Middle Orient

Turkey’s actions must show alignment with Egypt’s principles and goals for relations between the two countries to return to normal, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Sunday. Shoukry confirmed contacts between Cairo and Ankara after years of tensions but indicated that dialogue was limited.

A media source affirmed that any reports about secret negotiations or discussions between Syria and the Zionist entity are no more than media and political fabrications.

Oil prices edged up on Monday, with Brent drifting near $70 a barrel, propped up by output cuts from major producers and optimism about global economic and fuel demand recovery in the second half of the year. Brent crude futures for May gained 50 cents, or 0.72%, to $69.72 a …

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Sunday that the US sanctions and economic war against Iran have all failed, stressing the major role played by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in the Iranian nation’s victory. “The country …

Iran has rejected the accusations leveled against it by the United States of being behind the recent attacks on US bases in Iraq. Iran’s representative to the United Nations, Majid Takht Rawanji, stressed in a message sent on Monday to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, and the …

Russian forces on Saturday took control over the al-Thawra oil facility, located in southwest Raqqa governorate in northeastern Syria, after the Iran-aligned Liwa Fatemiyoun militia having withdrawn from the site. This follows Russian forces imposing their control of the Toueinane gas field in Raqqa’s countryside on Friday. Russian military reinforcements …

The OPEC report added that Iran’s oil production rose by 35,000 barrels per day to 2.12 million bpd in February, adding that the country’s heavy crude oil price also grew in February from $6.28 to $60.66 per barrel. According to the report, OPEC crude oil production in February dropped by …

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmayeel Qaani blasted the crimes of the US in West Asia, and said that the US and Israel’s bones will be crushed and its sound will be heard later. “When I tell them (US and Israel) that we will break their …

Iran’s cargo ship Shahr-e Kord was attacked in the international waters of the Mediterranean on Wednesday, Spokesman for the Iranian Shipping Company Ali Ghiasian said, adding that part of the vessel was damaged in the terrorist attack. Ghiasian said on Friday that the Shahr-e Kord cargo ship, belonging to the …

Central Markets in Baghdad halted the exchange today, Saturday, amid the weekly lockdown measures imposed during the weekends. However, Shafaq News Agency correspondent knew that some local exchange shops were exchanging at 146,000 and 145,000 dinars per 100 dollars for selling and buying, respectively. The official market in Erbil was …