Iran Arrests Person Linked to Negotiations on Nuclear Deal
Iran said on Sunday that a person close to the government team that negotiated its nuclear agreement with foreign powers had been arrested on accusations…
Qatar to cut fuel costs marginally in September
Petrol prices in Qatar will drop by about five dirhams a liter next month, the Ministry of Energy and Industry has announced. Starting Sept. 1, 91-octane…
Scores of Houthis killed in Yemen fighting
Scores of Houthi rebels were killed Saturday in Saudi-led attacks and clashes with pro-government forces across war-torn Yemen. Saudi-led forces shelled Houthi positions in Harad…
Erdogan: Turkey will not surrender to any terrorism
Turkey will not surrender to terrorism, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday from the southeastern city hit by a suicide bomb attack last week. Addressing…
Free Syrian Army frees villages around Jarabulus
A string of villages in northern Syria have been liberated by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a commander said Sunday, following the group’s success in…
Germany expects 300k refugees in 2016
Germany expects up to 300,000 asylum seekers to arrive this year, less than one-third of the total during 2015’s record influx, the Federal Office for…
Rocket attack on Turkey’s Diyarbakir airport
Suspected Kurdish militants fired rockets at the airport in Turkey’s main southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Saturday, sending passengers and staff scrambling for shelter, Dogan…
Russia First Foreign Military to Use Iran’s Soil Since WWll
Iran Constitution’s article 146 stipulates “The establishment of any kind of foreign military base in Iran, even for peaceful purposes, is forbidden.” Nevertheless, Iranian leaders…
Iran launches its national internet
The first phase of Iran’s National Information Network (National Internet) was launched Aug. 28 during a ceremony attended by First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri, Tasnim news…
Australian burkini designer tells France respect women
Australian designer Aheda Zanetti has welcomed a ruling by France’s top administrative court to overturn a ban on the burkini, but she says the battle…