Middle East Headlines

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Turkish Army is rescuing the Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) terrorists by transferring them from Idlib province to occupied Afrin in Northwestern Aleppo under the pretext of the recent agree...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned the regional states of Washington's attempts to blackmail them by portraying Tehran as a danger posed to them....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Leaders and senior officials of different world countries and international organizations strongly condemned the Saturday terrorist attack in the city of Ahwaz in Southwestern Iranian Khuzestan province....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour party will call for a national election if any Brexit deal struck by Prime Minister Theresa May with Brussels fails to meet his party's 'six tests'....

Sydney - Fourth large sharks have been killed in Australia after a woman and a 12-year-old girl were attacked at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot....

Sharjah - A man has been accused of involvement in the murder of his fiancee after discovering she was working as a prostitute....

Russian defense ministry presents conclusions of investigation into downing of Russian plane by Syrian anti-aircraft missiles....

Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday summoned the United Arab Emirates' charge d'affaires over comments made about a military parade attack that killed 25 people, including members of the Revolutionary Guards, state television said. State-run Pre...

The Civil administration on Sunday told residents of Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin village in the West Bank slated for demolition, to clear their houses by Oct. 1, following the High Court of Justice's (HCJ) decision that the village was built without the ...

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday that Israel bears responsibility for the Syrian downing of a Russian reconnaissance plane during an Israel Air Force (IAF) strike last week....

The IDF said Saturday that the Israel Air Force (IAF) hit near an incendiary balloon cell in the Gaza strip. Eight fires broke out on Saturday amid incendiary balloons flown from Gaza....

The letter, addressed to Otto Frank, was sent to the family's home in Amsterdam and found in 2013 among the belongings of a stamp collector...

Seoul, Sept. 23 (BNA): South Korean President Moon Jae-in was set to embark on a trip to the United States on Sunday for a summit with US President Donald J. Trump Moon's trip comes after his visit last week to the communist North where he held his th...

Beijing, Sept. 23 (BNA): China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), the contractor for the 688-kilometre East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, hopes the review by the Malaysian government would not take long, says CCCC Vice President Sun Ziyu....

A lack of health and social services, as well as growing isolation, have made life on the Golan harder for those who settled and developed the area some 50 years ago...

KUWAIT, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- The US Dollar was stable at KD 0.302, while the Euro went up to KD 0.355, said the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Sunday. The CBK added that the British Pound Sterling was up to KD 0.397, similar to the Swiss Franc, which was also ...

Residents of illegal village given until Oct. 1 to carry out demolition 'independently,' offered 'assistance in demolition and transfer.'...

Pope Francis holds mass in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas, commemorating the slaughter of nearly 34,000 Jews...

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused U.S.-backed Gulf Arab states of carrying out a shooting attack on a military parade that killed 25 people...

Trump says the United Nations has not lived up to its potential, ahead of his address to the annual gathering of world leaders next week....

Senior advisors to British PM tell the Sunday Times newspaper they are planning election to save faltering Brexit talks....

The most powerful jihadist group in the northwest, Tahrir al-Sham, has yet to declare its stance on the deal, under which insurgents must vacate the demilitarised zone by Oct. 15...

Flamingo flocks along Kuwait's coast (KUNA Gino Raphael)...

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) Touching upon the reasons behind Ahvaz terror attack, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that Saturday's nationwide military parade demonstrated the power and independence of the country which marauding powers cannot to...

The Hamburg State Archive destroyed an estimated 1 million death certificates dating from 1876 to 1953. The state cultural ministry later admitted the move was a mistake...

Beirut, SANA- Syrian taekwondo player Aya Naji Mubarak won the gold medal at Beirut International Open Taekwondo Championship currently held in Lebanon with the participation of 28 states. In a statement to SANA, Coach Bassem Salama said that the performa...

Moscow rejects version presented by Israeli Air Force chief, maintains its original claim that F-16 pilots used Russian reconnaissance craft as cover during missile attackMoscow rejects version presented by Israeli Air Force chief, maintains its original ...

New York, Sept. 23 (BNA): Kuwaiti Prime Minister HH Shaikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah will represent the Amir His Highness Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) where he will deliver a speech...

KUWAIT, Sept 23 (KUNA) -- 1976 -- The Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued a traffic decree stipulating motorists must apply for licenses and abide by traffic laws. 1990 -- Iraqi occupiers of Kuwait withdrew all Kuwaiti banknotes from circulation an...

People dressed in historical clothes take part in the Oktoberfest parade in Munich, Germany, on September 23, 2018....

Iran President Hassan Rouhani slams Gulf states and US for attack on his country yesterday, promises Iran will 'respond to these crimes.'...

Civil Administration officials hand out notices to residents two weeks after High Court decision clears final hurdle in way of demolishing Khan al-AhmarCivil Administration officials hand out notices to residents two weeks after High Court decision clears...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Nearly a hundred corpses of civilians killed in the US air raids and offensives of the Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were found in Raqqa city on Sunday....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Army forwarded more soldiers and equipment to the Eastern desert of Sweida on Sunday to intensify attacks on ISIL's strongholds in the region....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, agreed to testify before the Senate next week, her lawyer said Saturday....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Washington-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) forwarded more forces and equipment to Northern Raqqa on Sunday following recent tensions with the Turkish troops at the borderline....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Al-Ahwaziya terrorist group has in recent years attempted to foment insecurity in Iran with unlimited support from a Saudi-Israel stream as Tehran increased its influential role in the region....

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Dutch and Danish ambassadors as well as British charge d'affaires over the Saturday morning terror attack on military parades in the Southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi blasted the foreign sponsors of anti-Iran terrorists who killed at least 29 people and injured 70 others in an attack on a military parade in Ahwaz in Southwestern Khuzestan province on Saturday ....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blasted Washington for supporting the terrorist group responsible for the Saturday attack during military parades in Southwestern Iran, which killed 29 and wounded 70....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli occupation forces ordered the Bedouin residents of Khan al-Ahmar community, East of Jerusalem, to dismantle their homes --- mainly shacks --- and leave the community before the start of October....

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says the terrorist attack in the Southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz was the continuation of plots hatched by US stooges in the region to create insecurity in the country, ...

Muscat, Sept. 23 (BNA): Oman will host tomorrow the 12th Middle East Health Insurance Conference themed...

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) Ilgar Ibrahimoglu, Chief Editor of Baku-based 'Deyerler' news portal, stressed the need for effective mechanisms for creation of peace and collective security in the world....

Beatings and arbitrary arrests reported amid growing public protests over Iranian influence and crumbling public servicesBeatings and arbitrary arrests reported amid growing public protests over Iranian influence and crumbling public services...