
ECONOMY
Iran linking Iraq with Silk Road
Iran and Iraq have agreed to connect their railways, opening a new route to link with the much-coveted Silk Road.

Iran and Iraq have agreed to connect their railways, opening a new route to link with the much-coveted Silk Road.

Several civilians are feared to have lost their lives in a new round of Saudi airstrikes across Yemen.

Tehran’s football giant Perspolis is to sign Moldovan goalkeeper Serghei Paşcenco.

The UNHCR warns that the funds for Syrian refugees are 'dangerously low.'

A top US official says talks between Iran and the P5+1 group over Tehran’s nuclear program may be extended a few days.

A top Israeli official threatens Arab lawmakers of revoking their citizenship.

Iran plans to revive its massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects which were halted under intensified sanctions, a senior energy official said on Thursday.

The US Supreme Court handed President Barack Obama a major victory by upholding a disputed portion of his landmark healthcare law.

Israeli forces detain six Palestinian women from the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in East al-Quds.

The Israel lobby has included provisions in the trade bill aimed at pushing back against efforts to sponsor the growing boycott movement against Israel.

Before taking refuge in Belgium, Burundi's second vice president urges President Nkurunziza to withdraw his bid to run for a third term.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki delivers files on Israeli war crimes to the ICC.

Rwanda slams the western countries’ “arrogance” after its intelligence chief was arrested in the UK.

New figures show England and Wales witnessed an alarming level of convictions for violent crimes against women and girls in 2014.

Suspected Chinese hackers have penetrated FBI agents’ personnel files in a breach that could have dangerous national security implications, a report says.

A mortar round fired from Syria lands on a bustling market in neighboring Jordan, leaving a number of casualties.

The recent ISIL offensive on Syria’s border town of Kobani kills at least 35 civilians and Kurdish fighters as well as 14 militants.

Syria says Turkey has facilitated ISIL's recent attack on the border town of Kobani by allowing terrorists into Syria.