Israel’s security Cabinet approved a plan to legalize 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, local media reported Friday, Anadolu reports.
The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting held late Thursday, when…

Israel’s security Cabinet approved a plan to legalize 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, local media reported Friday, Anadolu reports.
The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting held late Thursday, when…

TEHRAN – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have underscored a shared commitment to accelerating the implementation of the comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement signed between the two countries.
The…

Eritrea has withdrawn from East African regional bloc Igad, accusing the organisation of “becoming a tool against” countries like itself.
In a statement on Friday, Eritrea’s foreign ministry said Igad had strayed from its founding principles and…

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Venezuela’s economy is heavily dependent on oil, and any new restrictions would directly hit the Maduro government’s primary revenue source.
Targeting members of Maduro’s family shows a shift toward…

TEHRAN – Iran has roundly condemned the intensification of restrictions, by the United States, against the Iranian Diplomatic Mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York, saying the U.S. government’s abuse of its host-country status…

TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian departed Tehran on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, for a two-day regional tour, beginning with an official visit to Kazakhstan and followed by a trip to Turkmenistan.
The visits mark a significant…

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Aytaollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with a large number of elegists and eulogists in Tehran on Thursday to mark the birth anniversary of Lady Fatimah Zahra (pbuh), the beloved daughter of the prophet…

At least 82 children have reportedly been killed in Gaza since a ceasefire took effect in October, UNICEF said on Friday, warning of what it described as a “staggering pattern” of violence, Anadolu Agency…

Former Iraqi president Barham Salih is set to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday, taking over an agency tackling swingeing budget cuts.
Salih, 65, was president of Iraq from…

House Democrats urge White House to end ‘cover-up’ of Jeffry Epstein case and bring justice to sex abuse victims.
Democrats in the United States Congress have released a new batch of photos from the estate of the late sex offender Jeffry…