13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (143+ words) TEHRAN (AFP): Iran and the United Arab Emirates, whose relations have deteriorated since the start of the Middle East war, want to “turn the page”, the Iranian president said on Sunday. “For the first time since the war and the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (192+ words) TEHRAN (AFP): Three members of Iran’s security forces were killed in clashes with gunmen on Saturday, state media reported, in a region plagued by violence involving armed groups including drug traffickers and separatists. State television initially said four gunmen were…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (223+ words) Chairman Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday held a meeting with custodians and Sajjadah Nashins of various renowned Khanqahs and shrines across the country. The meeting discussed matters relating to national unity, interfaith and inter-sect harmony, promotion of social…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (60+ words) Amu: Wednesday marks 25 years since the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, a prominent commander who fought Soviet forces and later the Taliban and was declared a national hero by the former government. Massoud was assassinated on Sept. 9, 2001, in Khwaja Bahauddin…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (156+ words) TEHRAN (AP): A fuel tanker exploded in western Iran, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, state media said. IRNA reported late Saturday that the tanker hit other cars before bursting into flames near a traffic police station close to the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (177+ words) (AFP): Clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and government forces have killed 120 combatants since Thursday, according to a tally of figures from two military officials and medical sources in rebel-held territory. A military official on the Red Sea coast reported 24 of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (349+ words) The confrontation between the United States and Iran is increasingly shifting towards economic warfare, with prolonged tensions likely to have serious consequences for the global economy, said Sardar Masood Khan, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, China and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (290+ words) WORLD politics has now entered an era in which old alignments are rapidly changing. During Cold War, the world was largely divided between two WORLD politics has now entered an era in which old alignments are rapidly changing During Cold…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (415+ words) BEIJING (Reuters): Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as investors weighed the uncertainty of renewed military strikes between the US and Iran that risk ​disrupting supplies from the Middle East. Brent crude futures fell 59 cents, or 0.62 percent, to $95.04 a ‌barrel…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (213+ words) DUBAI (Reuters): A car struck a gathering of supporters of Iran’s government and armed forces in the northeastern city of Mashhad overnight, killing four people and injuring more than 10, several ‌Iranian media ‌reported on Wednesday. A car ‌travelling at high…...