Middle Orient

The Syrian Democratic Forces claim Turkey caused a drop in the Euphrates River water level that will harm residents and their economic activities in the areas they control in northern and eastern Syria. The water level of the Euphrates River in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa has decreased dramatically over …

Top IRGC commanders inaugurated on Monday what Iranian state television described as a new underground missile base. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) revealed what it said was a new underground missile base capable of conducting electronic warfare in support of the country’s navy, state-run television reported. The subterranean “missile …

Several large military operations conducted in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq in recent weeks and mass killings have raised questions over whether a much-debated IS resurgence is actually in the making or whether the roots of the problem lie elsewhere. Mass killings, including ones in which attackers wore military attire, and …

The list includes the United States, China and other large economies in a bid to attract investment to Iraq; most foreigners need to apply for a visa before traveling to Iraq. The Iraqi government implemented March 15 visa on arrival status to citizens of several countries. The move constitutes a …

The Syrian Army continued their offensive in central Syria on Tuesday, targeting areas thought to contain members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the governorates of Homs, Hama, and Raqqa. Backed by the Palestinian-led Jerusalem Brigade (Liwaa Al-Quds), the Syrian Army combed through several parts of the Badiya Al-Sham region, …

The Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in the government of the Syrian regime announced an increase in the price of gasoline and domestic-use gas cylinders. According to the decision, issued on Monday evening, the price of 95 octane gasoline has reached 2,000 Syrian pounds for the liter. The …

“Although sometimes their dogs speak bigger than their mouths out of desperation and raise threats that are clearly out of desperation, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has responded well to the Zionists many years ago by saying that the Zionist regime is not an arch foe of our …

“The Zionist enemy will be defeated only by stiff resistance,” Jalali said on Monday during his meeting in Moscow with Hezbollah delegation led by Mohammad Raad. The two sides discussed the latest developments in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Resistance Front.

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi reminded the hard conditions of the Syrian people in the last ten years, and stressed that the only way to end to their suffering and restore peace in the region is the immediate exit of the American occupying forces …

“We should be prepared to defend our nation against all threats and whatever the enemy may one day use as an offensive tool, including chemical, nuclear and biological weapons,” General Hatami said on the anniversary of the March 16, the 33rd anniversary of the chemical carnage in Halabja by the …