Middle East

Syria to hold parliamentary elections in April

Mar 04, 2020 09:09

Syria will hold parliamentary elections on April 13, according to a decree signed by President Bashar Al Assad.
Fighting in Idlib causes biggest humanitarian crisis in the World

Mar 04, 2020 08:20

The top UN humanitarian official for Syria said Tuesday the crisis in northwest Idlib where nearly one million people have fled to avoid escalating hostilities is "probably the biggest crisis we have in the world today."
UK FM to press Saudi Arabia on human rights

Mar 04, 2020 05:56

Dominic Raab is to press the Saudi Arabian government on its human rights record during his first visit to the country as foreign secretary.
Syrian Army shoots down Turkish drone

Mar 04, 2020 00:21

The army shoots down two Turkish drones in the surroundings of Saraqeb and Khan al-Sobol in Idleb's countryside.
Iran, Kuwait confer on latest COVID-19 updates

Mar 03, 2020 18:22

Iran's Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Irani held a meeting on the ways to boost bilateral ties with Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid Al-Jarallah on Tuesday.
Saraqib's liberation changed political, military equations in favor of Syria

Mar 03, 2020 16:57

Tehran (IP) - Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of London-based newspaper Al-Rai al-Youm in an editorial on Tuesday described the liberation of Syria's Saraqib city as a 'military breakthrough' that changed all political and military equations of the current crisis in Syria.
Resignation of Tawfiq Allawi; causes and consequences

Mar 03, 2020 11:02

Tehran (IP) - Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi has submitted his resignation to President Barham Salih in the final hours of a deadline for the formation of the cabinet.
Netanyahu still short of majority after defeating Gantz

Mar 03, 2020 07:52

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was two short of a majority in the Knesset in the new prediction even after being on track to win 59 seats for his bloc of right-wing and religious parties in Monday’s general election.
Iraq, Iran Foreign Ministers urge boosting of cooperation

Mar 03, 2020 04:02

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Al-Hakim conferred on ways of boosting mutual cooperation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in a telephone conversation late on Monday.
Exit polls show Israel's Netanyahu narrow lead in election

Mar 03, 2020 01:22

As the exit polls suggest Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has a narrow lead over his rival Benny Gantz after voting ended in the country's general election.