iran
Things Get Messi For Iranian Lookalike
Iranian student Reza Parastesh looks so much like his sporting hero Lionel Messi that it almost landed him in jail for...
Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For ‘de-Escalation’ Deal
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the...
First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District
Syrian rebels and their families begin evacuating from a district of the capital Damascus for the first time on Monday,...
First Evacuations From Damascus Rebel District
Syrian rebels and their families began leaving a northern district of the capital on Monday, state television said, in...
Trump’s Travel Ban Faces New Test
President Donald Trump's amended travel ban will face a key test on Monday, when a US appeals court is set to take on a...
Talks Begin On Evacuating Rebels From Syria Capital
Negotiations were under way on Sunday on evacuating insurgents and their families from two districts in Damascus, a...
Iran’s Rouhani Faces Protests At Site of Deadly Mine Collapse
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani faced angry protests from victims' families on Sunday when he visited the site of a...
Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...
Islamic Jihad Rejects Palestine State Within 1967 Borders
The radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has rejected Hamas's new policy of easing its stand on Israel and accepting...
Iran Army Criticises Rouhani’s Missile Comments
Iran's armed forces warned President Hassan Rouhani against discussing the country's defence programme after he...
Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...
Tillerson Discusses Syria With Russia’s Lavrov
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed the conflict in Syria with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Friday, the...
Will Trump Save the Middle East Peace Process?
As he plans his first foreign trip and visits to Israel and the Palestinian territories, US President Donald Trump...
Iran’s Rouhani Slams Nuclear Deal Saboteurs In Debate
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani criticised conservative opponents for trying to sabotage the nuclear deal with world...
‘No Chance’ For Trapped Iran Miners
Iranian officials said Friday there was "no chance" of saving nine coal miners trapped for the past two days after a...
Russia Says Has Already Stopped Bombing Proposed Syria Safe Zones
Russia on Friday said it had already stopped bombing in areas of Syria set to be designated safe zones under an...
What Are the ‘de-Escalation Zones’ Agreed For Syria?
After six years of conflict in Syria, government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey have signed a deal...
Russia, Turkey, Iran Sign Deal To Set Up Syria Safe Zones
Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday signed an agreement to set up four safe zones in Syria that the United Nations...
Cautious US Welcome For Russia-Backed Syria Safe Zones
The United States gave an extremely cautious welcome on Thursday to Russia and Turkey's plan to create safe zones to...