Middle East Headlines

MOSCOW, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday affirmed Moscow would partake in the international conference for Libya due in Berlin on Sunday. Lavrov, speaking at a news conference, expressed support for Germany's call for ...

In the National Hockey League, the Washington Capitals have thrashed the bottom-side the New Jersey Devils 5-2 at the Capital One Arena in Washington....

The European Union warns that if a trade agreement between the US and China creates "distortions"; in the market, it will challenge the deal at the World Trade Organization (WTO)....

The UK government has sought to reassure the EU that its citizens living in the UK will not be deported if they fail to apply for settled status, the European parliament's Brexit co-ordinator has said....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Seyed Abbas Mousavi reminded the government of Canada that Tehran has been fully cooperative with all affected countries whose nationals have lost their lives during the plane incident of January 8, ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Top Military Aide to the Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi highlighted that last Wednesday's ballistic strike against the US military bases in Iraq by Iran's IRGC, which came in retaliation for Washington's assassin...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari announced that two consignments of smuggled weapons have been discovered and seized in the country's border areas in the West....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the US revealed its terrorist nature once again when it assassinated the hero of anti-terrorism campaign in the region, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and reminded the world ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Indian entrepreneurs and businessmen, in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, discussed different business opportunities in Iran in a move to widen state and private sector exchanges between the two nations....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran announced establishment of a special working group to promote relations and exchanges with the Eurasian member-states, adding that the needed grounds have been prepared to boost the country's exports after concluding deals with the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A sum of 65 academic centers, including 22 medical sciences universities, are among the world's top ones, a senior Iranian official announced....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, in a message on Friday, wished for the speedy recovery of leading Shia cleric of Iraq Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Sistani, who has been very recently hospitalized for an ....

Local: HANOI -- Outstanding Kuwaiti students visit Vietnamese tourist resort of Tam Dao as part of the 11th trip organized by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). By Salem Al-Methen. Issued at 15:51 p.m. (12:51 GMT). Economic: VIENNA -- OPEC...

Ayatollah Sistani underwent surgery after an accident at his residence....

Pelosi calls for special prosecutor reaction from Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy....

At memorial ceremony, lawmaker says genocide by Nazis 'was a disaster not only for the Jewish people but for the whole world and specifically the Ukrainian people'At memorial ceremony, lawmaker says genocide by Nazis 'was a disaster not only f...

Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani stressed the importance of unity and resistance in all fields, saying "we should become strong"....

Officials advise thousands of displaced villagers not to return to danger zone after signs point to imminent eruption....

By Salem Al-MethenHANOI, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- A group of outstanding Kuwaiti students visited on Friday the Vietnamese tourist resort of Tam Dao as part of the 11th trip organized by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). Hussein Matqi from Jaber ...

Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said people's morale for resistance is higher than ever, adding that Iranians have so far stood against enemy and will continue to do so....

US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Friday that the more Iran threatens the world, the more isolated it will become. Hook was...

Yitzhak Cohen says he doesn't want to hurt chances of current minister getting another cabinet post, after top court questioned transition government's authority to name ministersYitzhak Cohen says he doesn't want to hurt chances of current mi...

The UK has added the entire Hizballah movement to its list of terrorist groups subject to asset freezing. Previously, the The post Britain adds entire Hizballah movement to terrorist blacklist appeared first on DEBKAfile ....

32-year-old Shohreh Bayat 'examining options' after defying warnings about her outfit from the Iran Chess Federation...

In his first public Friday sermon since 2012, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei derided President Trump as a "clown" The post Khamenei: Iran slapped a superpower in the face "with support of God" appeared first on DEBKAfile ...

GENEVA, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the continued killing and displacement of civilians in north-western Syria, despite the announcement of a ceasefire nearly a week ago. Bachelet, in a ...

Despite change in One Child Policy in 2015, pregnancies have not increased, leading to fears of a demographic crisis....

WASHINGTON -- A senior State Department official reveals that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will discuss US priorities during the International Berlin conference due next Sunday. BEIRUT -- Lebanese activists demanding administrative reforms and uprooting...

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi in Muscat....

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul on the Biden Ukraine scandal and the impact on the impeachment trial....

Trump adviser Pam Bondi and former independent counsel Robert Ray will also be on the team, according to the source who is familiar with the team's composition...

The online poll, released Thursday, shows that 20% of registered Democrats and independents said they would back Sanders over 11 other candidates to run in the general election against Donald Trump...

TEHRAN (FNA)- China claimed that it kept a close eye on a US Navy vessel that sailed through the Taiwan Strait. The naval maneuver occurred shortly after Beijing and Washington agreed to 'phase one' of a trade deal....

BEIRUT, Jan 17 (KUNA) -- Lebanese activists demanding administrative reforms and uprooting corruption have stepped up their demonstrations protesting delay procrastination of forming a new government. The protestors, according to official and media report...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vadym Prystaiko, voiced his country's readiness to hand over the bodies of the foreign nationals killed in the plane accident of Ja...

TEHRAN (FNA)- President Hassan Rouhani, during a visit to the headquarters of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in Northern Tehran, announced the upcoming launch of open market operation (OMO) policies in the country's banking system, to improve CBI'...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iraqi government denied claims that the country's military is resuming joint operations with the US-led coalition after Washington's assassination of top Iranian and Iraqi commanders....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States has received $500 million from Saudi Arabia to help cover the cost of American troops stationed in the kingdom, a US official told CNN....

President Donald Trump has praised both Xi and Putin, even while the U.S. battles their countries for economic and strategic dominance...

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Canadian counterpart Francois-Philippe Champagne in Muscat....

'The Base,' is the English translation of al Qaeda, although it is not clear if that was intentional and if there are other similarities between the two...

A senior Hezbollah official warned Friday that Lebanon could fall into chaos and ldquo;complete collapserdquo; unless a new government is formed....

PM reiterates his optimism amid Russian media reports Putin considering pardoning Naama Issachar, imprisoned in Russia on drug charges, ahead of his visit to Israel next weekPM reiterates his optimism amid Russian media reports Putin considering pardoning...

Tens of thousands of worshipers gather in Tehran's Imam Khomeini Grand Prayer Grounds to take part in prayers led by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei....

About 20 people have been killed in protests that turned violent, latest victims were four boys shot this week....