Middle East Headlines

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received on Wednesday a written letter from the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tareq to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The letter -- focusin...

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) Kazakhstan ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran called for setting up a joint bank between Islamic Republic of Iran and Republic of Kazakhstan....

NGOs serve gov't with legal case, alleging police target French people from Black, Arab and minority backgrounds....

The United States says all soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region "immediately.4;For all the latest headlines follow our Goog...

Israel closed its airports Monday for at least a week, the first country in the world to do so....

After Kohavi announces he's ordered fresh plans to hit Iranian nuclear sites, top Tehran official scoffs at Israel's capabilitiesAfter Kohavi announces he's ordered fresh plans to hit Iranian nuclear sites, top Tehran official scoffs at Israel...

Role of women in eight years of Sacred Defense against foreign aggressors both on streets and on the battlefield has was remarkable. Their role in the victory of the glorious Islamic Revolution and after it has always been so important. Iranians celebrate...

The European Union is asking AstraZeneca to publish the contract it signed with the bloc on COVID-19 vaccine supplies, an EU official said on Wednesday, in...

The Next News Network faults Chris Wallace for Fox's declining ratings, accuses him of pandering to Democrats....

Mount Merapi's new eruption has set off longest lava flow since the volcano's danger level was raised in November....

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni on his recent re-election. His Highness the Amir wished the African leader and h...

The Next News Network faults Chris Wallace for Fox's declining ratings, accuses him of pandering to Democrats....

The Chinese ambassador to the United States says Beijing expects the new US administration to exercise rationality and objectivity regarding China....

Social media users searching for info on the Holocaust on Facebook will now be prompted to visit site created by World Jewish Congress....

Social media users searching for info on the Holocaust on Facebook will now be prompted to visit site created by World Jewish Congress....

"Vaccines are not good. If they were, then the white man would have brought vaccines for HIV/AIDS," he said in a speech in western Tanzania....

A Telegram bot claims to have the numbers of 533 million users from around the world as a result of a Facebook security vulnerability that was fixed in 2019. For $20 you can buy one...

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) In his meeting with Armenian Prime Minister, Iranian Foreign Minister stressed respecting international law, the rights of minorities and territorial integrity....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Nearly 10 percent of more than 6,600 new coronavirus cases detected in Iran over the past 24 hours have been admitted to the hospital, the Health Ministry's spokeswoman announced....

TOKYO, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and the new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed on Wednesday to further strengthen the Japan-US alliance and closely work together on regional and global issues, Japan's Forei...

An indictment was filed this morning against a Samaria resident for threatening a police officer, violating a legal provision and disrupting an officer performing his duties. According to the indictment, the defendant refused to accept an order issued aga...

Video-sharing giant joins other social media platforms banning former US president over Capitol storming, punishes his lawyer for posting misleading informationVideo-sharing giant joins other social media platforms banning former US president over Capitol...

Bahrain will suspend dine-in services in restaurants and cafes and will move public and private schools to remote learning for three weeks to contain the s...

On Friday afternoon, when the resignation takes effect, he will be replaced in the Knesset by former Meretz MK Ilan Gilon....

Nefesh B'Nefesh: Despite the hardships it's brought, the decision is understandable....

Rabbi Kaminetzky lays out his reasons and plans for a religious Zionist government...

Rabbi Kaminetzky lays out his reasons and plans for a religious Zionist government...

Inter Milan have advanced to the Coppa Italia semifinals after edging past city rivals AC Milan 2-1 at the San Siro....

Head of Otzma Yehudit Itamar Ben-Gvir said that if the nationalist Zionist camp unites, it will be victorious. In an interview to Galei Tzahal, Ben-Gvir stated that whether Smotrich agrees to a joint run or returns to Bennett, Otzma will participate in th...

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) The Iranian Health Ministry has confirmed 6,608 COVID-19 infections and 91 deaths due to the disease in the past 24 hours....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian health ministry announced on Wednesday that 6,608 new cases of coronavirus infection have been reported across the country during the past 24 hours, addin ....

KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace, Wednesday, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim. In t...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with his Armenian counterpart slammed the presence of terrorists and foreign fighters in the region....

The council warned that calls to follow the "modern Abrahamic religion are dangerous and tantamount to apostasy."...

Infectious disease chief advising Health Ministry warns against using serology tests in rollout of 'green passport,' since body fights reinfection even after antibodies fadeInfectious disease chief advising Health Ministry warns against using sero...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Security screeners confiscated guns at airport checkpoints at a record pace last year although the total number of guns dropped along with the steep plunge in travele ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stressed that intra-Afghan talks are the only way to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in the country, sayi ....

Syria's UN envoy says the Israeli regime's occupation of Arab territories poses serious threats to the regional stability and security....

MANAMA, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- The Bahraini Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that 459 more people tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) over the last 24 hours, in addition to one death. The virus infections in Bahrain include 253 expatriate w...

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has warned the new administration against returning to the Iranian nuclear deal, but he shouldn't be lecturing Israel's key ally...

Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi has warned the new administration against returning to the Iranian nuclear deal, but he shouldn't be lecturing Israel's key ally...

TOKYO, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- Japan reported 3,496 new cases of the coronavirus over the last 24 hours as of 04:00 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Wednesday, raising the nation's total number to 374,067, the health ministry and local authorities said. The country's ...

In Partnership with Yemen Red Crescent Society, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded a project to distribute food parcels in five governorates of Yemen ......

The agreement sees the donation of 1 million euros as a symbolic acknowledgement and purchasing the Conqfontaines Abbey, which was a Nazi internment camp, and convert it into a memorial....