TEHRAN, December 30 - Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says the United States is only fueling insecurity in the Persian Gulf through its presence in the strategic region.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Britain’s Secretary of Defense Gavin Williamson has said that leaving the European Union would allow his country to expand its military presence abroad and establish more bases in other countries.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Saudi Arabia has been luring children surviving the deadly conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region to fight its ongoing war against Yemen, a new report has revealed, shining more light on the darker depths of the Riyadh regime’s new quagmire.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Over 40 candidates of the opposition alliance in Bangladesh have pulled out during polling in general elections, alleging vote rigging.
More than 30 people have died in northern Chad after Arab fighters, crossing from neighboring Libya, attacked miners in a region in the grip of a gold rush, rights activists said Sunday.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly allowed Iraqi fighter jets to conduct airstrikes against the positions of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in the war-raved Arab country without waiting to be granted formal authorization for the assaults.
TEHRAN, December 30 - Some 15 suspected militants have been killed near the Niger-Mali border by a joint Franco-Nigerien task force, the French military high command said.
TEHRAN, December 29 -Lei Ting, a young woman from Yushan County in the Chinese Jiangxi Province, carves delicate artworks on fallen leaves using a craft knife.
TEHRAN, December 29 -A rescue helicopter crashed in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), killing all of the four people on board, including the pilot.
TEHRAN, December 29 -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic will always stand by Palestinian people and support their cause.
TEHRAN, December 29 -The White House says President Donald Trump has not yet ordered the US military to pull troops out of Afghanistan, amid reports that Trump is planning for the withdrawal of thousands of troops from the country.
TEHRAN, December 29 -"Yellow Vest" demonstrators have taken to the streets in force for a seventh consecutive week of nationwide rallies in France, heading for mainstream TV stations and protesting "impartial" media coverage.
Inspired by a Latin American tradition where New Year's revelers stuff dolls with objects representing bad memories before setting them on fire, Good Riddance Day is being celebrated in New York.
TEHRAN, December 29 -Egyptian security forces have killed 40 suspected members of a terror outfit affiliated to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Giza province and the north of the Sinai Peninsula during counterterrorism operations, the interior ministry says.
TEHRAN, December 29 -Four people have been killed in landslides and thousands of others evacuated from their homes after a storm swept through the central Philippine islands, officials say.
TEHRAN, December 29 -Animals at the Xi'an Wildlife Park, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, had a jolly playtime in the snow after the city of Xi'an saw a mild snow on Thursday.
TEHRAN, December 29 -Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the positive events witnessed in the Middle East region, particularly the restoration of security and stability in the majority of Syrian and Iraqi cities, affirm that public willpower is much stronger than external plots.
TEHRAN, December 29 -The Iranian nation is set to commemorate the anniversary of the 2009 mass rallies that were held in support of the Islamic Republic and put an end to post-election unrest back then.
TEHRAN, December 27 - Lebanon is set to lodge a complaint against Israel at the United Nations Security Council, after airstrikes launched by Israeli military aircraft targeting Syria threatened civilian airliners flying over the Lebanese airspace.