A racehorse belonging to Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian businessman who was arrested in the U.S. in 2016 over evading sanctions on Iran, had to leave his champion-style life in a hippodrome to live a more modest life on a simple ranch on...
Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a new generation of activists to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, urged world leaders to listen to young people on Jan. 21.
The Iranian regime ’s parliamentary elections will be held on February 21, 2020. In the absence of freedom and genuine opposition, the parliamentary elections in Iran is another scene of the regime’s infightings over controlling and...
The co-founder and honorary president of one of Turkey's foremost non-profit environmental organizations, Hayrettin Karaca -- or as he was known, Grandpa Earth -- died on Jan. 20 at the age of 97.
U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington for Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, when the Senate begins a historic impeachment trial...
Turkey's central government's gross debt stock became 1.33 trillion Turkish liras (around $223 billion) as of end-2019, according to Treasury and Finance Ministry on Jan. 20.
The Turkish national defense minister discussed regional issues with his Russian counterpart over the phone, an official statement from Russia said on Jan. 20.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its growth forecasts for 2019-2021, primarily reflecting negative surprises to economic activity in a few emerging markets.
A prominent member of Britain's parliament has demanded that Prime Minister Boris Johnson release a report on Russian interference in British politics after delays, local media reported Jan. 20.
Members of the National Medical Rescue Team departed for Somalia's capital on Jan. 21 to bring those wounded in a suicide car bombing over the weekend back to Turkey.
The impeachment defense team for President Donald Trump said in a brief filed Monday the Senate should quickly acquit the president and called the articles of impeachment invalid and partisan...
At least six Iraqis including two security personnel were killed and more than 60 injured in clashes between Iraqi security forces and protesters in the capital Baghdad, security and medical sources said on Jan. 20.
Violence escalated in Baghdad overnight Sunday and early Monday as anti-government protests continued, and a United Nations official called for an end to the violence...
Eight European Union member states have decided to set up a naval surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced on Jan. 20 after a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers.
Demonstrators protested on Monday against Egypt's president in London, where he is attending a U.K.-Africa investment summit upon the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri on Sunday urged politicians to urgently form a new government and find solutions for the country’s economic crisis, after a night of increased violence by security forces left more than 400 protesters injured...
By Pooya Stone It took over a week for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to pay even the briefest of visits to the flood-stricken villages of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, but when he did finally arrived he was not greeted with open...
By Jubin Katiraie Amnesty International reported on Wednesday that Iranian security forces have used sexual violence against women who took part in peaceful protests after the authorities admitted to shooting down a Ukrainian airliner.
The 2009 crash of a Boeing jetliner operated by Turkish Airlines bears uncanny similarities to the crashes of two Boeing aircraft last year that left 346 people dead and forced the American aerospace titan to ground an entire fleet.
The United Nations envoy to Cyprus warned on Jan. 20 of “growing skepticism” among the island's population that recent diplomatic efforts between the rival communities will herald a comprehensive peace deal.
Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah is on a visit to Tehran on Tuesday to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
UBS Group AG cut profitability targets on Tuesday as Switzerland's largest bank grapples with ultra-low interest rates and increased competition for wealthy clients.
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady and nudged up its economic growth forecasts on Tuesday, as the government’s stimulus package and receding pessimism over the global outlook took some pressure off the central bank to top up...
Boeing Co is in talks with banks about borrowing $10 billion or more amid rising costs for the US planemaker after two crashes involving its 737 MAX jetliner, a source told Reuters.
Mining giant BHP Group said on Tuesday that poor air quality caused by smoke from Australia’s bushfires is hurting coal production, as authorities said a reprieve from hazardous fire conditions would end within days.
A fourth person in China has died from a new virus that has spread rapidly across the country, as authorities confirmed that it can be passed from person-to-person.
A dentist who started collecting ancient artifacts after he bought a Roman-era glass bottle 25 years ago now has a large collection and is displaying it at a museum
The International Monetary Fund predicted the world economy will strengthen in 2020, albeit at a slightly weaker pace than previously anticipated amid threats related to trade and tensions in the Middle East.
The production of chicken to be sold in UK supermarkets, restaurants and fast-food chains is destroying wildlife-rich forests in South America, Greenpeace investigators claimed.
At the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo, workers in protective suits are still removing radioactive material from reactors that melted down after an earthquake and tsunami knocked out its power and cooling nearly nine years...
In the early hours of yesterday, Sunday, January 19, 2020, defiant youth targeted the IRGC’s so-called Mohammad Rasoulollah base in Tehran’s Jannat-Abad District. In another development, in the early hours of this morning, Monday,...
120 Years of Struggle for Freedom Explore the Iranian Resistance's historical exhibition entitled, "120 Years of Struggle for Freedom," that encapsulates the glorious struggle of Iranians for freedom.
The Iranian regime has executed a woman by the name of Maliheh Haji Hassani , bringing the number of women executed during under Hassan Rouhani ’s Presidency to 105 , the Women’s Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran...
In a report published on January 15, Amnesty International confirmed the Iranian regime’s use of violence against peaceful protesters over the regime’s downing of the Ukrainian airliner with 176 victims.
AMMONNEWS - Interior Minister Salameh Hammad on Monday announced new regulations on issuing or renewing the passports of Jordanians abroad. The new regulations would abolish chapter b of article 2 of the original instructions and replace...
A businessman in the western province of Çanakkale has installed a solar power plant on the roof of a factory and started selling electricity worth 100,000 Turkish Liras (nearly $17,000) to the state monthly.
American reporter Nicholas Frakes has been arrested in Lebanon after being accused of "leaking news to Israel", despite journalists pointing out a major error in this assumption by Beirut authorities...
Iran’s South Pars Gas Field has reached a total daily output of 630 million cubic meters (mcm), according to the managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company.
Iran managed to reduce domestic fuel consumption by over nine billion liters in the past 18 months, said the head of the Headquarters to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign Exchange.
The Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran is mainly focused on expanding exports of techno-engineering services to neighboring countries as well as India and China, said the TPO head.
Major Iranian complexes produced 15.39 million tons of steel ingots (bloom, billet and slab) during March 21-December 21, 2019, according to figures by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization...
The launch of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory could mark the resumption of hostilities after some Palestinians expressed frustration at the lack of results from the temporary agreement with Israel...