The United States has sanctioned another 500 people and entities connected with Russia, including financial executives and prison officials. US President Joe Biden stated that the restrictions will ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin “pays an even steeper price for his aggression”, but the Kremlin has dismissed them as “fruitless".
The Palestinian Authority has sharply criticised a “day after” plan for the Gaza Strip presented by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it “destined to fail”.
Gaza's economy shrank by more than 80% in the fourth quarter of last year due to Israeli onslaught against the besieged enclave, according to the World Bank.
Ukraine will be free to use F-16 fighter jets it will receive from NATO against military targets 'inside Russia', or beyond Kiev's borders, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told RFE/RL in an interview.
2023 was the hottest year on the record on the earth, a major source of concern that drought will pose serious threats in water stressed countries like Iran.
Feyenoord once again failed to make it to the Europa League Round of 16 as its Iranian winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh missed a crucial penalty kick-out against AS Roma on Thursday.
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the first phase of constructing a new power plant in the southern province of Khuzestan has been completed.
In a dazzling display of skill and determination, Iran's national beach soccer team secured a spot in the semi-finals of the 2024 Beach Soccer World Cup.
Iranian actress Pardis Afkari, born in 1963, bid farewell to the world on Thursday, succumbing to a battle with a rapidly progressing case of liver cancer.
The Kremlin announced on Thursday that Joe Biden had debased the United States by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB", casting the American president's remark as part of a failed "Hollywood cowboy" act.
At least one person was killed and eight others were wounded when three gunmen opened fire at motorists close to an Israeli checkpoint near occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli police have confirmed.
A majority of Israelis participating in an opinion poll believe that it is not possible for Tel Aviv to achieve an "absolute victory" in the besieged Gaza Strip, where the regime has been waging a war since early October.
In an unprecedented cosmic rendezvous, Iranian-born NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli showcased her hairdressing skills aboard the International Space Station.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has slammed Muslim heads of state for failing to cut their relations with the Israeli regime.
An Israeli broadcaster has reported that there has been a disturbing increase in Israeli soldiers stealing arms and military equipment that could find their way into the hands of West Bank-based armed groups.
The humanitarian condition in the Gaza Strip is inhumane, the head of the World Health Organization has stated, calling the Palestinian territory a “death zone".
The Iranian government mouthpiece “Iran Newspaper” has dismissed criticism against President Ebrahim Raisi for keeping silent on the upcoming general elections in the country.
Former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, in a letter for the third time, has asked Iran’s electoral vetting body to publicly announce the reasons for disqualifying him as a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts polls.
Increased military spending prompted by Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Gaza conflict helped the British weapons manufacturer BAE Systems to record profits last year, with further growth expected in the year ahead.
Israeli lawmakers voted to back Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of any “unilateral” recognition of a Palestinian state as international calls have grown for the revival of Palestinian statehood negotiations.
Russian troops may have captured up to 1,000 Ukrainian forces during the chaotic retreat from Avdeevka over the weekend, the New York Times daily has reported, citing anonymous Ukrainian and Western sources. The newspaper described the withdrawal from the former Ukrainian stronghold in Donbass as a “devastating loss” for Kiev that “could deal a blow to already weakening morale".
