Saturday, December 27, 2025

Middle East

Iran dismisses latest ‘absurd allegations’ by Arab League foreign ministers

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly criticized a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers, and the so called Arab Quartet Committee for their latest ‘absurd’ anti-Iran allegations.

Israeli president lands in Turkey amid widespread protests

Israel's president arrived in Ankara Wednesday on a trip aimed at repairing fractured ties with Turkey. Demonstrators had burnt the Israeli flag in the Turkish city of Istanbul ahead of the visit.

Palestinian succumbs to wounds from Israeli gunfire

A Palestinian man who was critically injured last week by Israeli army gunfire in the West Bank city of Nablus has died of his wounds, according to local sources.

Angelina Jolie decries ‘unimaginable’ plight of Yemenis

UNHCR Special Envoy and actress Angelina Jolie has decried the “unimaginable” suffering she has seen during a visit to Yemen. She has sounded the alarm about "impoverished" conditions in the war-ravaged country, the scene of an all-out war staged by Saudi Arabia and its allies since 2014.

Two Iranian forces killed in Israel’s airstrike outside Damascus

Two Iranian forces have been killed in an airstrike by the Zionist regime on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Iran Foreign Ministry official’s take on Raisi Qatar visit, Tehran-Riyadh talks

Director-General of Iranian Foreign Ministry for Persian Gulf Affairs Alireza Enayati has expounded on the achievements of President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent visit to Qatar, and also the negotiations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Iraq’s Soleimanieh governor invites Iranians to invest in regional projects

The governor of Iraq’s Soleimanieh province has invited Iranian investors to participate in 264 projects in the autonomous region in northernIraq.

Two civilians killed in Israel attack near Damascus

Israel has launched a missile attack on an area near the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least two civilians and causing damage.

Morning prayers held in Saudi Arabia without social distancing

For the first time after two years, mass prayers have been held in Mecca’s Grand Mosque and in Medina’s Mosque of the Prophet without observing social distancing related to the Covid pandemic.

Houthis, UN ink deal to offload abandoned oil tanker off Yemen

The Houthi movement in Yemen has signed an agreement with the United Nations to deal with an abandoned oil tanker that is posing a major environmental disaster near the coast of the war-ton country, according to an official.

Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli troops in Jerusalem

A young Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces on Sunday at Bab Hutta neighborhood in the old city of Jerusalem, according to witnesses.

Iran FM: Tehran wants good ties with all neighbors including Saudi Arabia

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran welcomes the recent comments by the Saudi crown prince that Riyadh is willing to have ties with Iran.

Iraq’s top Shia authority slams Peshawar mosque bombing

Iraq’s top Shia authority Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has issued a statement following the Friday bombing in a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that killed a number of Shia Muslim worshippers.

MbS says Saudi Arabia hopes to reach agreement with Iran

Riyadh intends to continue “detailed talks” with Tehran in order to reach a satisfactory agreement for both, Saudi state TV quoted on Thursday Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as saying.

Saudi-led coalition seizes another Yemeni fuel ship

Yemen’s oil company says the Saudi-led coalition has confiscated a ship carrying a cargo of gasoline, before its arrival at the country’s Hudaydah port city.

Syrian president, Iran FM aide meet in Damascus

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held talks with Ali Asghar Khaji, Senior Advisor for Political Affairs to Iran’s Foreign Minister, in Damascus on Tuesday. They have discussed a range of issues including the Astana process, the nuclear talks in Vienna and Russia-Ukraine war.

Iran says UNSC resolution against Yemen hinders peace process

Iran has denounces the United Nations Security Council’s extension of an arms embargo against Yemen’s Houthi. Tehran has warned it will have negative implications for the peace process.

2 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

Israeli troops have killed two young Palestinian men during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank early on Tuesday.

President Raisi: Iran-Syria alliance unbreakable

The Iranian president stressed that the alliance between Iran and Syria is unbreakable, calling for the expansion of bilateral ties in all fields.

Iranian FM advisor: Tehran to remain beside Syria

The senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister underlined that Iran will remain beside the government and people of Syria and that the policy of isolating Syria has failed.

Yemen’s Ansarullah presents new plan to end war

Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says it has presented several plans over the past seven years to bring the war in the country to an end.

Top Hamas delegation meets Nasrallah; anti-Israeli resistance discussed

A high-ranking delegation of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has reportedly met with Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Spokesman: Yemeni forces shoot down UAE’s spying plane

Yemeni Army Spokesman General Yahya Saree says Yemen’s armed forces on Friday morning shot down an MQ9 reconnaissance plane belonging to the United Arab Emirates.

UAE says to buy Chinese military aircraft after Yemen attacks

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Wednesday it plans to buy a dozen Chinese L15 aircraft, as it seeks to bolster its defenses after a series of attacks by Yemeni forces.

Raisi calls for expansion of Iran-Oman ties

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the country’s relations with Oman are good, but there is room for further development of economic and trade ties, and significant potentials of both countries can be used to this end.

Latest news