The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran and neighboring Pakistan will eventually eliminate the terrorist elements destabilizing the areas near their borders through joint cooperation.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
The Iranian Cinema Directors Association and the Iranian Cinema Producers Union have objected to a court ruling against famous actress Azadeh Samadi for ignoring the Hijab rule.
Three more US lawmakers have announced their intentions to boycott Israeli President Isaac Herzog's address to a joint session of Congress next week. It comes after Congresswoman Ilhan Omar announced there would be "no way in hell" she would be in attendance.
The Council of the European Union has announced that it was extending humanitarian exemption from sanctions against Syria, which was introduced in February after the devastating earthquake hit the war-torn country.
During the first half of the current year, 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, or double the number compared to the same period in 2022, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced.
The World Bank has announced in a report that Iran ranks first in terms of access to drinking water in urban and rural areas across the globe and among countries in the West Asia region.
Iraq has ramped up the deployment of its guards on the Kurdistan region’s border with Iran. It comes after Tehran warned that Baghdad government’s failure to deal with anti-Iran terrorists will prompt fresh attacks.
A senior US defence official has confirmed that Washington is deploying additional fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz "to protect ships from Iranian seizures". The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iranian naval forces have so far seized 35 ships for violating maritime laws in the waters off the Persian Gulf.
South Africa should do "the right thing" and follow international law if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the BRICS bloc summit in Johannesburg next month in person, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN. In mid-March, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian presidential commissioner for children’s rights over the Ukraine war.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has extended his condolences to the Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah over the passing of a religious authority and Shia scholar from Lebanon.
Israel’s far-right government has approved record construction in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank in its first six months in power, Al-Jazeera reported quoting an Israeli rights group.
The Kremlin has announced that the Wagner private mercenary group, which led a "failed insurrection against Russian President Vladimir Putin" last month, was never a legal entity and that its legal status needs further consideration.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
An official in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province says around 600 people have sought medical help following a dust storm with strong winds hitting parts of the province.
Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Army, says the country is very sensitive to claims made about its three islands in the Persian Gulf, to which the United Arab Emirates lays claims.
A report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that the soaring inflation rates in Iran will fall significantly with an increase in demand for Iranian oil in major Asian economies and amid a gradual drop in consumer prices across the globe.
