MIDLE EAST

Over 3,000km of freeways to be operational by August: Deputy minister

The length of freeways in operation in Iran will increase to more than 3,000 kilometers by the end of the Twelfth Government, in August...

Iran’s seven-month steel production nears 17m tons

Iranian steelmakers cast over 16.9 million tons of steel ingots (billets, blooms and slabs) during the first seven months of the current Iranian year...

Arab League, Syria condemn Pompeo’s visit to occupied West Bank, Golan Heights

The Arab League and Syria categorically condemned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to the occupied territories of Palestine in West Bank and...

Dozens killed in Uganda protests after presidential candidate Wine’s arrest

At least 37 people have died and hundreds have been detained in unrest in Uganda triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate and pop...

Azerbaijani Army enters territory ceded by Armenian forces

Units of the Azerbaijani Army have entered the Aghdam region, a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement that ended six weeks...

Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching

The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX's newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual...

Huge Puerto Rico radio telescope to close in blow to science

The National Science Foundation (NFS) announced Thursday that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a...

European Commission to intervene in companies-carmakers patent dispute: Document

The European Commission plans to step into the patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers and may set up a system to check whether...

Struggling airlines seek to stay in the skies

The airline industry holds its annual gathering by video conference next week under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic that has plunged the sector...

Latest news