Middle East Headlines

Tehran (ISNA) "Before Iran's revolution, we used to produce only 5% of our defense requirement, but today Iran is producing 85% of its armed forces' requirement," Iranian Defense Minister, Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Saturday....

Manama, Feb. 23 (BNA): President of the Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission (LLOC), Chancellor Nawaf Abdulla Hamza, said that the National Action Charter (NAC) is a pioneering document, whose principles emanate from the Islamic civilisational princip...

Manama, Feb. 23 (BNA): Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), in cooperation with the Bahrain Airport Company, has welcomed the Kuwaiti travellers and congratulated them for their country's National Day....

Manama, Feb. 23 (BNA): Southern Governor, HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, received here today Reem Nooruddin, the owner of Newbury Events....

Looking over the football updates from Italy, AC Milan have extended their winning streak to 3 games after beating Empoli 3-nil at San Siro....

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) The head of Food and Drug Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FDA) says that Iran is ready to export medicine to Venezuela....

A senior Iranian official says Iran has devised new plans to counter US sanctions....

Rome, Feb 23, IRNA A prominent Italian think tank has published a special journal on Iran's foreign and regional policies for Italy's parliament and the country's foreign ministry....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The medical equipment and devices produced by Iranian researchers are exported to tens of world states, an official said as the country unveiled a new home-made drug for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The US Army dispatched another military convoy of modern military equipment to its allied militants in Raqqa and Aleppo provinces....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Frank N. von Hippel, the former assistant director for national security in the White House Office of Science and Technology, said that the US Congress will block President Donald Trump's attempts to supply Saudi Arabia with sensitive ....

Turkey's defense minister told Pentagon officials there must not be a vacuum of power during the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday....

Afghan Taliban leaders said on Thursday that their new political chief will not be attending peace talks with US envoys due to take place in Qatar...

President Macky Sall is widely expected to win reelection after two of his two rivals were barred from contesting....

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Mesr (the old names: Chah deraz, Josef Kallateh, Josef farm), is a district of Khor and Biabanak county in Isfahan province, central Iran....

At least 84 people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, and around 200 others have been hospitalized, a government minister said on Saturday....

Tehran (ISNA) Iranian ambassador to Belarus and Belarusian Industry Minister, Pavel Utyupin discussed routs of development in trade relations between the two countries....

ALGIERS, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Algerian authorities announced on Saturday the arrest of 41 people in protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika seeking a fifth term. The Directorate General for National Security (DGSN) said in a release that it had detain...

KHARTOUM, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir's emergency cabinet reshuffle has kept his prime minister, defence, foreign, and justice ministers as angry nationwide protests calling for him to step down resume, entering their third mont...

VIENNA, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- Austria does not intend to take back citizens captured among the ranks of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, its interior minister Herbert Kickl said on Saturday. The "terrorists" and their families are strictly banne...

Mohamed Tahir Ayala, governor of Gezira state, was appointed Sudans prime minister, the Sudanese presidency said on Saturday. Sudanese President Omar...

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as his nominee to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations....

KUWAIT, Feb 23 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti embassies in Slovakia and Senegal celebrated the country's 58th National Day and 28th Anniversary of Liberation Day, as well as the 13th annual occasion marking His Highness the Crown Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber...

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said that Iran has fulfilled 90% of its goals in Syria and that Israeli airstrikes have had nor strategic effect. He added that the US sanctions imposed on his country are also ineffe...

More than 100 separatists in Kashmir were detained in overnight raids, police officials said on Saturday, as part of a crackdown on groups that might cause trouble ahead of nationwide elections set to be held by May....

MK Ahmad Tibi visits compound, calls for full Muslim control at Al-Aqsa and the barring of 'settlers and Jewish politicians from the right'MK Ahmad Tibi visits compound, calls for full Muslim control at Al-Aqsa and the barring of 'settlers and...

Nigerians began voting for a new president on Saturday after a weeklong delay that has raised political tempers, sparked conspiracy claims and stoked fears of violence....

2779129 KUWAIT -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is heading tomorrow (Sunday) with an official delegation to Egypt to participate in the Arab-European summit, scheduled in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh. 2779123 SHARM EL-SHEIKH...

Gaffe-prone UK FM erroneously calls Slovenia a former Soviet vassal state....

Manama, Feb. 23 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa left the kingdom today, heading to Egypt, where he will lead Bahrain's delegation to the first Arab-EU Summit, at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi....

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, we look at Brexit's potential effect on Southeast Asian economies....

As sea temperatures drop, sharks seeking warmer waters head to a northern Israeli shore, drawing enthusiasts hoping to catch a glimpse of the enigmatic predatorsAs sea temperatures drop, sharks seeking warmer waters head to a northern Israeli shore, drawi...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The US Army troops have helped tens of thousands of ISIL terrorists and their families to get out of Eastern Euphrates, pro-militant media reports said....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The father of Hoda Muthana, the Alabama woman who fled the country to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL), is suing the Donald Trump administration seeking his daughter's return to the US....

TEHRAN (FNA)- 'Velayat 97' wargames (February 22-24) started in the Sea of Oman on Friday with the code of 'Ya Zahra' involving different kinds of surface and under-surface navy fleet. [PHOTOS]...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Venezuelan army is building up troops on the border with Colombia following instructions given by President Nicolas Maduro....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian security forces have so far arrested 13 people linked to the last Wednesday terrorist attack on a bus carrying Islamic Revolution Guardians Corps (IRGC) personnel, which claimed the lives of 27 IRGC members....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said his country does not plan to block off the oil lifeline in the Persian Gulf, but meantime stressed that if needed, sealing the Strait of Hormuz won't ....

Hama, SANA- Terrorist organizations targeted civilians and infrastructures in Mharda area in Hama northwestern countryside, in a new violation of the de-escalation zone agreement. SANA reporter said that the terrorist groups on Saturday fired a rocket she...