Turkish presidential election candidate Muharrem Ince, one of the four contesting Sunday’s vote, says he is withdrawing from the race, in a potential boost to the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Azerbaijani and Armenian forces shelled each other’s positions on the border area early on Thursday. Baku says one Azer soldier was killed in clashes, with the two sides accusing each other of starting the shelling.
Iranian Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs Seyyed Ehsan Khandouzi, at the head of an economic delegation, has arrived at the Jeddah airport in Saudi Arabia, and was welcomed by the kingdom’s officials, directors of the Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank, and staff members of the Iranian Consulate in the Saudi city.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Tehran will soon appoint an ambassador to Riyadh, following a China-brokered agreement in March that ended a seven-year rupture in Tehran-Riyadh relations.
The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkey have met in Moscow for high-level talks on resuming relations between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during the war. At the end of the meeting, they issued a joint statement, stressing the importance of respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Iran’s top human rights official slams Sweden for "turning into a safe haven for anti-Iran terrorists, saying all terror grouplets possess a base in the Scandinavian country."
Israel has staged more airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip for a third consecutive day, killing several Palestinians, including another top commander of the Islamic Jihad. At least 24 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed during the recent Israeli escalation against the besieged enclave so far.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri has vowed that Tehran will help further strengthen the Syrian army in face of Israeli raid on the Arab country.
The Pakistani army has been called in by the government to help end the deadly unrest in the wake of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has warned protesters against any further attacks on state installations.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has invited Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to attend an Arab League summit scheduled to be held in the Persian Gulf kingdom next week. Syria was recently re-admitted to the Arab League, a 22-member intergovernmental organization of Arab states.
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Five patients have lost their lives to coronavirus over the past 24 hours in Iran, showing a decline in death toll as compared to a day earlier that saw 8 fatalities, according to the Health Ministry's update on Wednesday.
At least three Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip for a second straight day, according to Palestinian health officials. A barrage of rockets has been fired from the Gaza Strip towards the occupied territories as sirens warning of incoming rocket fire sounded in Tel Aviv, as well as in central and southern Israel.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, already in custody, has been indicted for allegedly selling state gifts during his four years in power. Dozens of people have been killed or wounded after demonstrations broke out across the country following Khan’s arrest. Hundreds are arrested.
The Iranian foreign minister has called for the withdrawal of foreign troops, including Turkish and US forces, from Syria to help resolve issues related to the Middle Eastern country.
At least 50 people sentenced for plotting to overthrow the United Arab Emirates government are being held months and years after their jail terms have ended, family members and rights activists have claimed.
Israeli soldiers have shot dead two young Palestinian men during a military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Qabatiya. The latest killings come a day after 15 Palestinians, including four children, were killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The Iranian permanent ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani has reiterated Iran’s right to respond to any act of aggression by the Israeli regime against Tehran’s nuclear program, warning that Iran will hold the US accountable for explicitly supporting such terrorist moves.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Iran fully backs the reconciliation process between Syria and Turkey, and that it stands ready to help accelerate the peace efforts.
Beijing’s ambassador to Iran says China is open to joint efforts with Iran and other countries with the goal of facilitating development and confronting the challenges facing the global community.
A court in Pakistan has ruled the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan legal. At least one person was killed after demonstrations broke out across the country following Khan’s arrest.
