The United Kingdom has announced the lifting of sanctions against Syrian ministries and intelligence agencies, according to Britain's finance ministry on Thursday.
Israel’s orders to remove official posts expressing condolences on the death of Pope Francis have sparked outrage among international observers and stirred controversy among Israeli envoys.
Tehran's deputy governor for political and social affairs, revealed that approximately 85% of child laborers collected in the capital are Afghan nationals, adding that the children receive training at specialized centers before being returned to their families.
At least nine people have been killed and more than 70 injured in Kyiv after Moscow carried out one of the most devastating air attacks against the war-torn country in months, with Kharkiv and other cities also targeted.
Tehran has agreed to let in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) technical team in the coming days to discuss restoring camera surveillance at Iran's nuclear sites, the head of the IAEA stated Wednesday, calling it an encouraging signal of Iran’s attitude toward nuclear talks with the United States.
Iran will have to stop enriching uranium under any accord with the United States and could only import what is needed for a civilian nuclear program, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated ahead of talks between Tehran and Washington on Saturday.
Iranian director Saeed Roustaee’s latest film, Woman and Child, has been officially selected for the Main Competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clashed again on Wednesday on endeavours to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine, with the US leader chiding Zelensky for refusing to recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea.
The Iranian foreign minister underlined the firm determination of the Islamic Republic of Iran to comprehensively boost ties with China within the framework of the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership treaty.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs”, demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip and the disarmament of the group.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Istanbul on Wednesday leading to scenes of panic in the Turkish metropolis, officials have announced.
Chogha Zanbil, an ancient ziggurat in Khuzestan, southern Iran, is the first Iranian site registered on the UNESCO World Heritage list and one of the oldest stepped temples in the world.
At the end of the first day of the World Taekwondo Federation President's Cup in China, Iranian taekwondo athletes won 4 gold medals, 1 silver, and 3 bronze.
Top diplomats of the United States, Ukraine, France, Germany and the United Kingdom have postponed a planned meeting in London, downgrading the negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine to discussions among their senior officials.
US congressional lawmakers have denounced the treatment of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, the students being detained by US immigration authorities for their pro-Palestinian activism, as a “national disgrace” during a visit to the two facilities in Louisiana where each are being held.
The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry rapped the new sanctions the US Treasury Department has imposed on a number of natural and legal persons engaged in Iran’s oil and gas industry and also on people in connection with the country’s peaceful nuclear program.
The Israeli military estimates that it will need an additional 10 billion shekels ($2.6 billion) to expand its war on the Gaza Strip, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
Former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has stated that a renewed nuclear agreement with the US was ready to be signed in 2021, but was prevented by domestic political opponents.
Yemen’s Houthi fighters have launched a ballistic missile towards northern Israel, according to the Israeli military, which claimed to have shot down the projectile without causing any injuries.
Iran's environmental protection chief has issued a stark warning that land subsidence now affects 30 provinces, while 66% of the country's wetlands have become dust storm hotspots, creating a "nationwide environmental threat."
The International Monetary Fund has slashed its growth forecasts for the United States, China and most states, citing the impact of U.S. tariffs now at 100-year highs and warning that rising trade tensions would further slow growth.
The European Union will never recognize the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula as legally Russian, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Iran's Parliament voted down both emergency motions seeking to grant the government authority to adjust the country's official clock and working hours.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed the deep-rooted cultural, historical, and religious ties between Iran and neighboring Republic of Azerbaijan, stating that the two nations are “parts of one body” with shared interests built on age-old friendship.
