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Israeli minister tours East Jerusalem al-Quds, settlers storm al-Aqsa Mosque

In a provocative move, an Israeli minister has toured the occupied Old City of East Jerusalem al-Quds, and a group of Israeli settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque.

Iran's first vice president arrives in Syria for key talks

Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri has arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on a two-day visit to hold talks with senior officials of the Arab country.

Bahrain cleric’s life term political decision: Activist

A decision by Bahrain's highest court to uphold life sentence for prominent Shia cleric and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman is “political,” says an activist, adding that there is no independent judiciary in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists torturing opponents in northwestern Syria: HRW

Human Rights Watch has accused the al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group of using “torture” against those opposing its rule in Syria’s militant-held northwestern province of Idlib.

Israel will be eliminated if it starts new war: Senior IRGC cmdr.

A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Zionist regime of Israel will be eliminated and the entire occupied Palestinian territories will be retaken if it embarks on starting a new war.

Zionists main loser of warmongering in Middle East: Iranian official

An Iranian official has warned of Israel's warmongering policies in the Middle East, saying the regime's acts of provocation pose a serious threat to regional security.

Iran ‘may adopt offensive military tactics to defend interests’

Iran’s chief military commander says the country may adopt offensive military tactics in order to protect its interests while continuing to adhere to its broad doctrine of defense.

Iraq to summon Turkish envoy over killing of Iraqi Kurd

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says it will summon the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad over the death of an Iraqi Kurd by Turkish fire in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

UN investigator in Khashoggi case demands access to Saudi consulate in Istanbul, not allowed yet

A United Nations expert who has been assigned to investigate the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi Arabian dissident Jamal Khashoggi says she has requested access to Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul, where the critic was brutally killed, but has not heard from Riyadh yet.

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