
POLITICS
Russia envoy due in Iran for ME talks
The Russian deputy foreign minister is due in Tehran to discuss key developments in the Middle East with senior Iranian officials.

The Russian deputy foreign minister is due in Tehran to discuss key developments in the Middle East with senior Iranian officials.

A senior Iranian official says sustainable security along Iran's borders is a redline for the Islamic Republic.

The Swiss police say there is no indication that a train attack east of the country had been carried out with terrorist motives.

Boko Haram releases a new video purportedly showing some of the girls kidnapped in 2014.

British police are under fire for their role in training Bahraini forces who are accused of ruthlessly suppressing public dissent.

Al Khalifah rulers' crackdown on rallies could soon drag Bahrain into a political quagmire, commentator warns.

Nineteen people are killed in clashes between police and militia groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Russian fighter jets destroy positions held by the Daesh terrorist group near the eastern Syrian city of Dayr al-Zawr.

Floods leave multiple casualties and displace hundreds of thousands in the Philippines and Myanmar.

Iran is about to introduce credit card services processed by global payment operator MasterCard for the first time, Communications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi says.

Kurdish Peshmerga forces recapture villages east of the militant-held Iraqi city of Mosul from Daesh.

Police say they now know who was responsible for a recent string of deadly blasts in Thailand.

President Rouhani says last year's nuclear deal with the P5+1 states set the stage for economic development in Iran.

In case of any new war by Israel, Hezbollah would cross the borders and take the conflict into the heart of the occupied Palestinian territories, an analyst warns.

New clashes erupt in the world's newest country, resulting in the death of two civilians and one soldier.

Ankara pushes ahead with its widespread crackdown on those suspected of having links to the abortive July 15 coup.

Poverty-stricken Venezuelans enter Colombia to get basic commodities after border crossings are partially reopened.

Anger overflows among the Muslim community in New York City where an imam and his associate have been murdered.