New data by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) shows ‘unprecedented’ surplus in the country’s foreign trade over the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 19).

An Egypt Air domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo has been hijacked and landed in Cyprus's Larnaca airport, state radio says.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei pardoned and commuted jail terms of a number of eligible inmates.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has dismissed the country’s top auditor, who has criticized the government for alleged massive corruption.

Not long after US President Barack Obama paid a historic visit to Cuba, Fidel Castro says the Caribbean Sea nation can stand on its own feet and doesn't need any "gifts from the empire."

Bahraini authorities released the prominent Shiite cleric after being accused of speeches against the regime.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the barbaric bombing in Lahore, East Pakistan’s biggest city on 27 March 2016, killing 65 innocent citizens and injuring over 200 others.

Israel’s Knesset approves suspending lawmakers accused of backing "terrorism" and seen to target Arab MPs as PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders Palestinian bodies held by the military not to be returned to their families.

A plane carrying the Russian defense minister has been chased by NATO fighter jets over the neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, amid the Western military alliance’s growing build-up on Russia’s borders.

First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri underlined that President Hassan Rouhani's government will seriously pursue putting into practice the government's resistance economy policies.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has called for the continuation of ceasefire in Syria and acceleration of political negotiations to end a foreign-backed war that has gripped the Arab country for over five years.

A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran will never stop developing its "defensive and deterrent" ballistic missile program.

A joint venture to manufacture cars in the Persian Gulf sultanate of Oman by Iran will begin in a year, an Iranian official has said.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the bloody terrorist attack in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore, which killed scores of people, mostly women and children.