Middle East

TEHRAN: The explosion of a cluster bomb dropped by the Saudi-led coalition has killed four Yemeni children and injured two others. The explosion of a cluster bomb in Ma’rib province of Yemen left several martyrs and wounded, Almasirah reported. According to the report, a cluster bomb exploded in the village …

TEHRAN: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said that Iran will continue its peaceful nuclear program in accordance with IAEA regulations. Araghchi made the remarks on Sunday noting, “Whenever our interests regarding the Nuclear Deal are served we will be ready to return to all our JCPOA related commitments.” …

BEIRUT: Lebanon says Israeli reconnaissance drones have entered the country’s airspace and flown over the southern parts of the Arab country more than two dozen times in flagrant violation of a UN Security Council resolution. The Lebanese Army said in a statement that the unmanned aerial aircraft crossed into Lebanese …

TEHRAN: Iran’s Defense Ministry has unveiled a homegrown advanced air traffic control tower. In a ceremony in Tehran on Monday, Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami unveiled the air control tower, which has been developed and manufactured by SAIran, an electronics company run by the Iranian defense ministry. According to …

TEHRAN: The Paris-based media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called for an international investigation into the case of Saudi journalist Saleh al-Shehi, who died two months after his release from prison. “We demand an independent international inquiry under the UN’s aegis to shed all possible light on a possible …

SANA’A: The Yemeni minister of oil and minerals says Saudi Arabia and its mercenaries have looted some 48 million barrels of Yemen’s crude oil over the past few years. Ahmed Daress said Saudi Arabia and its allies stole 18 million barrels only in 2018, and another 29.5 million in 2019, …

JERUSALEM: Israel has arrested two legislators affiliated to the Gaza-based resistance movement of Hamas along with several more Palestinians in separate operations across the occupied West Bank. A large number of Israeli troops raided the home of Sheikh Hatem Qafisheh in the city of al-Khalil, located 30 kilometers (19 miles) …

MAKKAH: A scaled-down Hajj with only just 1,000 pilgrims due to the COVID-19 pandemic will begin on Wednesday for the first time in modern history. Up to 1,000 people residing in the kingdom will participate in the Muslim ritual, a tiny fraction of the 2.5 million that attended last year, …

TEHRAN: Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hasan says Beirut is going to lodge a complaint at international institutions and organizations after two US fighter jets harassed a Lebanon-bound Iranian civilian aircraft over Syria’s airspace, and caused injuries among the passengers. On Saturday, Hasan denounced the incident as a “criminal intimidation” and …

TEHRAN:  The spokesman of Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement Mohammed Abdessalam strongly condemned the US aggression on an Iranian passenger plane and described it as provocative and violation of Syrian sovereignty. In a tweet late on Saturday, Abdessalam called on all regional nations to stand united against the US threats. Earlier, the …