TEHRAN, May 21-Lebanese President Michel Aoun says even though the country’s economy is in the doldrums, economic reforms and austerity measures envisioned in the 2019 state budget will help the economic future look certain.
TEHRAN, May 21-British Prime Minister Theresa May has renewed her call on members of the parliament to accept her European Union withdrawal agreement as she offers lawmakers, for a first time, a chance for holding a second referendum on Brexit.
TEHRAN, May 20 - Oil prices have jumped at the beginning of the trading week after indications emerged from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that the body may maintain production cuts until the end of 2019.
TEHRAN, May 20 - Israel has charged a Palestinian Authority (PA) official and a prominent Palestinian lawyer in connection with attacks on vehicles in the occupied West Bank.
TEHRAN, May 20 - The chief of Algerian armed forces says elections are the best way to overcome the country’s political crisis and avoid a constitutional vacuum following the ouster of long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
TEHRAN, May 20 - Austrian far-right ministers were ready to quit their posts, the party chief says, after the country's coalition government collapsed over a corruption scandal days before European elections.
TEHRAN, May 20 -Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned US President Donald Trump to avoid threatening Iranians, advising him to try respect as it is the only approach to the Iranian nation, which may bear fruit.
TEHRAN, May 18 - The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned US commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being “misidentified” amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran.
TEHRAN, May 18 - The US Commerce Department said on Friday it may soon scale back restrictions on Huawei Technologies after this week’s blacklisting would have made it nearly impossible for the Chinese company to service its existing customers.
TEHRAN, May 18 -Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed confidence that no war would break out in the Middle East amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States.
TEHRAN, May 18 -Sudan has dispatched scores of militiamen, most of them under the age of 18, to fight alongside Saudi-led military forces against Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah fighters, a report says.
TEHRAN, May 18 -Bangladesh authorities prevented 84 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar from attempting a perilous boat journey to Malaysia, officials said Saturday.
TEHRAN, May 18 -Two guards were killed and four others were kidnapped early on Saturday in a suspected Daesh attack targeting Libya's Zella oilfield, a security source said.
TEHRAN, May 18 - Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, a key figure of the European far-right, has resigned after explosive revelations from a hidden camera sting, just days before key European Union (EU) elections.
TEHRAN, May 18 -The Nigerian army has opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations.