Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi was taken to hospital after being beaten when she was arrested last week, her family says. The 53-year-old human rights activist told them in a phone call on Sunday that she was brought to an emergency department twice after being "attacked by plain»»»

DOHA: The National Day 2025 celebrations continued at Darb Al Saai in Umm Salal, amidst a large public turnout and a remarkable diversity of cultural, heritage, and awareness programs, under the slogan 'With you it rises, and from you it awaits', organized by the Ministry of Culture from December 1»»»

Afghanistan's neighbors met in Iran and agreed to deepen regional coordination to address political, economic and security challenges, as well as calling for sanctions on Afghanistan to be lifted. The only absent party? Afghanistan itself. China, Pakistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkm»»»

In Botticelli’s masterpiece Pallas and the Centaur (1482-83), to be seen at the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, the Firenze-Athena parallel is unmistakable, with Florence depicted as the new Athens. Pallas Athena (or Minerva), after all is the Goddess of Knowledge. Here a flowery Firenze – or Fi»»»

Iran’s rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the US dollar, deepening the currency’s collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions. Currency traders in Tehran quoted the dollar above 1.3 mil»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has linked Australian government policies to the deadly attack on a Jewish gathering in Sydney at the weekend, claiming that Canberra’s support for Palestinian statehood has fueled domestic anti-Semitism. Two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded dozens of ot»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia could play a very important role in helping to resolve the situation around Iran's nuclear program, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi told Sputnik. "A very important one. Is something I had the honor to discuss with [Russian] Presiden»»»

Sydney: Australia’s leaders agreed Monday to toughen gun laws after attackers killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, the worst mass shooting in decades decried as antisemitic “terrorism” by authorities. Dozens fled the tourist hotspot in panic as a father and son fired into crowds pa»»»

Iran's rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency's collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions. Currency traders in Tehran quoted the dollar above 1.3 m»»»

Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal and a delegation of Arab and foreign ambassadors and military attachés arrived Monday at the Tyre barracks at the start of a tour organized by the Lebanese Army to brief them on the implementation of the disarmament plan in the South Litani sector and Israel’s»»»

Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee criticized "Hezbollah's supporters" who attacked Lebanese President Joseph Aoun after the latter condemned a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event that killed at least 11 people in Sydney. Adraee said those who "live on the rhetoric of death see a threat i»»»

Ali Akbar Velayati, the international affairs advisor to Iran's supreme leader, met with Hezbollah’s representative in Iran Abdallah Safieddine on Sunday and stressed that Tehran will continue to firmly support Hezbollah. Hezbollah is “one of the most important pillars of the resistance front and i»»»

Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. Within hours, he had lost two sons, a daughter-in-law and his 4-year-old and 10-year-old grandsons. The five were among 13 villagers killed that day by Israeli forces. Israeli tr»»»

AliKhamenei Hassan Rohani Sadegh Larijani The editor: This agreement remains a truce and is not a long term nuclear agreement with Iran, as two of the main players do confirm this. It seems obvious at this point that Israel is negotiating or more accurately maneuvering / manipulating congress membe»»»

The death of two U.S. service members and one American civilian in an attack in Syria by an alleged member of the Islamic State group has drawn new attention to the presence of American forces in the country. Saturday's attack was the first with fatalities since the fall of Syrian President Bashar »»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Australia's leader on Sunday while nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event, saying he had warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that "your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the antisemitic »»»

The result of last month's parliamentary elections in Iraq was ratified by the Supreme Federal Court, confirming that the party of caretaker prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani won the largest number of seats — but not enough to assure him a second term. The court confirmed that the voting proce»»»

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has approved a total of 311 licensed offices and centres across the UAE to provide domestic worker recruitment, business services, and guidance, according to an updated list issued by the Ministry. The move reflects MoHRE’s commit»»»

The Israeli military said it killed three Hezbollah members in strikes Sunday on southern Lebanon, where it has carried out repeated attacks despite an ongoing ceasefire with the Iran-backed group. The Lebanese health ministry said three people were killed in strikes in the Yater, Safad Al-Battikh »»»

A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the country would "resolutely support" Hezbollah, its ally in Lebanon, in the group's efforts to confront Tehran's regional foe Israel. The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati came as Lebanon faces pressure from the United States and Israel to di»»»

Australia's leaders agreed on Monday to tougher gun laws after the country's worst mass shooting in almost three decades saw a father and son open fire on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people including a child. The duo fired into crowds packing the Sydney beach for the start of Hanuk»»»

Iran on Sunday said its armed forces are in full readiness to deal with any emergency, while reiterating its continued contacts with the International Atomic Energy Agency to reach a solution to its nuclear file. On Sunday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied the presence of»»»

Tensions between Lebanon and Iran have reached unprecedented levels, reflecting a shift in how Beirut views its ties with Tehran, especially when it comes to Hezbollah’s arsenal and Iranian meddling in Lebanese internal affairs. The tensions are not just playing out in the media, but in official po»»»

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could be forgiven for wondering who his true friends are. Once rock solid, his reliance on his two main allies - China and Russia - now appears increasingly uncertain. For years, both countries supported Venezuela's socialist-led government politically, financial»»»

A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the country would "resolutely support" Hezbollah, its ally in Lebanon, in the group's efforts to confront Tehran's regional foe Israel. The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati came as Lebanon faces pressure from the United States and Israel to di»»»

Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. Within hours, he had lost two sons, a daughter-in-law and his 4-year-old and 10-year-old grandsons. The five were among 13 villagers killed that day by Israeli forces. Israeli tr»»»

Sanam, an Iranian immigrant who came to the US over a decade ago, was finally about to become a US citizen. Years of navigating paperwork, approvals, tests, and security vetting, had brought her to the last step: a naturalization ceremony. But then, just two days before she was to take her oath on »»»

The Israeli military said it targeted three members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in strikes on southern Lebanon on Sunday. The Lebanese health ministry said on Sunday that two people had been killed in separate Israeli strikes in the south of the country, which came despite a ceasefire betwee»»»

A US special operations team raided a dual-use items ship in the Indian Ocean last month and seized military-related articles headed to Iran, US officials told The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper said the ship’s cargo consists of components potentially useful for the Iranian conventional weapons»»»

Abu Dhabi: Day Three of the Liwa International Festival 2026 kicks off today with the bike race, part of the festival’s sports programme, in a highly competitive and thrilling atmosphere, drawing broad participation from motorsports enthusiasts. The event features five categories and follows a stra»»»

The European Union called on Saturday for the release of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was detained by Iranian security forces along with at least eight other activists. Brussels described Friday's arrests in the eastern city of Mashhad as "deeply concerning". "The EU urges Irani»»»

Israel put a planned strike on a village in southern Lebanon on hold on Saturday after the Lebanese army requested access to the site to “address a breach” of a ceasefire agreement, an Israeli military spokesperson said. Earlier in the day, Israel had issued an evacuation warning for the village of»»»

The new world order takes shape through pressure, rivalry, and the rise of several commanding powers, not through declarations of equality. Multipolarity emerges as a harsh contest of sovereignty in which only civilization-states with real strength shape events and the rest are pulled into the orbi»»»

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that relations between Moscow and Tehran are “developing very positively,” stressing that the two countries are working in close coordination at the United Nations on Iran’s nuclear program. He made the remarks during talks with Iranian President Maso»»»

Iranian authorities detained 18 crew members of a foreign tanker seized in the Gulf of Oman on Friday that they said was carrying 6 million liters of smuggled fuel, Iranian media reported on Saturday, citing the Hormozgan province judiciary. It said those detained under the ongoing investigation in»»»

US authorities on Friday unsealed the warrant for an oil tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela decried as "international piracy" by Caracas. President Donald Trump's administration has been piling pressure on Venezuela for months, with a major naval buildup in the region that has been accompanie»»»

Iran on Saturday executed a woman in the country's northwest after convicting her of killing her four-year-old stepdaughter, the judiciary said. The child, identified as Ava, died in December 2023 after sustaining brain injuries caused by wounds inflicted by her stepmother, the judiciary's Mizan On»»»

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- The Al-Sabah Archaeological Collection under the Dar al-Athar Al-Islamiyah in Kuwait participated on Friday in the opening ceremony of the "Networks of the Past" gallery.The gallery, called a "Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World" organized by the Chhatrapati Shi»»»

Iran "violently" arrested Nobel Peace Prize 2023 laureate Narges Mohammadi at a memorial ceremony on Friday, her supporters said. Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in December 2024, was detained along with several other activists.  Iranian security forces on Friday "v»»»

Iranian security forces have "violently arrested" Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, her foundation has said. The Narges Foundation said her brother confirmed Ms Mohammadi was detained in the eastern city of Mashhad, along with other activists. It has called for »»»

Iranian security forces on Friday "violently" arrested the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least eight other activists at a memorial ceremony for a lawyer who died earlier this month, her supporters said. Mohammadi, who was granted temporary leave from prison in Decembe»»»

Iran will raise the price of its heavily subsidized gasoline for heavy users on Saturday, state media reported, as the OPEC member seeks to control rising fuel demand without triggering public anger. Proposals to increase Iran's fuel prices, some of the lowest in the world, have long been postponed»»»

The Dec. 2023 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. On Friday, her Paris-based human rights organization said that security and police forces "violently detained" Mohammadi and other human rights activists during a memorial for Khos»»»

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia and Iran are working on strengthening bilateral ties in the field of security, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said on Friday. "Some forces are trying to hinder Iranian-Russian military-technical coope»»»

Beirut: A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel’s army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such raids despite a year-old ceasefire. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported strikes in around a dozen locations, in»»»

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said he hoped Hezbollah's leader Sheikh Naim Qassem "understands that Iran cannot use Lebanon, or a segment of the Lebanese Shiites," to negotiate its nuclear program "or anything else". Jumblat said Thursday night that Lebanon is "between the»»»

ASHGABAT (Sputnik) - Relations between Russia and Iran are developing very positively, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. "I would like to note that relations between our countries are developing very positively," Putin said at a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Russi»»»

A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel's army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such raids despite a year-old ceasefire. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported strikes in around a dozen locations, including »»»

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he was surprised that his Lebanese counterpart declined an invitation to visit Iran, proposing instead to meet Araghchi in a "neutral third country". Minister Youssef Rajji said on Wednesday that he could not accept Araghchi's invitation to visit Tehran »»»

BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - The Venezuelan parliament said it voted to repeal the law endorsing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). "The National Assembly of Venezuela has approved the repeal of the law endorsing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court," the parlia»»»