Nearly two million Muslims from all around the world began the annual Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Anadolu reports. “Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik” (I come to you, Oh my...

As more than 2 million pilgrims from around the world braved stormy weather in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to begin the annual haj ritual, the country’s health minister said...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has strongly criticized the European Union for failing to defend the nuclear deal with Iran. He stated that Europe was contented to maintain the...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) stated that in the past five months, the Syrian regime had recruited 50 thousand young through recent reconciliations and settlements, especially in...

Well-informed Iraqi political sources revealed on Sunday information concerning the formation of alliances that are paving the way for the announcement of the largest parliamentary bloc and the agreement...

In the middle of Baghdad’s busy commercial neighbourhood of Karrada, where most retail outlets sell home appliances, shoppers can now also buy handguns and semi-automatic rifles legally for the...

An Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday that President Hassan Rouhani would appear before parliament on August 28 to answer questions on his government’s handling of Iran’s economic struggles, but...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Sunday that a new Iran Action Group in the US State Department aimed to overthrow the Islamic Republic, but would fail. He was speaking on the 65th anniversary...

US forces will stay in Iraq “as long as needed” to help stabilise regions previously controlled by Daesh, a spokesman for the US -led international coalition fighting the militants said on Sunday. “We’ll keep troops there as long as...

Iraq’s Supreme Court has ratified the results of the May 12 parliamentary election, its spokesman said on Sunday, setting in motion a 90-day constitutional deadline for the winning parties...

Iran will unveil a new fighter jet next week and continue developing missile capabilities as a top priority, Reuters reports the defence minister said on Saturday, defying new US...

Cyprus has handed over to Cairo an Egyptian man who hijacked an airliner to the island in 2016 using a fake explosive belt, Egypt’s state prosecutor said on Saturday,...

Southern separatists opened fire on a military academy graduation ceremony in Yemen’s port city of Aden on Saturday, killing a cadet and wounding at least two others, witnesses said....

Iran said on Saturday it would resist the pressures of US sanctions by relying on its natural and human resources, as Washington pushes allies to cut economic ties with...

An Iranian court has sentenced the founder of a spiritual movement to five years in jail, his lawyer told ILNA news agency on Saturday, after he was accused of...

Iraq’s state-run Basra Oil Company and Chevron agreed to begin implementing a memorandum of understanding to develop fields in the south of the country, the Iraqi oil ministry said on...

A senior Iranian diplomat urged OPEC’s secretary general to keep the group away from the political agenda of some members and said none should be allowed to take over another’s...

Amnesty International has called for Houthis in Yemen to immediately release a human rights activist abducted by two militants. On its website, the London-based rights group wrote: “Kamal Al-Shawish,...

The protection of Palestinian civilians could be improved by the deployment of UN-mandated armed forces or unarmed observers, a beefed-up UN civilian presence or expanded UN assistance, Secretary-General Antonio...

The United States said on Friday it had secured $300 million from coalition partners to help stabilise parts of Syria retaken from Daesh, after President Donald Trump demanded that...

China will continue its cooperation and relations with Iran, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, citing a statement from Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi. The Joint Comprehensive Plan...

Friday's deaths brought to 170 the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces since the weekly protests began on March 30

Iran’s navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on...

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year’s Hajj , something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the pilgrimage...

A top Iranian constitutional body has demanded changes to anti-money laundering measures passed by parliament, state-run media said on Saturday, as Tehran nears a deadline to pass legislation to...

Israeli occupation authorities issued an administrative detention order against Palestinian Fidaa Ikhlayyil on the day she completed her prison term, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (PPC) reported yesterday. A PPC...

Jordanian King Abdullah II has said that his Kingdom had always supported a Palestinian state, stressing that this position would never change, Assabeel newspaper reported yesterday. Speaking with a...

Hundreds of Palestinians who have spent four days in the Sinai heat have called on Egypt to open the Rafah crossing and allow them to return to the Gaza...

Member of PLO’s Executive Committee and Fatah’s Central Council Azzam Al-Ahmad said yesterday that his movement will reject any truce in Gaza if it was not part of the...

The Israeli occupation has turned the occupied Palestinian West Bank into a massive landfill for dangerous and toxic wastes since 1967, the Anadolu Agency revealed yesterday. Palestinian experts and...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday stressed the Palestinian people’s support for Turkey during its ongoing dispute with the US. In a phone to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Abbas...

Some 704 prisoners are being released from detention ahead of Tuesday’s Eid holiday after the president of the UAE issued a pardon. UK-based rights group ICFUAE said: “UAE President...