Iranians commemorate the 34th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini, political and spiritual leader who led the nation’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and changed the course of history not just in Iran but also in the broader region.
Tens of thousands of Israeli demonstrators have rallied in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities to protest judicial overhaul plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. It comes despite prime minister’s announcement in March that the contentious legal proposals were being put on hold.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the 1979 Islamic Revolution led by Imam Khomeini replaced all political equations in the world with new ones, the outcome of which is today clear in the decline of the US and the Israeli regime.
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 Iranian lawmaker says the country's legislative chamber has invited parliamentary delegations from Egypt and Jordan to visit the Islamic Republic, amid growing signs of the Tehran-Cairo plans to resume diplomatic ties.
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) holds a meeting with the managing-director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, in Washington for talks on ways to expand bilateral interactions and cooperation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took oath as as head of state after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years. He will name his cabinet later on Saturday, and is expected to signal a change in his approach to economic policies.
The Israeli military has confirmed three of its soldiers were killed and several others injured in “a security incident” at the southern border with Egypt earlier on Saturday.
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has raised just $107mn in new funds for Palestinians, falling significantly short of the $300mn it needs to continue helping millions of people in Israeli-occupied territories and refugee camps in neighbouring countries. UNRWA provides services to nearly six million Palestinian refugees but is on the verge of financial collapse, the UN chief warns.
Moscow sees considerable progress on the path of agreeing the modalities of unblocking transport communications between Baku and Yerevan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced in its latest report that Iran’s crude production volume reached 2.75 million barrels per day (bpd) in April.
Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber joins the swearing-in of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his re-election for another term in office.
The United Nations has urged the United Arab Emirates to immediately release 12 human rights activists, convicted in the country’s largest-ever mass trial, who have finished their prison terms.
The Iranian Navy chief says the Islamic Republic will soon establish a maritime coalition with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other states to help strengthen peace and stability in the neighborhood.
The death toll from the collision of two Indian passenger trains in Odisha State has surged to 288 and more than 850 are injured, a state government official confirmed on Saturday. The rail accident is said to be the country's deadliest in more than two decades.
Iran’s top human rights official has confirmed the release of two Iranian-Austrian nationals and a Danish citizen, who were serving prison terms in Iran for security-related crimes, on “humanitarian grounds.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first trip to the kingdom since Tehran and Riyadh agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
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:
President of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, has been detained in the eastern city of Lahore on charges of corruption, officials have confirmed.
Tehran’s ambassador to Damascus rules out the speculation that Syria may eliminate Iran from the reconstruction of the Middle Eastern country in the post-crisis period, now that it is resuming relations with the Arab world.
The head of the Iranian Thalassemia Society says the lives of some 10,000 patients suffering from the blood disorder are in danger due to the shortages of medicine caused by the US sanctions.
