Russia will stand by the Iran nuclear deal and develop closer ties with Iran if U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws from the agreement on May 12, a senior Russian official said .

The month of March, in its last legs, turned into an opening for another march, Palestinians’ March of Return.On six constant Fridays Palestinian demonstrators voiced their demand to return to their ancestral lands as their calls were enthusiastically welcome by Israeli live rounds and tear gas.

Prominent Shia cleric Ali al-Sistani on Friday voiced his unwillingness to throw his support behind any Iraqi political party in parliamentary polls slated for next week.

The Yemeni people will not give up any of their sovereign territory, including the strategic island of Socotra, a Yemeni official asserted .

The Iraqi government has accused parties in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region of coercing employees and security personnel into voting in this month’s parliamentary election.

‘Dash Akol’ directed by Hajar Mehrani won Best Animation award at the 15th annual London Independent Film Festival (LIFF 2018) in Britain.

Four Turkish opposition parties have joined in a coalition in a bid to challenge President Recep tayyipe Erdogan's Party in the upcoming election.

Syrian rebels on May 4 were surrendering their heavy weapons after reaching a new deal with the government for a central swathe of territory, a war monitor said.

"Any violation of JCPOA will further undermine America’s standing in the world," underlined Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy .

Sending Arab troops to Syria is a possibility that is being discussed by officials from various countries, Egypt’s foreign minister was quoted on May 4 as saying.

"Moscow will reinforce its relations with Iran in different sectors should the US withdraw from the 2015 nuclear agreement as a deadline looms for Washington to announce whether or not it will keep its side of the bargain," stressed a senior Russian official.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on May 4 met his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in capital Ankara as part of his official visit to Turkey.

Iran warned yesterday that it will quit a landmark nuclear deal with world powers if President Donald Trump pulls the United States out of the accord.

Pakistan Air Force Chief Mujahid Anwar Khan met Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar in capital Islamabad on May 5, during which he vowed to continue cooperation in the field of aviation and military training

The opening ceremony of 31st edition of Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) was held at the premise of Imam Khomeini Mosalla morning in the presence of Iranian Culture Minister Abbas Salehi and Serbian Minister of Culture and Information Vladan Vukosavljević.

Israeli occupation soldiers have wounded around 8,000 unarmed Palestinians taking part in the Great March of Return activities along the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, local medical sources have revealed.

Palestinian medical officials, who worked during 'Great March of Return', are seen during their wedding ceremony in Gaza

Russia and China have released a joint statement reiterating the support for JCPOA.