
POLITICS
Iran slams Saudi perversity on Hajj
A senior Iranian official slams the uncooperative Saudi stance over Hajj-related issues.

A senior Iranian official slams the uncooperative Saudi stance over Hajj-related issues.

In an unannounced visit shrouded in secrecy, US Vice President Joseph Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday.

Russia says Iran has promised to replace Turkey as a key supplier of food items.

China successfully flight-tested its DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle for the 7th time, The Pentagon says.

Syria condemns the deployment of 150 US soldiers as an aggression against its sovereignty.

Figures show imports of oil from Iran by the country’s Asian clients increased by 50 percent in March.

Russia suggests the US-led coalition was behind an airstrike on a hospital in Aleppo.

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says he is plans to remain in the presidential race until the summer national convention.

A senior Iranian official says arms and financial aid to terrorist groups must stop.

The OSCE says the violations of the Minsk ceasefire deal in eastern Ukraine have reached their highest level in months.

Lebanese forces reportedly kill a Daesh leader near the Syrian border.

More protests are reported across France ahead of a debate in parliament on labor law reforms.

Russia says it is ready to produce T-90 tanks in Iran.

The UN chief slams the EU for adopting “increasingly restrictive” policies in dealing with the huge influx of refugees into the continent.

FAO warns of worsening hunger in North Korea as the country registers a record low level of food production since 2010.

Russia requests detailed information about a new US plan to send 250 special forces to Syria, including the precise purpose of the deployment.

Terrorist shelling kills 49 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo during the past six days, a monitoring group says.

A Bulgarian town that is home to a Roma minority practising Islam has banned Islamic face veils in public for the first time in the country.