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Leader vows ‘tough punishment’ of Israel following Haniyeh assassination

TEHRAN- Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, has issued a statement in which he....

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Hezbollah chief: Fighting has entered ‘a new phase’ after Israeli assassinations

TEHRAN - Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah says the fighting has entered “a new phase” after Israel’s assassination of its....

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Israel summons Turkish envoy over half-mast salute for Hamas leader

JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign ministry summoned the deputy Turkish ambassador for a reprimand on Friday after Turkiye’s embassy in Tel Aviv....

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IDF claims journalist killed was Hamas operative, Al Jazeera denies allegation as ‘baseless’

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that it had killed Al-Jazeera journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul in an airstrike in Gaza,....

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FG strategises ahead of nationwide protests, tightens nation’s borders

Bare five days to the proposed nationwide ‘End Bad Governance’ protests, the Federal Government has tightened its noose on the....

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Dubai expat's loan triples to over Dh530,400 after bank's restructuring offer

A Dubai resident didn't expect that the Dh180,000 loan she took out during the pandemic would triple to Dh530,400 after....

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In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan

In one of the biggest upgrades to the U.S.-Japan alliance since its inception, the U.S. will revamp its command in....

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Italy appoints ambassador to Syria in latest sign of European thaw

Italy will soon send an ambassador to Syria, the country’s top diplomat said on Friday, in a boost for Syrian....

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Leader endorses Masoud Pezeshkian as president

TEHRAN - In a ceremony on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei officially confirmed Masoud Pezeshkian....

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Iran’s Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powers

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave Sunday his official endorsement of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the Islamic republic’s....