A Catholic priest in Maroochydore urban centre on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, has slammed new restrictions imposed by planning court to restrict hours of worship and visitor number to the city's mosque.

Iran's Islamic unity center issued a message calling for tribute to mosques condemning any desecrating move towards holy sites.

The United Nations has warned of the increasing number of children killed in the Yemeni conflict, saying those who survive will form “a lost generation” as a result of the traumatic experiences of the crisis.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called the foreign-backed terrorists operating in Syria as the agents of Israel, saying that their crimes are much more hazardous than what the Tel Aviv regime is doing.

The destruction of Baal Shamin feels like "a wound in my heart," Syria’s antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim says. “All of my memories were torn to shreds; I lost a part of my being. It felt like my family home had been burned down. I felt insulted before this criminal act and our powerlessness and the powerlessness of the international community ...

US President Barack Obama has described the opponents of his administration’s July 14 nuclear agreement with Iran as some crazy people.

Anti-Israeli groups such as the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign that are behind boycotting Tel Aviv have increased their activities at US universities, a new report says.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described the trial of Bahrain’s prominent opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman as unfair and politically motivated, urging the ruling Al Khalifa regime to release him immediately.

Another Senate Democrat has voiced support for a nuclear deal with Iran, putting the administration of US President Barack Obama five votes away from approval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by the Congress.

The chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has acknowledged that the Obama administration’s lobbying campaign for the Iran nuclear accord has generated results.

Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi says Iran has arrested Daesh terrorists who planned to carry out a bombing after entering the country.

A member of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom said that the US is trying to influence Iran through various means, including spreading corruption, insecurity and using economic pressure, military power and false hypocritical policies to harm Iran’s Islamic system of government.

A senior Iranian official says the Islamic Republic must possess complete and state-of-the-art military equipment considering its influential role in maintaining regional peace.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has hailed Iranians’ hospitality and rich culture, saying it is now time to open “a new chapter of relations” between the two countries.

A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic welcomes dialog with Saudi Arabia to help restore peace to the restive Middle East region.

Iran has called on the UN nuclear monitoring body to guarantee the confidentiality of information it will collect for verifying the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear program.

The grand imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar Islamic Center Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb stressed the need for maintaining Islamic unity.

Iran is lining up water and electricity projects worth $50 billion for investment after the removal of sanctions, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian says.

Iran’s media reported on Tuesday that the country plans to sell bonds worth a total of about $1.7 billion next year in a campaign meant to provide funds for the development of key energy sector projects.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday expressed Iran’s willingness to pursue talks with neighboring Turkey on different issues in spite of the existing differences between the two countries.