World / Middle East

Dubai: A problem with the electrical distribution grid of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility caused an incident at the site on Sunday, Iranian Press...

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran said Saturday it has begun mechanical tests on its newest advanced nuclear centrifuge, even as the five world powers that...

President Hassan Rouhani reiterated Iran's commitment to nuclear non-proliferation on Saturday while overseeing the launch of advanced centrifuges at the underground Natanz nuclear...

Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus...

BEIRUT: Representatives of several German companies on Friday outlined a multi-billion-dollar plan to rebuild the port of Beirut and surrounding neighborhoods that had...

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran hit a new coronavirus infection record on Thursday for the third straight day, reporting 22,586 new cases as the country...

VIENNA: Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear program stepped up a gear Tuesday as Iran...

Vienna: Iran and the United States will begin indirect talks in Vienna on Tuesday aimed at bringing both countries back into full compliance...

Dubai: Iran has indicted 10 officials over the shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020 that killed all 176 people on...

CAIRO: Egypt held a gala parade on Saturday celebrating the transport of 22 of its prized royal mummies from central Cairo to their...

Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown...

AMMAN, Jordan: The half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II was asked to “stop some movements and activities that are being used to target...

BEIRUT: Primary schools around Syria will close down indefinitely next week amid a severe increase of coronavirus cases in the war-torn country, while...

DAMASCUS: COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in Syria within days from China, Russia and the World Health Organisation, the prime minister said, according to...

Iran's foreign ministry rejects any "step-by-step" lifting of sanctions imposed against it, Press TV reported on Saturday. "The definitive policy of the Islamic...

ANKARA: Turkey on Friday began administering Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 shots, introducing a second vaccine in its campaign that began in mid-January, as...

ISTANBUL- Turkey has recorded 39,302 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic,...

ANKARA - Turkey has recorded 37,303 new coronavirus cases in the space of 24 hours, the highest number since the beginning of the...