Middle East

UAE FM stresses solidarity with Iranian nation about Coronavirus

Mar 15, 2020 18:54

Tehran (IP) - In a phone call with Iran’s Foreign Minister on Sunday, UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed solidarity with the Iranian government and nation in fighting against Coronavirus outbreak.
Anniversary of Halabja chemical attack by Iraqi Ba'athist army

Mar 15, 2020 12:34

Tehran (IP) - Today, March 15, is the anniversary of the chemical bombing of Halabja by the Iraqi Ba'athist army in 1988.
Yemen: 1 killed by Saudi-led coalition airstrike on al-Jawf

Mar 15, 2020 05:16

A farmer was killed by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrike that hit a farm in Yemen's northeastern province of al-Jawf on Saturday, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
US consular activity in Iraq decreased due to strikes in Karbala

Mar 14, 2020 16:56

US consular activity has dropped to its lowest level, following recent US air strikes on Iraqi armed forces in Karbala and Babil on Friday morning, and Katyusha'i attack on US troops' positions at al-Taji base in northern Baghdad.
US missile and artillery attack on Deir Ez-Zor, Syria

Mar 14, 2020 13:08

Several media sources have reported US military raids on military bases in Deir Ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
Turkey, Russia agree on final details on Idlib ceasefire

Mar 14, 2020 02:13

Turkey and Russia have agreed on the details of a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib region after four days of talks in Ankara, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday 13 March. Joint patrols along a key highway will begin on Sunday 15 March as planned.
Nasrallah: Iran acts bravely against coronavirus, amid US inhuman sanctions

Mar 13, 2020 22:25

The secretary-general of the Lebanese Hezbollah stressed that we are in a battle against Coronavirus and we must fight it all together with braveness and transparency as Iran is doing just so to deal with it.
UAE strives to dominate Yemen's oil resources

Mar 13, 2020 20:04

The United Arab Emirates seeks to seize Yemen’s wealth including its oil fields.
Baghdad summons US, British envoys over air raids

Mar 13, 2020 18:43

Following the US airstrike on Iraqi military bases, the Foreign Ministry of the country summoned the US and British ambassadors and declared the government's protest against the violation of Iraqi national sovereignty.
Parliament to hold emergency session on US's violation of Iraqi sovereignty

Mar 13, 2020 18:10

Baghdad (IP) - A member of the Iraqi parliament announced the decision of several MPs to collect signatures to hold an emergency meeting and take a firm stance on the US' violation of Iraqi sovereignty.