UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
madaresharghi More than 13 million people inside Syria still need humanitarian assistance and nearly half are in "acute need" as a result of having fled their homes, of hostilities, and ...
Iraq gains first foothold at Kurdish frontier with Turkey
madaresharghi Iraqi troops deployed on Tuesday at one of the main land crossings with Turkey, gaining a foothold at the Kurdish-held frontier for the first time in decades. Iraq's entire ...
Saudi Arabia plans to extract uranium for nuclear program
madaresharghi Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to extract its own uranium as part of efforts to bolster its nuclear program and attain ‘self-sufficiency’ in the production of ‘nuclear fuel.’ ...
Second days of Astana talks to focus on Syria humanitarian issues: Russian official
madaresharghi A senior Russian diplomat said humanitarian issues will top the agenda of the second day of intra-Syrian talks, mediated by Iran, Russia and Turkey, in the Kazakh capital, Astana. ...
Iran-Iraq borders safest in region: Iran MP
madaresharghi Due to the common culture and religion, the borders of Iran and Iraq are the safest ones in the region, said Head of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign ...
Bahraini court hands down jail terms to 17 in mass trial
madaresharghi A Bahraini court has handed down heavy jail sentences to more than a dozen people in a mass trial as the regime in Manama continues its crackdown campaign against ...
Four Iranian piligrims killed, 14 injured
madaresharghi A car accident in Babil city in southern Baghdad, central Iraq, claimed the lives of four Iranian pilgrims and injured 14 others, Iraqi media Alforat News Agency reported. “All ...
Gaza vows to respond to Israeli air strikes
madaresharghi Palestinian armed groups have vowed to respond to Israel's attack on a tunnel in a southern town of the Gaza Strip late on Monday that left at least seven ...
Baghdad urges calm in Kurdistan following violent attacks (Video)
madaresharghi News ID: 203464 Published: 0659 GMT October 31, 2017 (REDWOLF343/CC/WIKIMEDIA) The Iraqi central government has called for calm in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. This after supporters of Kurdish President ...
Iran slams Israeli strike on Gaza tunnel
madaresharghi Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi has strongly condemned the killing of at least eight Palestinians in a strike carried out by the Israeli regime on a tunnel in ...