Sunday, January 18, 2026

Middle East

FM underlines Iran’s support for stability, security in Lebanon

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has underscored Tehran's support for stability and security in Lebanon as well as the government, people, the resistance and the army of the Arab country.

Turkey inaugurates its first nuclear power plant

Ankara has inaugurated its first ever nuclear power plant. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his help in constructing the reactors.

Iraqi president to visit Iran within days

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid is scheduled to visit Iran in the coming days, media outlets reported on Thursday.

Syria’s Assad calls for further strengthening of economic ties with Iran

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has stressed the need for further promoting economic cooperation with Tehran, as he hosted Iran’s Minister of Road and Urban Development Mehrdad Bazrpash and his accompanying delegation in the capital Damascus.

Poll Finds 44% of US Democrats, 20 % of Republicans believe Israel has segregation similar to apartheid

A new poll shows that more than 40 percent of Democrats in the US with an opinion on Israel view it as a state “with segregation similar to apartheid”, and a similar percentage of Democrats support the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

UN rapporteur says targeted by ‘smear campaign of apartheid Israel’

The UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories says she has been the target of a “smear campaign” by Israel that aims to expel her over anti-Israeli comments.

Erdogan cancels public rallies for health reasons

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his scheduled campaign rallies on Thursday for health reasons ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.

Turkey arrests dozens over suspected PKK ties ahead of elections

Police in Turkey have arrested 110 people over alleged ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) ahead of the 14 May elections. Reports have indicated that politicians, lawyers and journalists are among those detained.

Erdogan honors Iran’s Red Crescent over quake relief efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan honored the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) over the body's relief efforts during the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February.

Mossad targeted in major cyber attack

A group of Sudanese hackers has targeted the websites of the Israeli spy agency Mossad and several other companies, amid rising cyber operations against Israel’s institutions and facilities.

Iran defense chief in Russia to join four-way meeting on Syria-Turkey ties

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani is in the Russian capital, Moscow, to join a quadrilateral meeting aimed at securing the normalization of ties between Syria and Turkey.

EU imposes sanctions on relatives of Syria’s president over drugs

The European Union has put sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's cousins over the trafficking of the amphetamine drug Captagon.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian youth in WB

Israeli troops have killed a young Palestinian man and injured three others during a raid on a refugee camp in the eastern West Bank city of Ariha.

OIC, Arab League rap Israeli assaults on Muslim, Christian sites in al-Quds

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League have strongly condemned Israel's escalations and repeated attacks on sacred Muslim and Christian sanctities in the occupied Old City of al-Quds.

Moscow to host Russia, Iran, Turkey, Syria defense ministers meeting

Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar says he will meet his Russian, Iranian and Syrian counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday. Akar also added that the countries’ intelligence chiefs will also attend the meeting in the Russian capital.

Jordan says Israel arrested MP on suspicion of smuggling arms and gold

Israel has detained a Jordanian member of parliament in a case related to the alleged smuggling of weapons and gold into the occupied West Bank, Jordan’s foreign ministry has announced.

Ankara accuses Washington of trying to create ‘terrorist state’ near Turkey

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has accused the United States of trying to create a "terrorist state" near Turkey. He stressed that Ankara is taking certain precautions to prevent this.

Israelis hold mass rallies against PM’s ‘judicial reforms’ for 16th consecutive week

Tens of thousands of protesters have flocked to Tel Aviv and other cities across the occupied territories to express their opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and its plan to overhaul the judicial system.

Putin and MbS ‘satisfied’ with oil cuts despite US fury

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shared their mutual satisfaction with oil prices in a phone call on Friday. They have agreed to advance cooperation in an energy partnership that has irked the United States.

Next prisoner swap in Yemen set to start mid-May

The next prisoner swap between the Saudi-backed forces and the Houthis in Yemen will begin on May 15 in accordance with the recently reached agreement, the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) negotiator Majed Fadail told Sputnik.

Iranian president says regional progress possible through interaction

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has renewed his call for unity among Muslim nations in order to stop the Zionist regime’s crimes against Palestinians.

Turkish FM says opposition may draw country into Russia-Ukraine war if wins elections

The Turkish opposition may draw Turkey into the Russia-Ukraine war if it wins the upcoming elections, given its desire to "pick a certain side and tip the balance", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said.

Iran’s Raisi says mere condemnations of Israel not enough

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says it is not enough for Islamic countries to merely condemn Israel and its atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Israeli general says Tel Aviv wary as Tehran’s military might has grown ‘hundred-fold’

A high-ranking former Israeli military commander has acknowledged that Tel Aviv is unable to carry out acts of military adventurism against Tehran's nuclear program. Major General Yitzhak Brick has stated that Iran’s military might has grown "hundred-fold".

Dozens killed, hundreds injured in Yemen stampede

At least 78 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in a stampede in Yemen’s capital Sanaa due to a stampede that broke out during a charity distribution, Houthi officials and media say.

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