Micro-satellite weighing 160 kilos has projected 2023 launch; it will operate in ultraviolet light to answer 'some of the big questions in astrophysics'

The comments by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stem from the United States' plan to build an international maritime coalition to patrol the Persian Gulf against a professed threat from Tehran.

Iranian foreign minister called on Muslims to end the tyranny of Israel’s policies in Jerusalem and described Israelis as “terrorists”.

Several high-level reports published over the past few weeks reiterate what most terrorism and security analysts have been saying for months—the so-called Islamic State (IS) is alive and well in Iraq and Syria

In late July, the Commander of the Qods Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Qasem Soleimani, visited the Albu Kamal crossing connecting Syria and Iraq and met with commanders of pro-Iranian militias in the region. In the economic sphere, Iran is preparing to participate in the international fair set to be held in Damascus soon. In early August, a delegation of high-ranking commanders of the Iraqi Shi’ite pro-Iranian militia, Harakat al-Nujaba’, visited Iran. Recent reports about the visit of the Hamas delegation to Tehran at the end of July indicate that during the visit, the representatives of Iran and Hamas agreed to expand cooperation between them. These reports indicate that Iran promised Hamas to advocate on its behalf with the Syrian regime, to allow Hamas’ leadership to return to Damascus and improve relations between the Palestinian faction and the Syrian leadership, after the rift emerged between the two sides following the outbreak of the civil war in Syria.

Three firms have been accused of or appear to be involved in the sanctioned trade in Iranian oil

They were arrested while protesting outside of the Mashhad court in lieu of Jafari Yazdi's court appearance - a gathering meant to support the Iranian dissident.

A tugboat moves cargo toward the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam province, Oman, July 20, 2018. Photo: …

Arab states call for international intervention to put an end to 'Israeli violations' at holy site

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Israeli soldiers shot back at a Palestinian gunman who fired at them from the northern Gaza border early Sunday, Aug.

A fragment of jewelry found on Mt. Zion 'indicates the wealth of Jerusalem at the time of the Babylonian siege.'

Turkey’s main goal is to try to create a “peace corridor” along hundreds of kilometers of Syrian border

Arabs tried to lynch a Jewish driver outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday night, a report says.

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Senior PLO leader Hanan Ashrawi slams Israel for allowing Jewish worshippers on the Temple Mount on Sunday, accusing the country of "fueling religious tensions in Jerusalem." She said Israeli officials are "fully responsible for its grave conseq