Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to a request by Iran's judiciary chief to set up special courts to swiftly deal with financial crimes.
Tens of thousands of people have rallied on the southern Japanese Island of Okinawa to protest a government plan to relocate and expand a US air base there.
People in the Yemeni southwestern city of Dhamar have staged demonstration denouncing the recent Saudi attack on a school bus which left dozens of school children in Sa’ada.
An alleged ‘insider attack’ shooting of a US Marine in Syria by a member of an allied, American-trained militants earlier this year has raised fears among US troops illegally deployed in the war-ravaged country on whether they can trust the anti-Damascus militants they're working to train and protect.
Renowned Iranian cleric attended religious summit in Indonesia and counted solidarity, mutual respect and accurate interpretation of religious texts as necessities for new Islamic civilization.
For the very first time Iran will host the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP) World Conference from 2-5 Sept. in the city of Isfahan.
"Human, today, is in dire the need of Sahifa Sajjadiyya," underlined Supreme Leader's representative in the Hormozgan province, Ayatollah Naiem Abadie.
"The five Caspian Sea littoral states will adopt a convention on its legal status on Sunday, a deal which has been under discussion for more than two decades," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said.
Amid a worsening dispute between the United States and Turkey, Iran says it will always stand by its neighboring country and provide it with any required help.
Iran and Turkey conferred on fighting against the PKK, PJAK, and smuggling of goods in a Fri. meeting between Turkey’s Gendarmerie Commander and Iran's border police commander.
Iran’s permanent envoy to Vienna-based intl. organizations Kazem Gharibabadi voiced Iran's strong opposition to any arms race or deployment of any kind of arms including conventional and weapons of mass destruction in outer space.
Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) households are the real interpreter of holy Quran," pointed out religious instructor at Qom seminary, Hojjat ol Islam Ali Mahdavi Rad.
Thousands of Palestinians paid farewell to three Palestinians martyred by Israeli gunfire during anti-occupation protests in the Gaza Strip a day earlier as reported on Anadolu Agency.