Middle East Headlines

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed condolences over the demise of the late prominent Iranian linguist Yadollah Samareh who passed away at 82....

Birjand, Feb 23, IRNA - Police in northeastern Iran have seized 384 kilograms of opium as security forces intensify anti-drugs operations....

Moscow, Feb 23, IRNA-The Russian-Iranian cooperation in the political, security and military spheres has grown dramatically over the past four years, and despite resumption of unilateral US sanctions, officials in the two countries are continually talking...

RIYADH, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- On behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Deputy King and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued three royal orders on Saturday. The first order appointed Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan...

Cory Hill and Josh Adams scored second-half tries as record-breaking Wales came from behind to beat England 21-13 in the Six Nations in Cardiff yesterday to stay on course for a Grand Slam....

Paul George capped a 45-point performance with a last second game-winning basket in double overtime to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 148-147 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night....

Bandar Abass, Feb 23, IRNA Iran's Tareq and Qadir submarines launched electric and Valfajr torpedoes in the second day of Velayat 97' wargame which is underway in the Sea of Oman on Friday....

Lionel Messi scored his 50th career hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-2 win at Sevilla yesterday after the champions had twice fallen behind, giving the Catalans a 10-point lead at the top of La Liga....

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain tightened their grip on the French title with a comfortable 3-0 win over Nimes yesterday that saw the champions move 17 points clear at the top of Ligue 1....

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA- The Tehran Stock Exchange rose more than 4,700 points only on the first working day of the week in Iran to lift the index to more than 16,420 points....

CAIRO, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz said Saturday there were "numerous and dangerous" challenges facing the Arab national security, calling for doubling of counter-terrorism efforts. King Salman made the remarks during a meetin...

Nigeria yesterday began counting votes in presidential elections even as many people had yet to even cast their ballot because of delays in the opening of polling units and problems with staffing and technology....

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Reema bint Bandar first-ever female ambassador from kingdom to Washington, replacing Prince Khalid bin Salman, who will become vice defense ministerReema bint Bandar first-ever female ambassador from kingdom to Washington, replacing Prince Khalid bin Salm...

The Litani River Authority bulldozed 13 tents in an informal refugee settlement in southern Lebanon's Zahrani Saturday in an effort to curb pollution in the area, following a similar incident earlier this week....

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA - The production capacity for construction of the equipment of the main refineries packages increased significantly and a new record for self-sufficiency in the production of heavy pumps and vertical and horizontal centrifuge pumps wa...

AMMAN, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Jordan and Iraq called Saturday for need of implementing cooperation agreements they signed earlier this month, in order to facilitate trade and energy exchange as well as executive economic projects. Jordanian Prime Minister Omar ...

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA Office of the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a message said that expressing congratulations on the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution is a common issue....

U.S.-donated humanitarian aid was "on its way" to Venezuela, opposition leader Juan Gauido announced Saturday as he launched a distribution operation with the presidents of Colombia, Chile and Paraguay....

QIIB recently honoured Qatar's football team, which won the 2019 AFC Asian Cup football championship....

Qatar Finance & Business Academy has launched its latest certification programme 'Certified Digital Marketing Professional'....

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA- The chairman of the Association of Medical Equipment Exporters pointing out the export of Iranian medical equipment to 40 countries of the world, says Iran last year (starting March 21) has exported $ 24 million worth of goods offici...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Qatar...

U.S.-backed fighters said Saturday they are keeping a corridor open to rescue remaining civilians from Daesh's (ISIS) last speck of territory in Syria, as the U.N. appealed for urgent assistance....

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA - The Japanese Embassy in Tehran and Iran's Farabi Cinema Foundation will screen four films and animations of Japan on February 28-29....

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's armoured train arrived in China late yesterday ahead of his highly anticipated second summit with US President Donald Trump in Vietnam, according to media reports....

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla has commended relations with Kuwait in all fields, describing them as "good". This came in a speech delivered by Kalla during an opening ceremony of Al-Wafa Uni...

ANKARA, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar said Saturday the United States agreed to work with his country for early conclusion of a roadmap for Manbij city in Aleppo governorate, north Syria. The planned Manbij deal between Turkey a...

A fire at a parking lot near the venue of an airshow in Bengaluru destroyed 300 cars yesterday, a senior fire official said, the latest accident to mar the government-run event....

The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is taking a turn towards the martial law era of former president Ferdinand Marcos, according to another former president who lived through the late strongman's reign....

Authorities arrested more than 100 separatists in raids across Jammu and Kashmir and sent thousands of reinforcements to the troubled state yesterday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up warnings to Pakistan over a suicide bomb attack....

The fight against militants in Africa's Sahel region is "achieving results," France's prime minister said in Mali Saturday, two days after French forces killed a top extremist leader....

There is a subtle yet important change occurring in how political leaders think about international trade, including how to remedy long-standing problems....

A Saudi royal decree by Deputy King Prince Mohammed bin Salman was issued on Saturday appointing Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud as the...

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA- US demand of EU to stop its efforts to prevent the JCPOA from collapsing completely is tantamount to wishing that Iran also leave the agreement and seek to create an excuse for a direct and open confrontation with Iran, former Sweden...

The Internal Security Forces caught four suspects - including a married couple - in the act of selling drugs to a fifth suspect in Mount Lebanon's Metn, the agency reported in a statement Saturday....

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA Iranian movie Panj Ta Panj directed by Tara Otadi is supposed to be screened in the UK film festival....

Trucks loaded with aide were set on fire at the Francisco De Paula Santander International Bridge at the Venezuela - Colombia border on Saturday, February 23....

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir met Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah in Khartoum....

US President Donald Trump's aides worry that he may get outfoxed in the scheduled summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi....

Two killed as opposition tries to move aid into Venezuela sparking running battles along border bridges....

Bandar Abbas, Feb 23, IRNA 65 percent of the components needed for Bandar Abbas oil refinery's project were provided internally....

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa said on Saturday that his country is determined to widen relations with Iran, welcoming the contribution of Iranian companies....

Benny Lau, whose uncle was Holocaust survivor and ex-chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, says he'll fight to ensure 'the doctrine of Kahane doesn't enter the Knesset'Benny Lau, whose uncle was Holocaust survivor and ex-chief rabbi Yisrael Meir L...

Reema bint Bandar, the daughter of Saudi ex-chief spy, is appointed as ambassador to the US....

Tehran, Feb 23, IRNA The National Museum of Sport can leave the legacy of the champions for the next generations....

Police teargassed and clashed with Yellow Vest protesters who had taken on Paris streets on Saturday....