Middle East Eye.

Iran tourism: The best and most famous handicrafts of Tabriz

Handicrafts of Tabriz are among Iran’s most beautiful ones that demand a lot of skills. During your trip to Tabriz, you can buy those handicrafts as souvenirs for your loved ones.