TEHRAN – Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Monday that the existing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia might trigger new crisis which is beyond the tolerance of the region. In an interview with Turkish TRT news channel on Monday, Al Thani said Iran and Qatar share common interests with Saudi […]

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin offered condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over heavy casualties and destruction caused by a strong earthquake in the west of the country. “Please accept sincere sympathy and support for the relatives and friends of those who perished and wishes of early convalescence to all survivors of this calamity,” […]

TEHRAN – European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said the 28-member bloc is ready to help the victims of a major earthquake that struck Iran and Iraq on Sunday. In a message on Monday, Mogherini extended condolences to the people and governments of Iran and Iraq over the earthquake, offering the EU’s “support in […]

The United Nations on Tuesday demanded that Saudi Arabia drop its newly tightened blockade on Yemen’s borders.Saudi Arabia shut down Yemen’s airports, land borders and sea ports on Monday following an attempted ballistic missile attack on an international airport servicing Saudi capital Riyadh. Saudi Arabia said the complete shutdown was a temporary measure but the […]

Hundreds of South Koreans took to the streets of Seoul on Tuesday to voice disapproval of the US leader amid concerns over North Korea’s nuclear threats. Surrounded by thousands of police officers and a tight perimeter created by buses, hundreds of anti-Trump protesters rallied at a boulevard near the US Embassy, holding banners that read […]

Lebanese President Michel Aoun expressed concern on Friday over reports surrounding the circumstances of Saad Hariri, who resigned as Lebanese prime minister on Saturday while in Saudi Arabia.Aoun, in a meeting with foreign ambassadors and representatives of the United Nations, EU and Arab League in Lebanon, urged clarification of these circumstances, presidential sources said, Reuters […]

Several Republicans on Thursday urged their party’s candidate for a vacant US Senate seat to quit the race if an explosive report that he had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl is true.Four women, speaking on the record, told The Washington Post that Roy Moore of Alabama pursued them when they were 18 or […]

Some senior figures detained in last Saturday’s purge in Saudi Arabia were beaten and tortured so badly during their arrest or subsequent interrogations that they required hospital treatment, Middle East Eye revealed.People inside the royal court also told MEE that the scale of the crackdown, which has brought new arrests each day, is much bigger […]

Forty members of UK parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.That is eight short of the number needed to trigger a party leadership contest, the mechanism through which May could be forced from office and replaced by another Conservative, […]

A senior United Nations official said on Sunday she would raise the issue of persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, especially sexual violence and torture, with the International Criminal Court (ICC).Pramila Patten, special representative of the secretary general on ‘Sexual Violence in Conflict’said around $10 million (7.58 million pounds) is needed immediately to deliver specialist services […]