Migrant train standoff in Hungary
Hundreds of migrants, many of them refugees from the Syrian war, woke after a night spent on a packed train stranded at a railway station west of Budapest, refusing to go to a nearby camp to process asylum seekers. The train had left Budapest on Thursday morning after a two-day standoff at the city's main railway station as police barred entry to some 2,000 migrants.
Drowning of Syrian Boy, Disgrace for Humanity
The grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center described the drowning of a three-year-old Syrian boy off Turkey as a disgrace for humanity.
Plagued situation of Syrian Migrants in Turkey's borders (Photo)
Iran Air Force starts massive drill
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Air Force (IRIAF) has launched massive two-day maneuvers in the central province of Isfahan.
Iran invites intl. scientific collaboration
The Iranian minister of science, research, and technology says the Islamic Republic invites scientists from all over the world to initiate a "collaborative program" with Iranian scientists.
'Israel aims at Al-Aqsa Mosque's identity': political analyst
“Al-Aqsa Mosque has a special religious and historical status among Muslims,” said the analyst in Palestinian affairs.
Syrian Martyrs Families Visit Razavi Holy Shrine
"Syrian Martyrs Families Visit Razavi Holy Shrine for the first time," said the Manager of Non-Iranian Pilgrims' Affairs of Astan Quds Razavi.
Saudi cleric slams school curriculum for spreading extremism
A Shi’a scholar in Saudi Arabia has criticized the publication of provocative statements about religious issues in school textbooks in the Saudi kingdom.
Kyrgyzstan president in Iran for talks
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on an official visit that will mainly focus on expansion of mutual relations.
‘Iran will retaliate if JCPOA violated’
The speaker of Iran's parliament (Majlis) says Tehran will "retaliate" in case the world powers break their commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) over the Iranian nuclear program.
Western culture is intended to occupy Islamic media
A religious cleric of Qom, while pointing towards Iranian Islamic culture, said that this is a valuable culture and it has much difference with western culture.
'US assurances put Riyadh at ease over Iran'
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir says US President Barack Obama has assured Riyadh about the favorable impacts of the recent nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1.
Senior cleric urges parliament’s role in JCPOA assessment
Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader, Ayatollah Khatami, insisted that the country’s parliament should have its say on decision-making about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a lasting nuclear deal between Tehran and six major world powers.
Iran monitors enemies’ slightest move: Commander
A senior Iranian commander says Iran is capable of detecting the slightest move by enemies at distances upward of 3,000 km, emphasizing that the military capabilities of the Islamic Republic serve as a deterrent arm in face of potential threats.
Tehran will help restore security to Afghanistan: Iranian interior minister
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has emphasized the importance of improving security in Afghanistan, expressing the Islamic Republic’s readiness to help restore peace in the war-torn country.
Taliban-Daesh clashes kill 20 in eastern Afghanistan
At least 20 people are killed as members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group and Taliban militants turn on each other and engage in a fierce exchange of gunfire in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar.
Obama to reassure King Salman of US support
US President Barack Obama will host Saudi Arabia’s new king at the White House, where he is expected to reassure the monarch of wide-ranging support amid concerns about the nuclear agreement with Iran.
Opponents of Iran agreement want regime change: US VP
US Vice President Joe Biden says opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement are not in favor of negotiations with the Islamic Republic, rather they want to topple the government in Tehran.
Al-Wefaq urges release of detained Bahraini students
Bahrain’s main opposition party has called on the Al Khalifa regime to release hundreds of detained students ahead of the new scholastic year.
Iran devises new plan to boost domestic production
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the CBI plans to finance installment purchase of home-grown products in an effort to boost domestic production in the country.
HRW raps 'longstanding' rights abuses in Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lashed out at Saudi Arabia for its failure to improve its human rights record over the last seven months under Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as the Riyadh regime’s ruler.
Claims that Iran seeking nuclear bomb big lie: Foreign Ministry
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has rejected as a "big lie" claims that the Islamic Republic has sought to develop a nuclear bomb.
Sunnis can visit Shiite Imams' shrine with no problem
Hujjat al-Islam Mohammad-Amin Pouramini, a professor in the Islamic Seminary of Qom city, Iran, stated that the belittling of the term “hَarَam” (shrine) by Wahhabi networks when referring to Mashhad’s Holy Shrine of Imam al-Ridha is an attempt to taint and discredit Shiite Islam.
Iran gas pipeline may extend to Bangladesh
Iran is ready to talk extending the “peace pipeline” to Bangladesh which envisages exports of the Iranian gas to Pakistan and India, Tehran’s Ambassador to Dhaka says.
Members of Assembly of Experts meet with leader (Photo)
Members of Iran's Assembly of Experts met with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Iran rejects relations with arrested suspects in Kuwait
The Iranian embassy in Kuwait City strongly rejected any relationship between Tehran and a group of individuals who have recently been detained by Kuwait's judicial authorities on charges of spying for Iran and Hezbollah.
Leader: No deal if anti-Iran bans hold
Members of Iran's Assembly of Experts met with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.