Iran denounces new US sanctions as ‘sign of hostility’ TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a “clear sign of hostility” after Washington... Published 26 Feb, 2025 01:45pm
World Iran mulls moving capital to Makran TEHRAN: Faced with myriad problems including gridlocked traffic and a sinking earth surface in its current capital,... Published 20 Feb, 2025 06:44am
World Iran says US should win back Tehran’s trust for nuclear talks TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the new US administration should work to win back... Published 28 Jan, 2025 05:39pm
World Israel acknowledges it killed Haniyeh in Tehran OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief... Published 24 Dec, 2024 07:17am
World Scrambling to save energy, Tehran turns off highway lights TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have turned off lights illuminating Tehran’s highways, an official has told state media,... Published 18 Dec, 2024 02:15pm
Pakistan FM Dar departs for Iran to attend ECO meeting Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday departed for a two-day official visit to Mashhad,... Updated 02 Dec, 2024 09:58pm
World Iranian capital builds ‘defensive tunnel’ after Israeli strikes DUBAI: Iran is building a “defensive tunnel” in the capital Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on... Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:07pm
World B-52 bombers arrive in Middle East: US military Pentagon spokesman says the US will take every measure necessary to defend its people if Iran or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region Updated 03 Nov, 2024 10:10pm
World Kremlin calls for restraint in Middle East after Iranian attack on Israel MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Wednesday said the situation in the Middle East was developing in an alarming direction and... Published 02 Oct, 2024 03:35pm
World Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict Israel and US vow to retaliate against Tehran UN Security Council schedules meeting, EU calls for immediate ceasefire Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:41pm
World Emmanuel Macron meets new Iranian president amid Lebanon crisis UNITED NATIONS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, as... Published 25 Sep, 2024 12:35pm
World Lufthansa, Air France suspend flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut FRANKFURT: Major airlines Lufthansa and Air France on Tuesday announced suspensions of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran... Published 18 Sep, 2024 11:38am
World Hamas chief Sinwar thanks Hezbollah in letter to Nasrallah BEIRUT: Hamas chief Yehya Sinwar thanked the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah for his group’s... Published 13 Sep, 2024 01:44pm
World Jordan’s foreign minister to hold talks in Iran as tensions rise DUBAI: Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will travel to Iran on Sunday in a rare visit to discuss regional... Published 04 Aug, 2024 02:34pm
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World Iran warns of ‘consequences’ of Israeli attacks on Lebanon after Golan strike Hezbollah denies responsibility for the rocket fire that Israeli authorities say killed 12 people including children in the Druze town of Majdal Shams Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:19pm
World China maintains stance on disputed Gulf islands despite Iran’s anger BEIJING: China held its stance on three disputed islands in the Persian Gulf on Monday despite Tehran’s anger at... Updated 03 Jun, 2024 03:15pm
World Heads of Iran-allied groups meet in Tehran TEHRAN: Leaders of the Iran-led, “axis of resistance”, including Hamas’s Ismail Haniyeh, discussed the war in... Published 24 May, 2024 05:35am
World Big crowds in Tehran for Raisi’s funeral TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for late president Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday as... Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am
World Tens of thousands gather for Raisi funeral procession in Tehran TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of... Updated 22 May, 2024 03:12pm
World India downplays US sanctions threat over Iran port deal NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister has said his company will work to communicate the benefits of a strategic port... Updated 15 May, 2024 03:54pm
World Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel? DUBAI/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli... Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am
World China’s top diplomat Wang holds call with Iranian counterpart BEIJING: China’s foreign minister held phone discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Beijing state media said... Published 16 Apr, 2024 12:14pm
World UK’s Cameron urges Israel not to retaliate against Iran LONDON: British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged Israel not to retaliate after Iran’s drone and missile attack,... Published 15 Apr, 2024 01:07pm
World China 'deeply concerned' about escalation after Iran strikes Israel BEIJING: China is “deeply concerned” about escalating tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched drones and... Updated 14 Apr, 2024 07:46pm
World 10 key moments in the Israel-Hamas war PARIS: On October 7, members of the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack on southern Israel that resulted in... Published 04 Apr, 2024 12:22pm
World Iran warns of decisive response to any attack DUBAI: Iran will respond to any threat from the United States, Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ chief Hossein Salami... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 02:51pm
World China urges Iran, Pakistan to ‘exercise restraint’ after deadly air strike BEIJING: China on Wednesday urged Pakistan and Iran to show “restraint”, after Islamabad said Tehran had carried out... Updated 17 Jan, 2024 10:53pm
World Iran says Revolutionary Guards attack Israel’s ‘spy HQ’ in Iraq, vow more revenge DUBAI/BAGHDAD: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the “spy headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s... Updated 16 Jan, 2024 12:33pm
World Indian navy bolsters Arabian Sea forces after attacks MUMBAI: India’s navy said it is deploying three warships and reconnaissance aircraft in the Arabian Sea to “maintain... Published 26 Dec, 2023 12:56pm