The Central Bank of Iran has banned dealing in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. “Cryptocurrencies can be used in criminal activities such as money laundering, support for terrorism and money exchange...

The UN, EU and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday called for preservation of the Iranian nuclear deal before the 12 May deadline set by US President...

Former Israeli Intelligence Chief Amos Yadlin warned on Sunday that Israel is facing the “most dangerous May since 1967,” Israeli news website Ynet News has reported. His reference was...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned that Tehran will “vigorously” resume uranium enrichment if the United States withdrew from the nuclear deal signed in 2015. Speaking to...

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a Fox News Sunday interview that he has no “plan B” for the Iran nuclear deal and that the United States should stay...

Israel released details on Tuesday about what it described as an Iranian “air force” deployed in neighbouring Syria, including civilian planes suspected of transferring arms, a signal that these...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran’s atomic agency was ready with “expected and unexpected” reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, as...

More than 500 parliamentarians from France, Germany and the UK wrote to members of the US congress, Thursday, to warn against abandoning the Iran nuclear deal, known as the joint...

Iran’s feud with the US is set to get worse after Tehran announced yesterday that it will start reporting foreign currency amounts in euros rather than US dollars, as...

In his speech before the recent Arab Summit held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the head of the Egyptian regime warned of the challenges — described as systematic and unprecedented...

Iraq’s General Customs Authority yesterday said there was an agreement between the government and Saudi Arabia to reduce tariffs on Saudi goods entering Iraq. In a statement, the authority...

Former Israeli Major General Yaakov Amidror has said that war with Iran is unavoidable if the latter continues to build up its military infrastructure in Syria, Arab48.com reported on...

After heated tweets and large deployments with his Western allies, the American President, Donald Trump, along with Britain and France attacked targets and sites associated with Bashar Al-Assad’s regime....

First of all, the Russia narrative is not at all beneficial. It denies, as usual, any facts that do not suit it, such as the fact that its ally/follower,...

A strike on Syria last week was carried out by Israel in an effort to target Iranian positions in the country, a senior official told the New York Times....

Syrian anti-aircraft defences shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of the capital, Damascus, Syria’s...

A senior advisor to Iran Supreme Leader for international affairs, Ali Akbar Velayati said the Syrian regime President, Bashar al-Assad has issued a decision to open branches for Iranian...

The European Union failed to agree on new sanctions against Iran on Monday amid Italy’s opposition and fears that punishing Tehran for its missile programme and regional role would not...

The Arab League summit currently taking place in Saudi Arabia lacks any political or international credibility, a senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader has said. “There is no significance...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the weekly cabinet meeting yesterday that Tel Aviv will continue to “move against Iran in Syria”. Netanyahu explained that he had spoken...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu coupled praise for US-led strikes on Syrian targets on Saturday with a warning that Iran’s presence there further endangers Syria. US, British and French forces...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said coordinated air strikes on Syria by the United States, France and Britain on Saturday were a crime that would bring no benefit....

US-led strikes in Syria are an “important signal” to Iran, Syria and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a senior Israeli cabinet minister said on Saturday. “The use of chemical weapons...

Lawyers for a Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade US sanctions told a Manhattan federal judge on Friday it would be unfair to subject their client to a...

Israel said on Friday an Iranian drone it shot down over Israeli territory in February was armed with explosives and was meant to carry out an attack. The Israeli...

As Mohammed Bin Salman’s global tour continues in a bid to stabilise Riyadh’s economy, his foreign policy needs revising to ensure political and security risks aren’t deepening. After three...

Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have topped the list of countries carrying out the death penalty in the Middle East and North Africa in 2017, Amnesty International said in...

President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed US options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack,...

Four Arab states who cut relations with Qatar over its close ties with Iran and Turkey are sticking to an ultimatum they issued the Gulf state last year, Egypt’s MENA...

Oil prices jumped to their highest point in three years yesterday, amid fears of possible Western military involvement in the Syrian conflict, before edging slightly down earlier today. The...

Israeli Housing Minister Yoav Galant has called for Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad to be assassinated, Sky News reported. Israeli media reported that Al-Assad has left his presidential palace...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked his cabinet ministers to refrain from commenting on the recent strike against a Syrian airbase due to the sensitivity of the subject....