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Saudi Arabia announces Yemen cease-fire amid pandemic

Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces declared Wednesday a two-week long cease-fire in Yemen starting from Thursday amid coronavirus outbreak, according to ...

US lawmakers urge Riyadh to reduce oil output

A group of U.S. lawmakers urged Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to stabilize oil prices, threatening to introduce legislation that would lead to a withdrawal ...

Trump accuses WHO of 'minimizing the threat' of coronavirus

U.S. President Donald Trump accused the World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday of minimizing the threat of the novel coronavirus, saying the health ...

Five rockets hit US air base in Afghanistan; no casualties

Five rockets hit a U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Thursday, but there were no casualties, two senior security officials said, and no group immediately ...

Biden is the last person standing in the 2020 Democratic presidential race

Former Vice President Joe Biden emerged as the Democrat who will challenge Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election after Senator Bernie ...

Rouhani urges IMF to give Tehran its requested loan amid coronavirus

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday to give the country its requested $5 billion emergency funding to help ...

US should stop preventing Iran from selling oil

The United States should stop preventing Iran from selling oil, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted.

Iran doesn't agree with OPEC+ meet without clear outcome

Iran does not agree with holding any OPEC+ meeting in the absence of a clear proposal and expected outcome from such talks for the oil market, its oil ...

Medicine shortage threatens EU

Some EU countries are on the verge of shortages of certain drugs used for treating the novel coronavirus, the European Medicines Agency said Tuesday in ...

COVID-19 to trigger roughly 195 million job losses: ILO

The COVID-19 crisis is expected to wipe out 6.7% of working hours globally in the second quarter of 2020 -- equivalent to 195 million full-time workers,...

Trump rips UN's health agency, claims China bias

U.S. President Donald Trump launched a broadside attack Tuesday against the World Health Organization (WHO) claiming the UN's health agency is biased ...

Foreign Minister Zarif:

Iran needs no charity from US, only wants bans lifted amid virus crisis

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran, as a resource-rich nation, needs no charity from US President Donald Trump in its battle against a coronavirus ...

Pompeo vows US continuation of anti-Iran sanctions despite coronavirus pandemic

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country will continue its sanctions against Tehran despite the coronavirus pandemic challenging the country....

Yemeni army reports 300 air strikes launched by Saudi-led coalition in a week

Saudi-led coalition has carried out nearly 300 air strikes across Yemen as the army vows proper answer to the aggression.

Iranian-made coronavirus test kits, protective masks to be mass produced

Iranian researcher announced domestically-produced coronavirus test kits, ventilators and protective face masks will be soon mass produced and ready to ...

WHO warns “too early” to ease coronavirus measures

The World Health (WHO) has warned that it is “too early” to lift cautious measures taken by governments in battle against the new coronavirus pandemic ...