POLITICS
Rouhani offers Christmas greetings
Iran’s president congratulates world leaders on Christmas and expresses hope for global peace.
LATEST
EGYPT
Bomb kills policeman in Egypt’s Sinai
A roadside blast leaves an Egyptian policeman dead and two others wounded in the volatile Sinai Peninsula.
SPORTS
Iran still Asia top team in AMF rankings
Iran men’s national futsal team has maintained its position as Asia’s best in the latest AMF rankings.
RUSSIA
'Russia identifies jet crash culprits'
Russia’s security chief says Moscow has identified groups involved in the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt.
INTERVIEWS
UK imam barred from flying to US
A British imam who was barred from travelling to New York says Washington is enacting policies of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
IRAQ
Iraq kills two senior Daesh figures
Iraqi airstrikes kill two senior figures of the Daesh Takfir group.
SPORTS
Esteghlal goalie sidelined with injury
Iran’s Esteghlal goalkeeper Seyyed Mehdi Rahmati has been sidelined for as long as four weeks due to a thigh injury.
SOCIETY
Severe storms in US kill 14, injure 40
Powerful storms and tornadoes have slammed into parts of the South and the Midwest of the United States.
TURKEY
Turkey PM accuses HDP chief of 'treason'
Turkey’s PM Davutoglu accuses the pro-Kurdish party leader Demirtas of 'treason' after a Moscow trip.
EU
Belgium nabs 9th suspect in Paris raids
Belgian authorities arrest another person over links to last month’s terror attacks in France.
NIGERIA
Nigeria razes grave of Zakzaky’s mother
Nigeria’s army destroys the grave of Sheikh al-Zakzaky’s mother.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan forces fighting for key district
Afghan forces are fighting the Taliban for a key district in the southern Helmand province.
TURKEY
Eight refugees drown off Turkey coast
At least eight refugees, including six children, have drowned when their overloaded boat capsized in the Aegean Sea.
ECONOMY
Iran, Russia-led bloc sign trade deal
Iran has signed a basic agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to reduce trade tariffs between the two sides.
TURKEY
‘100,000 people displaced in SE Turkey’
A new report says ongoing clashes between Turkish soldiers and PKK militants have displaced some 100,000 people in southeastern Turkey.
FOREIGN POLICY
'US tried to orchestrate coup in Syria'
The US had been trying to find "cracks" inside the Syrian government to orchestrate a military coup, says a report.
SYRIA
FM: Syria ready to attend Geneva talks
Syrian Foreign Minister Muallem says Damascus is ready to attend peace negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva.
ECONOMY
‘Iran will buy 450 Boeing, Airbus planes’
Experts say Iran will buy as much as 450 new Airbus and Boeing planes over the next five years to deal with the rising post-sanctions demand.
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