Middle East Headlines

MADRID (Reuters) People waved fans, glugged water and splashed themselves at fountains in Spain on Saturday as the country sweltered under unseasonably high temperatures pushing close to 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some places....

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) Anthony Albanese, who is set to be Australia's next prime minister, is a pragmatic leader from a working-class background who has pledged to end divisions in the country....

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) The How Hull City owner Acun Ilicali has once again said that Iranian striker Allahyar Sayyadmanesh could become another Mohammed Salah in the British football Premier League....

CAIRO, May 21 (KUNA) -- Arab Inter-parliamentary Union Chairperson Fozia bin Abdullah Zenel on Saturday affirmed significance of Arabs' solidarity for defending the nation's key issues namely the Palestinian cause. Zenel, addressing inaugural sess...

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) Tunisia's political parties pledged to fight President Kais Saied's decision to exclude them from key political reforms including the drafting of a new constitution, accusing him of seeking to consolidate autocratic ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Moscow has banned 963 US individuals, including US President Joe Biden, his relatives, and other officials and managers, from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Min ....

Scott Morrison, considered a good friend of Israel, congratulates opposition leader Anthony Albanese, whose Labor party supports recognizing Palestine as a stateScott Morrison, considered a good friend of Israel, congratulates opposition leader Anthony Al...

Tehran, IRNA Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari and visiting First State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic Jn Oravec, in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday, urged the need for enhancement of coope...

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) Russia said on Saturday it was banning entry to 963 Americans including US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and CIA chief William Burns....

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ezzatollah Zarghami on Saturday called for strengthening Iran-Turkey tourism cooperation....

HAJJAH, May 21 (Saba) - The air defenses shot down an armed spy plane of the Saudi Air Force while it was violating the armistice in the airspace of Hajjah province on Saturday. t.me/SABAYEen...

(Reuters) Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Saturday he had held "open and direct" talks with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss Finland's bid for NATO membership....

SYDNEY (Reuters) Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese said he wanted to bring Australians together as he made his first comments after leading his party to an election victory on Saturday after nine years in opposition....

Daraa, SANA- The competent authorities shot down a terrorist while trying to plant an explosive device at the intersection of the Government Complex and Basra square in Daraa province. A source at Daraa Police Command told SANA reporter that one of the pa...

MUSCAT: Dr Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, will pay a visit to the Sultanate of Oman on Monday.This was stated in a statement issued by the Diwan of Royal......

The Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Iran are bound by historically deep-rooted relations that were enhanced over the past 50 years by joint cooperation, mutual intere......

Allaying concerns about the availability of wheat in the market, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion confirmed that the Sultanate of Oman is taking all poss......

After bloc led by terror group denied parliamentary majority, Samir Geagea says 'no one... should be able to transport missiles from one place to another' without army's OKAfter bloc led by terror group denied parliamentary majority, Samir Gea...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Moscow has banned Canadian Prime Minister's wife Sophie Trudeau, Canadian Air Force Commander Eric Jean Kenny and 24 other people, including officials and top manager ....

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are set to meet to continue peace talks on Sunday....

TEHRAN (FNA)- President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with another $40 billion in US assistance as the Russian military operation approaches its fourt ....

ISTANBUL (Reuters) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Saturday that Ankara expects concrete steps regarding its concerns about terrorist organisations, the state-owned Anadolu news agency reported....

MUSCAT: The National Museum on Saturday inaugurated the exhibition "Syria: the Cradle of Civilisations" in cooperation with the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums......

The value of total imports of tea to the Sultanate of Oman until February 2022 amounted to RO 2.5 million, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information.Imports f......

SANA'A, May 21 (Saba) - President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, on Saturday stressed the need to implement the directives of the Revolution Leader, Sayyed Abdulmalik Badr Al-Din Al-Houthi, which were contained in his speech at the...

By: Dhari Al-DouweeshKUWAIT, May 21 (KUNA) -- The Minister of Justice and Minister for Integrity Promotion Affairs Advisor Jamal Al-Jallawi stressed Saturday that the 13th Municipal Council elections going smoothly. Al-Jallawi said in remarks to Kuwait TV...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated that any attempt to play the "Taiwan card" to contain Beijing will be firmly rejected by the overwhelming majority of members ....

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) The 1st State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak RepublicJn Oravec has expressed hope that his country's economic and trade relations with Iran will develop....

TEHRAN (FNA)- US President Joe Biden hasn't ruled out a face-to-face meeting with Kim Jong-un, but insists that the North Korean leader would need to show the right attitude for it ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian troops have destroyed a large shipment of Western-supplied weapons in northwestern Ukraine with long-range missiles, Moscow's Defence Ministry announced....

SYDNEY (Reuters) Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was poised to become one of the country's highest-ranking cabinet ministers to ever be voted out of parliament on Saturday as he acknowledged it would be difficult to cling onto his seat in the nat...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Police chiefs will declare they are "ashamed" about racism remaining in law enforcement, and apologise for the "discrimination and bias" still plaguing forces in a ne ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- British Home Secretary Priti Patel is said to be controlled by a shady group that manages spy agency MI6-inspired research and influence operation, according to a rep ....

'Torrid' heatwave with temperatures reaching mid-40s Celsius has renewed debate over the climate crisis....

Ukrainian president warns continued fighting 'will be bloody'; Moscow cuts gas supplies to Finland following NATO applicationUkrainian president warns continued fighting 'will be bloody'; Moscow cuts gas supplies to Finland following NATO ...

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) Islamic Revolution has reached such a high level of validity and maturity that will certainly respond to the slightest threat against Iran at the highest level possible, said a senior Iranian commander....

BEIRUT, May 21 (KUNA) - Lebanese President Michal Aoun ordered the government Saturday to act as caretaker until a new government is formed. In a statement, the Lebanese presidency said, "Pursuant to Article (69) of the Constitution related to a resig...

Belgrade, SANA- Syria and Serbia signed an MoU on bilateral cooperation in the agriculture field. The MoU was signed by Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, Eng. Mohammad Hassan Qatana and Serbian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Manage...

Photo feature by Mervat AbduldayemKUWAIT, May 21 (KUNA) -- Polling stations of the 13th legislative term of Municipal Council elections witnessed a wide spread of medical equipment and staff to serve voters. Ambulances were distributed among nine high-den...

SYDNEY (Reuters) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had conceded defeat in a national election on Saturday, saying that while vote counting was incomplete the opposition Labor party looked likely to form a government....

The relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which extend back to the ancient civilisations, are built on mutual respect, cooperation and non-inter......

The Israeli army has applied this term, coined by analyst Michele Wucker, to two fronts. One of these rhinos has already charged...

Minister requests probe into involvement of Shaima Dallali in campaigns against the IHRA definition of Jew hatred, allegedly violating the 'core rules' of NUSMinister requests probe into involvement of Shaima Dallali in campaigns against the IHRA ...