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To defend our nation and territorial integrity, we will build all the weapons we will need, Hassan Rouhani told the Parliament in statements broadcast on state television.

Ready to restore ties if Saudi stops bombing Yemen: Hassan Rouhani

Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel, but the two countries have a shared interest in countering Iran.

10 Dec 2017 4:20 PM IST

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas. (Photo: AP)

After Trump's Jerusalem decision, Paletinian Prez declines meeting...

The United States has crossed all the red lines with the Jerusalem decision,' diplomatic adviser Majdi al-Khaldi said.

9 Dec 2017 6:53 PM IST

Whether violence would further spiral in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere was being closely watched, with Friday marking a second day of unrest. (Photo: AFP)

Israeli air strikes kill 2, wound scores of Palestinians; US isolates...

Following the first two rockets, Israel responded with air strikes on two Hamas military facilities in the Gaza Strip.

9 Dec 2017 11:25 AM IST

Omar Mohammed, 31, disclosed that he is the man behind the legendary and widely read Mosul Eye, the pseudonym under which he wrote the catalog of horrors that was life under Islamic State fanatics. (Photo: AP)

Man behind Mosul Eye' that chronicled ISIS atrocities goes public

He forced himself to witness the beheadings and deaths by stoning and became the outside world's main source of news in...

8 Dec 2017 12:08 PM IST

Sporadic clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces on Thursday, as Israel deployed hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank amid uncertainty over the fallout. (Photo: AFP)

Violence erupts after Trump's Jerusalem declaration

Trump's announcement was met by an almost universal diplomatic backlash.

8 Dec 2017 10:39 AM IST

Omar stayed anonymous for more than three years, documenting Islamic States atrocities and the destruction of his city as the blogger Mosul Eye. (Photo: AP)

I defeated ISIS: Historian lived double life, leaked terror group...

Omar Mohammed has led a secret double life for more than three years, documenting Islamic State's atrocities in the blog...

7 Dec 2017 8:27 PM IST

Haniyeh called on Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to withdraw from peacemaking with Israel and on Arabs to boycott the Trump administration. (Photo: AFP)

Hamas calls for uprising against Israel after Trump's Jerusalem...

Israel and the United States consider Hamas, which has fought three wars with Israel since 2007, a terrorist...

7 Dec 2017 6:34 PM IST

The provocative and unwise decision by the US... will provoke Muslims and inflame a new intifada and an escalation of radical, angry and violent behaviour, said the Iranian foreign ministry. (Photo: AFP)

Trump's Jerusalem move will provoke Muslims, inflame new uprising,...

Trump's move was a clear violation of international resolutions' and that Jerusalem was an inseparable part of...

7 Dec 2017 11:24 AM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

Most princes detained in Saudi anti-corruption purge agree to cash...

Dozens of high-profile figures including princes, ministers and tycoons are being held in Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton hotel.

6 Dec 2017 1:11 PM IST

The development puts pressure the GCC, a group of American-allied Gulf Arab nations formed in part in 1981 as a counterbalance to Shiite power Iran. (Photo: AP)

UAE, Saudi Arabia form new group separate from GCC amid dispute with...

Saudi Arabia did not immediately report on the new partnership.

5 Dec 2017 4:26 PM IST

Human rights watch (Photo: AFP)

Iraq: Human Right Watch condemns mass trials of ISIS suspects

Researchers estimated the total number of people imprisoned for suspected IS membership is 20,000.

5 Dec 2017 1:19 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani poses during the inauguration a newly built extension of the Chabahar Port, near the Pakistani border, in southeastern Iran on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Built by India, Iran's Chabahar port poses challenge to Pak's Gwadar

The USD 340 million project was constructed by a Revolutionary Guard-affiliated company, Khatam al-Anbia.

3 Dec 2017 4:49 PM IST