Iraq’s economy is so closely linked to Iran that Baghdad is going to ask Washington for permission to ignore some US sanctions on its neighbour, the Iraqi government and...

Iran said on Tuesday it would boost its military might and also unveiled a new fighter jet amid increased tensions with the United States and with regional rivals over...

The lira weakened against the dollar in thin holiday trade on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out agreeing to any demands from Turkey to gain the release...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the United States does not dare to attack Iran as it is aware of the Islamic Republic’s military power and the...

China, seeking to skirt US sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country’s crude, throwing Tehran a lifeline while European companies such as France’s...

Somalis who graduated from Turkish universities on Monday condemned the US sanctions on Turkey and urged their compatriots to help the Turkish nation go through their difficult times, Anadolu reports....

A suspect involved in the early morning gun attack on the US Embassy in capital Ankara has been arrested, according to a police source Monday,  Anadolu reports. A search to nab...

More than 2 million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to atone for their sins, and then descended to Muzdalifa to prepare for the final...

Two Iranian men were indicted on Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including conducting surveillance at a Jewish facility and gathering information on backers of...

On Sunday, August 12, news from Gaza was distressing: The Ministry of Health announced that it would no longer be able to treat cancer patients in the Israel-besieged Strip....

Step on to any plane heading to Riyadh tomorrow and you will rub shoulders with returning Saudi families, pilgrims, oilmen and a new swell of eager Western consultants, clutching...

I said in an earlier article that Trump has put the world through a tough training course in preparation for a post-American domination world after the US diplomatic withdrawal...

US President Donald Trump has said that Israel’s Prime Minister “in a few years will be called Mohammed” if a one-state policy prevails in Israel-Palestine. Trump allegedly made the...

US President Donald Trump said his country will stop making annual payments to support Syria’s stabilisation programme. In a tweet Trump wrote: “The United States has ended the ridiculous...

Syrians in the north-eastern province of Idlib are bracing for an imminent offensive by the Assad regime, an attack that could see a new front opened up in the...

Turkey and the United States are to conduct joint operations to clear out the Kurdistan Workers party (PKK)-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG) group in northern Syria’s Manbij, the Anadolu...

Several gunshots were fired today from a vehicle at the US Embassy in the Turkish capital, causing no casualties, Reuters reported. The early morning attack coincided with a deepening...

The UK government said on Monday it was ending funding for some aid programmes in rebel-held areas of Syria, Reuters reports. “As the situation on the ground in some regions...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday vowed to appeal Israel’s controversial law of Jewish nation-state at the UN. Speaking in a televised program, Abbas said he rejects the US...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has created a dedicated group to run the country’s policy towards Iran following President Donald Trump’s unilateral withdrawal over the nuclear deal....

US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, told Tel Aviv on Wednesday that there is “no need” to evacuate its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Friedman made the...

The US has threatened to slap Turkey with more sanctions if it does not release a Christian evangelical pastor held on terrorism charges

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday named senior policy adviser Brian Hook as Washington’s special representative for Iran. The move came as the Trump administration prepared to...