Middle East

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has lambasted Turkey’s declared plans to launch a new military campaign in northern Syria, stressing that an escalation of military actions in the war-ravaged country would be “unacceptable.” Lavrov made the remark at a press conference alongside his visiting Syrian counterpart, Faisal Mekdad, in the …

Yemeni news sources on Tuesday morning reported that the Saudi-led coalition has violated the ceasefire in Yemen 132 times in the past 24 hours. The Saudi aggressor coalition violated the UN-brokered ceasefire by carrying out surveillance flights over the provinces of Ma’rib, Ta’iz, Al Jawf, Saada, Al Hudaydah, Dhale, Al-Bayda, …

European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, says Iran’s answer to the bloc’s proposal on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was “reasonable.” “There was a proposal from me as coordinator of the negotiations… and a response from Iran …

Israel has demolished eight under-construction houses owned by Palestinians in the village of al-Dyouk al-Tahta of the occupied West Bank. The official Wafa news agency reported that the military forces of the regime raided the village on Monday. Issam Smeirat, a veteran activist against Israeli settlements, said most of the …

The United Arab Emirates ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will resume his duties in Tehran in the coming days in an effort to further boost mutual relations, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry says. The decision was made “in line with UAE efforts to strengthen relations with Iran and as …

At least 32 people were killed in southeast Turkey on Saturday when vehicles crashed into first respondents who were attending earlier accidents, authorities said. Sixteen people including emergency workers and journalists died when a bus crashed into an earlier accident site, regional governor Davut Gul from the southeastern province of …

Human rights groups say the case of Salma al-Shehab, a 34-year-old mother of two, shows the situation for women’s rights in the kingdom “is not improving, but getting worse by the day.”

Salah Tawfiq Sawafta, 58, was shot in the head during an Israeli army raid on the village of Tubas.

The Israeli regime’s forces have stormed the headquarters of several Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations in the occupied West Bank, in yet another crackdown on rights groups in the Palestinian territories.

Local sources in occupied Palestinian territories reported on Wednesday morning that the Zionist regime’s forces carried out raids in various parts of the West Bank and illegally detained dozens of Palestinians. 40 Palestinians have been arrested in different areas of the West Bank, and so far the names of 23 …

Move comes after gradual efforts to restore ties, including a visit by the Israeli president to Turkey in March.

An international human rights organization has expressed grave concern over the alarming surge in executions in Saudi Arabia in the first half of the current year, saying the figure is almost twice the number during all of last year.

Iran has expressed its readiness for swift implementation of a prisoner swap deal with the US while urging Washington to free Iranians imprisoned in the US without tying the issue with irrelevant issues.

A Turkish air strike on a Syrian border post has claimed the lives of nearly a dozen people in the war-torn country’s Kurdish-majority north.

The United States Department of States has said that it has received Iran’s response to the EU proposal on the nuclear deal, and it is studying it.

Israel has acknowledged that it was responsible for the killing of five Gazan children during the recent onslaught against the besieged enclave after initial reports blamed Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s misfired rockets for the killing of the minors.

Hundreds gather to pay their respects in and around two Giza churches where clergymen prayed for the victims.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says by Monday midnight, the country will provide the European Union’s coordinator in the talks on the 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with its final conclusion on the bloc’s plan for revival of the deal. “We have not offered …

The Syrian military says three servicemen have been killed as the Arab country’s air defenses confronted ‘hostile’ Israeli targets over the city of Tartus and the nearby mountain range of Qalamoun. The military made the announcement on Sunday, saying three more servicemen had also been wounded during the attacks. Citing …

A rights group has censured the Tel Aviv regime over its inhumane mistreatment and harsh measures against Palestinian prisoners, stating that the inmates are exposed to various forms of torture at detention centers across the occupied territories and are losing their lives. Qadoura Faris, chairman of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club …