The Israeli prime minister was forced to take a two and a half-hour detour en route to Australia, apparently to avoid Indonesian airspace as it was disallowed from venturing into the Muslim country's airspace.
Syria’s Ambassador to China says approximately 5,000 fighters from the restive northwest Chinese region of Xinjiang are fighting alongside militants in Syria having arrived in the Arab country through Turkey.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has been unanimously elected as the president of the Asian branch of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague.
Iran says it is ready to provide assistance to the Afghan people who are in dire need of relief aid after days of heavy snowfall caused a series of deadly avalanches.[:ar]
In separate meetings with new Brazilian and Kyrgyz ambassadors to Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani voiced the Islamic Republic’s preparedness to enhance its cooperation with the two states in all fields.
Two Chinese companies included on a new US sanctions list targeting Iran said on Sunday they had only exported "normal" goods including fire hydrants to the Islamic Republic and didn't consider they had done anything wrong.
Iran has a very rich history with which the Indians can connect very well, said the Indian envoy to Iran in an exclusive interview, highlighting the cultural and historical ties between the two nations.
A group of Afghan girls in Western Kabul practice the flowing movements of Wushu, a sport developed from ancient Chinese kung fu martial arts, stretching and bending and slashing the air with bright swords.
An Iranian lawmaker strongly rejected the claims made by a number of Afghan officials about Iran’s support for Taliban terrorist group, saying any relationship between Tehran and Taliban is absolutely impossible.
Geographical boundaries have split Iranians and Afghans, but they are two peoples with a common culture and language, says an Afghan poet who has become the first refugee in Iran to assume an official position.
At least 32 people were killed and 50 injured after nine coaches of a passenger train derailed in eastern India, police have said, in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways.
20 people have been and 50 wounded so far after a bomb struck a market in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, Pakistani health and government officials said.
Most Iranians have either watched South Korean TV series and films, or at least heard about them, thanks to Persian-speaking satellite channels and, of course, those of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. But North Korea’s cinema is not so popular.
The Philippines may start importing apples from Iran once test analysis and sampling have been approved, the country’s Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
A group of ISIS militants have stormed into a religious school in Deh Bala area in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, and kidnapped 13 seminary teachers, local officials said.
Face down in the mud, chubby arms in a water-soaked yellow T-shirt, feet tucked in — this image of a 16-month-old Rohingya baby circulating on social media delivers an unforgettably poignant message.
On the verge of the announcement of currency reform in India, people have bought more than four tons of gold, the Indian Directorate General of Safeguards, Customs and Central Excise reported.
The sultanate of Brunei has banned public celebrations of Christmas, the birthday anniversary of Jesus Christ, and those who violate the law may be jailed for up to 5 years.
