Middle East Headlines

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Egypt's president has announced the formation of a new body to confront terrorism and extremism that includes the country's top officials....

Palestinian nationals ended a boycott and entered a sensitive Jerusalem holy site for the first time in two weeks Thursday after Israel removed controversial security measures there, potentially ending a crisis that sparked deadly unrest....

Turkey's parliament has voted to strip two legislators from the country's pro-Kurdish party of their parliamentary seat for absenteeism....

Tehran, July 27, IRNA - All preparations needed for holding honorable Hajj have been planned, Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi Amiri said on Thursday....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The European Commission offered 209 million euros ($245 million) in new emergency aid for Greece on Thursday to help refugees stranded in the country rent homes and pay for basics with a cash card....

European stock markets struggled yesterday while Wall Street marched relentlessly forward, boosted by strong earnings from US giant Facebook....

Zimbabwe's first lady says her 93-year-old husband should name a successor, wading into a subject that President Robert Mugabe has previously regarded as taboo....

Iran's launch on Thursday of a rocket it says can deliver a satellite into space was a provocative action that violates a UN Security Council resolution as well as the spirit of the Iran nuclear deal, the US State Department said. "We consider tha...

Qatar's foreign minister is calling on the United Nations to help resolve the crisis in the Persian Gulf and accusing the four Arab countries that have isolated his energy-rich nation of violating international law. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al ...

Even after Labor dumps Herzog as chairman for ex-Kulanu minister Avi Gabbay, poll shows Likud, right-wing bloc winning decisive victory....

Trump envoy Jason Greenblatt says White House 'welcomes efforts undertaken to de-escalate tensions in Jerusalem today.'...

Tehran, July 27, IRNA Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Thursday urged all political parties and politicians to promote convergence and unity in the face of the US embargos....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Giti Pasand booked a place in the last four of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017....

An approach that ignores the demands and desires of people is destined to fail to produce a new coherent regional order....

Palestinians have finally ended their almost 2-week boycott of prayers at al-Aqsa mosque....

Amman demands justice for Israeli security officer who shot dead two Jordanians after being attacked, threatens international legal moves...

Tehran, July 27, IRNA The first Tehran flight carrying 230 Hajj pilgrimage staff arrived in Medina airport on Thursday morning....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Thursday reshuffled his minority left-green government in response to a scandal over the outsourcing of IT services, shunning the more drastic option of calling an early election....

The United States on Thursday hit out at Iran over its test of a satellite-launch rocket, saying it appeared to be a violation of UN Security Council...

Iranian semi-official media say that Iran has successfully launched a rocket carrying a satellite into space....

Clashes between worshipers and security forces resumed near the Temple Mount, as worshipers left the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Lions' Gate.Police dispersed rioters using stun grenades....

The Lebanese Army has taken up fighting positions in the Bekaa Valley towns of Al-Qaa and Ras Baalbeck ahead of a potential battle with Daesh (ISIS), a security source told The Daily Star Thursday....

A senior UN humanitarian official says over 200,000 people in Syria have fled their homes in the area around the Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa since April 1. The figure includes more than 30,000 displaced just this month as US-backed...

FIFA has fined Qatar's soccer federation after national team players breached rules against political statements by displaying T-shirts of the country's Emir at a World Cup qualifier. FIFA says its disciplinary panel imposed a 50,000 Swiss francs ...

Coalition chairman MK David Bitan (Likud) slammed the Shin Bet security service for recommending the removal of the metal detectors from the Temple Mount.Asked if the Shin Bet acted a bit cowardly, he replied: "I tell you this explicitly, you do not h...

The U.N. refugee agency on Thursday warned of mounting tension on Greek islands holding thousands of refugees and migrants, calling for more transfers to the mainland...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada will resign, broadcaster NHK said on Thursday, after a series of missteps, gaffes and a suspected cover-up that critics say contributed to a plunge in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's support....

According to Israel's commitment to Jordan, the security guard, Ziv, who shot to death two Jordanians after being stabbed by one of them near the Israeli embassy in Amman, was interrogated today. The investigation is being conducted jointly by the pol...

Human Rights Watch says that activists in western Libya have been physically attacked and threatened by armed groups....

First-ever traveling show by Holocaust museum to tell victims' stories through their belongings will include 600 original items...