Middle East Headlines

Two Palestinians were killed in Israeli air and missile strikes on Gaza early Wednesday, the territory's health ministry said, taking the death toll from a two-day flare-up to 12....

Tehran (ISNA) - An Iranian parliamentary delegation has traveled to Syria....

President meets with Yisrael Beytenu chair. They agree that the two large parties should be the principle founding partners in next gov't....

At least seven Yemeni soldiers, including a high-ranking official, were killed and dozens of others were wounded on Wednesday when a Houthi rocket...

Rocket explodes in resort complex in Ashkelon. Woman lightly injured by glass shards....

RIYADH-SABAPresident Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received Wednesday a letter from the Amir of the State of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Sobah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sobah.The letter is relating to bilateral relations between the two countries.The Ambassador of the...

An Afghan girl looks on while other children play at a brick-making factory on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, eastern Afghanistan November 13, 2019....

Global markets retreat on trade uncertainty and upcoming testimony from Jerome Powell....

Tehran (ISNA) - Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's terrorist attack on Gaza Strip and the assassination of an Islamic Jihad commander....

GAZA, Nov 12 (KUNA) -- Palestinian authorities updated the death toll of two days of stepped up Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip saying 18 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing strikes. Spokesman of the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a press r...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said on Wednesday that his country is willing to broaden its international cooperation in different fields of high-technology....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholam Hossein Dehqani rapped the UN Security Council for adopting a double-standard approach towards different regional and international issues....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The volume of Iran's annual exports to Oman has skyrocketed from $146 to $728 million in the past year which indicates a fivefold jump, Head of Iran-Oman Chamber of Commerce Mohsen Zarrabi said, hailing the rise also in the volume of ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- France-based head of the notorious website and Telegram channel, Amad News, Rouhollah Zam was captured after several months of planning and intelligence work, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein ....

VIENNA, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- The price of the OPEC basket went up by 56 cents Tuesday to reach USD 62.82 per barrel in contrast two USD 62.26 pb the day before, said the International organization Wednesday. According to the OPEC bulletin, the annual average ...

KUWATI, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's stock exchange (Boursa Kuwait) ended Wednesday in the green zone, as the All Share Index went up 11.28 points to reach 5,741.99 points, up 0.20 percent. The Main Market Index rose 16.39 points to reach 4,715.07 points...

ABU DHABI, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution (ADNOC) announced on Wednesday intention to use drones and motor vehicles, collecting seismic and three-dimensional data, in collaboration with France's Total, to search for o...

RIYADH-SABAForeign Minister Mohammed al-Hadrami stated that Prime Minister and his cabinet's ministers will return soon to the interim capital Aden in accordance with Riyadh Agreement, it just is a little belated for logistical reasons.Al-Hadrami'...

KUWAIT, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday addressed a cable to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani expressing heartfelt condolences on victims of the terrorist blast that occurred close to the Interior M...

Gaza crossings, closed Tuesday due to rockets to remain closed 'until further notice.'...

On Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that member states must identify products from Israeli settlement by marking their origin on the label...

Hamas has not joined in Islamic Jihad's retaliation-by-rocket campaign against Israel. But if Netanyahu ramps up air strikes or assassinations any further, Hamas will be forced to enter the fray...

RIYADH-SABAPresident Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has confirmed deep-rooted relations between Yemen and the United States based on the partnership and cooperation in a number of issues and domains serving the interests of the two countries.Receiving US Ambassad...

KUWAIT, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Chief of the Kuwaiti Army Lieutenant General Mohammad Khaled Al-Khadher and Commander of the US Central Command, Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie,...

With a potential television audience of tens of millions, two witnesses William Taylor, top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent will take center stage...

KUWAIT, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Wednesday. He also hosted Deputy Prime Minister ...

Fault Lines examines early abortion bans passed in the US, how women are resisting, and whether the laws will stand....

Hamas seems more interested in striking a longer-term deal with Israel than joining Islamic Jihad's rocket attacks, but that could change if the number of Palestinian casualties rises...

KUWAIT, Nov 13 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Bayan palace on Wednesday. (end)ha.rk...

As Gaza rockets force millions of Israelis into bomb shelters, United Hatzalah helps bury resident of Gaza-area town....

The US is ldquo;deeply concernedrdquo; by a ruling by the European Unionrsquo;s top court that food products from occupied Palestinian territories...

RIYADH-SABAForeign Minister Mohammed al-Hadrami met Wednesday with the Head of the United Nations' Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC) General Abhitit Guha.The session aimed to discuss the latest developments about the implementation of Hodeidah...

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) On the sidelines of the Cabinet meeting, some of the Iranian ministers and officials answered reporters' questions on Wednesday....

RIYADH-SABAPresident Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received Wednesday German Ambassador to Yemen Carola Muller discussing with her a number of issues including latest developments in Yemen and peace process.President talked about signing Riyadh Agreement between...

State Dep. says US 'stands with Israel' against efforts to delegitimize it, hits EU court's ruling on labeling for some 'settlement' goods....

The probe is investigating whether New Zealand's security forces could have prevented the March 15 mosque attacks....

After weeks of closed-door testimony, US to mark historic moment as Democrats unveil public inquiry against Trump....

'Every terror leader and commander knows we can reach him personally,' PM Netanyahu says....

TEHRAN (FNA)- A recent report on the first phase of the FAO project "Improve agriculture monitoring systems through satellite imagery for the Islamic Republic of Iran," reveals how the introduction of multi-temporal high-resolution satellite image...

TEHRAN (FNA)- An unprecedented number of migrant children were held in US government custody over the past year with the numbers hitting 69,550, the highest number of children that have been taken away from their parents than any other country, according ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Air Force on Wednesday unveiled a number of self-sufficiency plans and projects in a ceremony participated by Army Commander Major General Seyed Abdolrahim Mousavi in the Southern province of Bushehr....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Director of Fordow nuclear facility said on Wednesday that the plant is ready for 20% uranium enrichment, adding that the atomic facility is planning to increase the number of its active centrifuges....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has exported 561,007 tons of steel in the past two months (from August 21 to October 22), which marks a 54 percent jump in comparison with figures from the corresponding period in the last year....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Most Americans "feel like a stranger" in their own country, according to a poll....

The prime minister was said to be furious after Islamic Jihad terror chief managed to humiliate him...