Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, yesterday arrived in the Japanese capital Tokyo as part of a diplomatic tour of the region, Iran’s Fars news agency reported. Earlier this...

Daesh claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the contested Kashmir region killed a...

The European Union will defend the Iran nuclear accord despite Tehran’s decision to backtrack on its commitments in response to US sanctions, diplomats believe, but European powers expect it...

The United States demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions

Saudi Arabia will be hosting the G20 summit next year, state news agency SPA said WednesdayAnadolu reports. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders’ Summit...

The Kuwaiti authorities announced, Tuesday, the banning of imported Indian, British and American food products. The Secretary-General of the Kuwaiti Higher Committee for Food Safety at the Public Authority...

US President Donald Trump will discuss tensions in the Middle East, security, economic reform and human rights in Egypt during a meeting with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at...

Israeli probe concludes no damage was done to national security following loss, retrieval of confidential documents on arms deal A delegation from Israel’s National Security Council forgot top-secret documents...

Three of eight countries granted waivers by Washington to import oil from Iran have now cut the imports to zero, a US official said on Tuesday, adding that improved...

The US government is considering additional sanctions against Iran that would target areas of its economy that have not been hit before, a senior Trump administration official told reporters...

The invitation of India to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi took many by surprise. While it has long been demanding observer status in the OIC,...

The emir of Qatar calls for calm between Pakistan and India during a telephone call with Pakistani prime minister on Saturday. The conflicts must be resolved through dialogue, Sheikh...

Doubts have been raised about Saudi Arabia’s plans for its nuclear capabilities, which it maintains are for peaceful purposes, to meet its population’s energy needs. However a US body...

While Israel is still dodging questions about why it has been secretly arming the genocidal Myanmar military regime during its ethnic cleansing operations against Rohingya Muslims, it has emerged...

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain yesterday suspended all flights to Pakistan “until further notice” after Islamabad closed its airspace. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority issued a decision...

India has been invited as “Guest of Honor” at the upcoming meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Abu Dhabi, a statement said on Saturday. In the statement,...

Tensions between Pakistan and its neighbours Iran and India are running high in the wake of deadly suicide attacks in the Iranian border province of Sistan-Baluchestan and Indian-controlled Kashmir....

The much-hyped visit of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Salman, to Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday with him promising to extend full support to India in...

The lavish welcome for visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Islamabad this weekend could hardly have made more clear Pakistan’s dependence on foreign investments to prop up...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday said Saudi Arabia has signed investment agreements worth $20 billion during his high-profile visit to Pakistan, where tensions were flaring up with...

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to arrive in Pakistan on Sunday at the start of his tour of South Asia and China, but the visit...

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Algeria’s Sonatrach has signed a $1 billion contract with India’s Larsen & Toubro to build plants to produce 11 million cubic metres of gas per day, Sonatrach’s CEO said...

All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with US sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said, noting...

Israel is afraid that India is planning to scrap a $500 million deal of anti-tank missiles claiming that more tests are needed on the arms, Ma’an reported yesterday. The...

Three cartoonists from Iran, Turkey and India won the Our Heritage Jerusalem Cartoon Contest held in Istanbul

India has increased the volume of crude oil imports from Iran by 36 per cent to reach 2.57 million tonnes in October compared to 1.89 million tonnes imported in...

The Palestinian Minister of Finance, Shukri Bishara, and India’s Cosmas International Company yesterday signed a contract for the construction of a national printing press in Palestine. Bishara said in...

A member of the Bahraini royal family is being sued for refusing to pay a staggering $33 million; a fee he is alleged to have agreed with an Egyptian...

State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won an additional $777 million contract to supply LRSAM air and missile defence systems to seven ships in the Indian navy, the company...

India will buy 9 million barrels of Iranian oil in November, two industry sources said, indicating the world’s third-biggest oil importer will continue purchasing crude from the Islamic Republic...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday said that Washington expects all countries to stop importing Iranian crude oil or face sanctions. Pompeo, who is currently visiting India, added...