A senior Iranian official has voiced support for normalization of ties between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

The Israeli military chief of staff, Gadi Eisenkot, will participate in so-called ‘counter-terrorism’ conference to be held in the United States for the first time.

Mayor of the Turkish capital of Ankara announces he is quitting the office under the pressure of President Erdogan to shake up his Justice and Development Party ahead of 2019 elections.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned against more than 1’100 Syrian children suffering malnutrition in Eastern Ghouta district near the capital Damascus.

The media office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Haidar al-Abadi, has slammed the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson regarding the country’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) or Hashd al-Sha’abi.

"Those forces who are fighting against Daesh terrorists have never been waiting for anybody’s order to defend their homeland," Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says .

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that more than 11 million Yemeni children are in dire need of relief aid following the two year invasion of the impoverished country by Saudi-led coalition.

The White House announced that President Trump’s visit to demilitarized Zone between the Koreas is unlikely during his Asia tour.

"The world countries cannot trust us as a partner, if Trump violates the Iran nuclear deal," stressed former US secretary of defense and CIA chief.

"All of US President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the nuclear deal have thus far failed," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stressed.

Governor of the US state of Maryland announced it will be banning business with firms that boycott the Israeli regime.