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Iran's Khamenei welcomes better ties with Egypt

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a meeting with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said that Tehran welcomes better diplomatic relations with Egypt,

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Biden, European leaders discuss Russian build-up on Ukraine's borders

U.S. President Joe Biden, in a call with leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Britain on Monday, discussed their "shared concern about the Russian military build-up on

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Iran: UN inspectors will no longer access images from nuclear sites

Iran's parliament speaker said on Sunday that a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had expired as of Saturday, Iran's news agency Fars said,

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Palestinian protesters, Israeli police clash at Al-Aqsa Mosque

00:52 Despite the ceasefire agreed upon by the Israeli government and Hamas to stop the bloody crisis rocking Gaza for 11 days, unrest still broke out near the Al-Aqsa Mosque as Israeli

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Fire at Al-Aqsa Mosque as Israeli-Palestinian tensions intensify

01:11 A fire was seen at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Monday as tensions between Israeli forces and Palestinian protestors intensify. The blaze was said to be a tree that caught f

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Iran ready for dialogue with Saudi Arabia: spokesman

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2021. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua) Iran has always been ready for talks "at a

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Violence erupts in Somali capital

Violence is erupting in the Somali capital of Mogadishu as the former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud claims current President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is responsible for the soldiers

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Jury deliberation begins in Derek Chauvin trial

05:35 Emotions and tensions are high in Minneapolis, Minnesota as the jury begins deliberations in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with the murder and man

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Psaki: U.S. approaches ties with China as one of competition

White House Press SecretaryJen Psaki said on Tuesday that the United States is approaching its relationship with China as one not of conflict but of competition.The spokesperson made the remarks when

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A look at the growing technology scene in Alaska

03:11 The high-level talks between China and the U.S.come as tensions on technology continue to rise.Alaska may not appear to be a major player in the tech scene, but in some ways, it

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Trial of former officer Derek Chauvin begins Monday

02:20 The trial of Derek Chauvin begins in Minneapolis on Monday.The former police officer faces murder charges after kneeling on George Floyd's neck for almost eight minutes ​last May

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Iranians pay respect to Gen. Soleimani, one year after killing

00:39 Thousands of Iranians paid respects at the grave of senior military commander General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. drone strike on Jan 3, 2020. Tensions between Iran

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Turkish, Saudi leaders speak by phone ahead of G20 summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by phone ahead of the G-20 virtual summit hosted by the kingdom, the president’s office sai

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U.S. seizes Iranian fuel

00:33 Amid tensions, Trump said the U.S. seized Iranian oil from four tankers for defying U.S. sanctions by sending cargoes to Venezuela. But Iran rejected it as “another lie and psych

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China, U.S. defense ministers agree to push for stable military ties

At the invitation of his U.S. counterpart, Chinese National Defense Minister Wei Fenghe had a phone call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Thursday.The two s

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S. Korea revokes operation permits for 2 anti-DPRK civic groups over leafleting

South Korea decided Friday to revoke the operating permits for two civic groups having sent leaflets criticizing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The

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Overall situation at China-India boundary stable, ameliorating: FM spokesperson

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said that the overall situation at the China-India boundary is stable and ameliorating, expressing the hope that both sides will wor