Middle East Headlines

TEHRAN (FNA)- Violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters marked the first large rally of the new year in Bogota. Riot police deployed tear gas and fired non-lethal weaponry as protesters in turn through rocks and petrol bombs. [VID ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Heartbreaking footage filmed on Australia's Kangaroo Island on Saturday shows a lonely koala sitting on the side of the road next to burnt trees before it was assisted by the staff of Humane Society International Australia and brought ....

TEHRAN(FNA) - The US Treasury has cut off access of Iran's Fars News Agency to its .com domain in a flagrant violation of the freedom of expression after enlisting it as a sanctioned entity on Friday....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Despite repeated warnings that the Philippines's Taal volcano could erupt at any time, some people are still refusing to leave the danger zones. [PHOTOS]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Gazans have been facing freezing, rainy and snowy cold snap, which has been hitting the besieged Gaza Strip since the start of last week, without gas, fuel or electricity; forecasters predict it would continue until the end of this week. ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Embassy in Beijing cautioned the country's nationals visiting China over the dangers of outbreak of coronavirus there....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Dutch flag carrier, the KLM, announced that it will resume its flights through the Iranian and Iraqi airspace following an interim halt that was caused by soaring military tensions in the Middle East region....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ambassador to Paris Bahram Qassemi in a Twitter message blasted the US for increasing its brutal sanctions and pressures against Tehran, and said Washington is merely thinking of its unilateralism scenario....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran's provincial Friday Prayers Leader Hojjatoleslam Seyed Mohammad Hassan Aboutorabifard lauded the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps for hitting hard the US military bases in Iraq, and said the IRGC missile strike was a timely respon ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia strongly criticized the US for threatening to assassinate the new commander of the Qods Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), General Esmail Qa'ani, saying that such remarks are against the international laws and r ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi underlined that the new threats by the US to assassinate the new commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force displays the US' state terrorism....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Hundreds of thousands of protesters were marching through Baghdad on Friday calling for US troops to leave Iraq, heeding the call of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who called for a "Million Man March."...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The so-called 'gentlemen' around the negotiating table are the same terrorists of the Baghdad airport. [POSTER]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Fereydunshahr Ski Resort, the highest ski resort of Isfahan province, is located 180 kilometers of this province. The time for going to this ski resort began from autumn and continues until the end of April. [PHOTOS]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tens of thousands of residents have abandoned their homes since Taal, one of the Philippines' most active and deadliest volcanoes, began spewing massive clouds of ash, steam and gas. [PHOTOS]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The shameless terror attack on the Commander of Iran's Qods Force, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, has awakened the Iranian nation, who believe it is proof of the US helplessness to assassinate Iran's counter-terrorism hero ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army reported having thwarted an attack on its military posts in the village of Abu Dafneh in Southeastern countryside of Idlib. [VIDEO]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli military Tuesday evening killed three Palestinian teens near the border fence to the East of the besieged Gaza Strip. [PHOTOS]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chinese authorities have suspended all outbound public transport from Wuhan, the city at the centre of an outbreak of the mysterious Sars-like coronavirus, which has so far killed 17 people. [PHOTOS]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Bolivia's former president Evo Morales and Bolivian presidential candidate for the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party Luis Arce attend an event in Buenos Aires celebrating the Day of the Plurinational State and the 14th anniversary of ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Passengers wearing surgical masks were traveling en masse from the Zhuhai railway station to Macao as they set off to celebrate the Lunar New Year, despite the first case of coronavirus confirmed in the region. [VIDEO]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Hundreds of Central American migrants who waded across a river into Mexico in hopes of eventually reaching the US were sent back to their homeland or retreated across the border Tuesday after Mexican troops blocked their way. [PHOTOS]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) said that about 150,000 civilians have been displaced because of the armed conflict in and around Libya's capital Tripoli. Violence and extortion in Libya forces refugees and migrants to risk ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iraqi lawmaker warned of Washington's plots and attempts to awaken the ISIL sleeping cells in 5 provinces of the country in a bid to find a pretext for its prolonged deployment....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Footage leaked to the social media shows the so-called "Joker Revolutionaries" in Iraq are producing videos to later claim violence and death in Baghdad protests to blame the Iraqi government....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Commander of Basij (volunteer) forces Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani underlined that the January 8 retaliatory missile attacks against the US Ein al-Assad base in Iraq left no efficiency and credit for American bases across the ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi blasted certain European countries' decision to deploy warships in the Persian Gulf, warning that piling up military equipment in the region will further increase insecurity....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Huanggang on Thursday became the second Chinese city to go into lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected more than 630....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN's top court on Thursday announced its ruling on accusations that Myanmar committed genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is at present producing 85% of its needs to oil industry equipment despite the harshest-ever sanctions imposed against the country by Washington, an official said....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Prosecutors on Wednesday portrayed former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as a serial predator who used his power to manipulate and sexually assault young women, while the defence argued that his accusers engaged in consensual sex that ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined Tehran's preparedness for talks with neighbors and participation in any synergic efforts to the benefit of region....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's exports of steel will reach 10mln tons by the end of the current Iranian year (to end on March 19), an official said....

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 19 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan-South Sudan border, according to UN peacekeepers, although a local official gave a higher toll....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian rapped the European states for their unconstructive measure by activating the Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM)....

TEHRAN (FNA)- A slim majority of US adults said that President Donald Trump should be removed by the Senate, a Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday found....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) cancelled a ban on Iranian football clubs from hosting the upcoming championship league matches in group stage....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated China on new year, praising Beijing for its rapid measures to control coronavirus....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri in a message to new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin underlined his country's willingness to further broaden ties and cooperation with Moscow....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-e Ravanchi underlined that the US assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was a clear manifestation of state ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi announced that the country has filed a complaint with the UN against Washington for assassination of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami underlined that the world and history will not forget Tehran's slap in Washington's face by retaliatory missile strikes against Ein al-Assad base in Iraq....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand announced that investment of foreign states in Iran has increased in the first 9 months of the current year (ending on March 19) despite the harshest pressures and sanctions by Washington....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Researchers have harnessed the power of a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning to create a new laser-based system that can image around corners in real time. With further development, the system might let self-driving cars ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, , were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values....

TEHRAN (FNA)- When Marie Antoinette was captured during the French Revolution, her hair reportedly turned white overnight. In more recent history, John McCain experienced severe injuries as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War -- and lost color in ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Brexit Bill cleared the UK parliament and is now set to become law as soon as it signed by the Queen....

TEHRAN (FNA)- China's death toll from pneumonia, caused by the new type of coronavirus, has climbed to 17, the healthcare committee of the Hubei province, where the outbreak of the virus is registered, announced on Wednesday....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States has lost its position as so-called world leader in formally resettling refugees, having been overtaken by other nations in 2020, even though, according to the United Nations, the number of people fleeing US-led conflicts ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) successfully launched its first pipeline integrity management system (PIMS) in the Iranian oil industry....