At least 50 people killed in Israeli military onslaught in West Bank since late August

At least 50 people have been killed in raids and strikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during its large-scale military operation in the West Bank launched in late August, Al Jazeera reported.

Iran takes bold step to facilitate investment in its power plants

Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi held a meeting with the chairman of the National Development Fund of Iran (NDFI) Mehdi Ghazanfari to remove the obstacles in drawing investment in the private sector and expand its power plants.

Report: Head of Iran’s Islamic Center Hamburg leaves Germany

The president of Iran’s Islamic Center Hamburg (IZH) left Germany on Wednesdays evening, 48 hours before the deadline set by German authorities ran out, according to a report by DW.

Islamists win more than 30 seats in Jordan’s 138-seat parliament

The Islamist opposition party has topped Jordan’s parliamentary elections but fell short of securing a majority, according to official election results.

Iranian president visits holy shrines during Iraq trip

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, who is on a trip to neighboring Iraq as his first official trip as the newly-elected president, visited on Thursday the al-Kazimiyya shrine located in the suburb of Baghdad, which houses the burial places of the 7th Shia Imam, Musa al-Kazim, and his son and the 9th Shia Imam, Imam Jawad.

Hamas says ready for immediate Gaza ceasefire based on US proposal

The Palestinian group Hamas announced it is ready to implement an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip based on a plan by US President Joe Biden presented earlier this year.

Iran President Pezeshkian, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani meet in Erbil

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks with President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil on key bilateral issues on the second day of his trip to Iraq.

Russia says West claims on weapons deliveries to Moscow from abroad groundless

Recent deliberations about alleged deliveries of weapons to Russia from abroad are groundless, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stressed.

No confirmation Russia used Iranian missiles against Ukraine: Zelensky

There is no evidence yet that Moscow has already used Iranian ballistic missiles against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has stated.

Israel bombs another UN-run school in Gaza, 18 killed

The Israeli army has bombed another school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 18 people, including six staff of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

US hints it will lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range arms in Russia

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, gave his strongest hint yet that Washington is about to lift its restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons supplied by the west on key military targets inside Russia, with a decision understood to have already been made in private.

UK, Netherlands summon Iranian envoys over “missiles given to Russia” 

The Netherlands and Britain have summoned the Iranian envoys to the two European countries in protest at what they describe as Iran’s move to give missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine.

Israeli raid kills 5 Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli military on Wednesday killed five Palestinians in an airstrike in the city of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, as the army started an incursion into the city.

Top US, UK diplomats arrive in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian leaders

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday for talks with top Ukrainian officials.

Iran president urges Iraq to fully implement security pact

Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has called on Iraq to fully implement the March 2023 security agreement between the two neighboring countries to combat the terrorists and enemies "who have previously targeted regional stability and security".

Iran’s president calls for creation of Islamic coalition to root out Israeli terrorism

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged the formation of a joint union among the world’s Muslim states, describing their unity as crucial to confronting “Zionist terrorism".

Rights groups, ex-diplomats urge US court to review lawsuit accusing Biden of genocide

More than half a dozen groups representing human rights organizations, former diplomats, and activists have filed briefs urging a US federal court to rehear a case alleging the administration of US President Joe Biden is complicit in genocide in Gaza.

Video of Iranians sympathizing with 9/11 victims goes viral after 23 years

A video footage has resurfaced on the internet after over two decades showing Iranians in a protest rally on a street in the Iranian capital Tehran in a display of sympathy with the victims of the 2001 terror attacks on the Twin Towers in New York.

Iran urges formation of ‘BRICS-specific security mechanism’

A senior Iranian security official has called for the creation of a "BRICS Security Commission" as a dedicated security structure for the grouping of world economies in order to combat terrorism and extremism within its domain.

Israel proposes ‘safe passage’ for Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, Gaza handover: Report

Tel Aviv has proposed giving safe passage out of the Gaza Strip to Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar in exchange for freeing hostages it kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attack and giving up control of the enclave, a senior Israeli official told Bloomberg News.

Canada halts arms sales to Israel, Gaza death toll surges 41k

Canada has suspended some 30 permits for weapons shipments to Israel, including a rare move against a US company’s Canadian subsidiary’s deal with the US government, the foreign minister has said. The death toll among Palestinians in Gaza has surpassed the 41,000 mark.

Russia conducts biggest strategic naval drills in decades

Russia has launched the biggest naval drills in its modern history, President Vladimir Putin has announced. The ‘Ocean-2024’ exercise is expected to be held simultaneously in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans as well as the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas.

Iran’s President Pezeshkian pays homage to resistance commanders in Baghdad

Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian, who is on a visit to neighboring Iraq as his first foreign trip, paid tribute on Wednesday to the commanders of the resistance movements Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the anti-terror commander of the IRGC’s Quds Forces, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who were assassinated in a US strike at Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.

Partner of activist killed by Israel in West Bank pushes back on Biden calling it ‘an accident’

The partner of an American activist killed by Israel in the West Bank last week pushed back on US President Joe Biden calling the shooting “an accident” in remarks to reporters Tuesday.

Legendary Iranian theater director Pari Saberi passes away

One of the most iconic figures in the Iranian drama and theater, Pari Saberi, died on Wednesday at the age of 92 after a period of illness.

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