Middle East

Iran sends aid to Lebanon, offers condolences after huge explosion in Beirut

Iran sends aid to Lebanon, offers condolences after huge explosion in Beirut
Lebanese capital reeling from ‘apocalyptic’ blast as deaths top 100
US envoy: China, Russia likely to veto arms embargo bid on Iran
China and Russia are likely to veto an American effort to extend a United Nations arms embargo against Iran before it expires in October, US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft said.
Falling industry makes OPEC job to save oil market more obvious
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could be preparing for hard days as expectations rise for prolonged demand destruction caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But will the bloc be able to save the dwindling oil industry as majors report historic losses?
Ministry concerned about exhaustion of health workers, urges people to observe protocols
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Deputy FM: Iran will compensate Ukrainian plane victims on basis of int’l documents
An Iranian official said international documents and treaties will be the criteria for the sum of compensation that Iran will pay the families of the victims of a Ukrainian plane mistakenly downed by Iran in January.
Sound bomb injures four police officers in southeast Iran
The explosion of a sound bomb injured four police officers in a city in southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Lebanon's health minister: Many injuries, large damage from Beirut blast
Lebanon’s Health Minister Hamad Hasan said an explosion in central Beirut on Tuesday had caused a “very high number of injuries” and extensive damage, Lebanese LBC television channel quoted the minister as saying.
Syrian air defenses respond to fresh Israeli aggression
The Syrian air defenses responded to the Israeli military’s Monday night aggression against the Arab country’s army positions, state media reported.
US sanctions seriously affecting treatment of Iranian patients: Iranian lawyer
A prominent Iranian lawyer criticized the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, which have seriously affected the treatment of Iranian patients and stressed the need to punish those who have imposed the sanctions.
Iran records highest COVID-19 cases in over a month
Iran confirmed Tuesday over 2,700 new COVID-19 infections, its highest single-day count in more than a month, as the Health Ministry called for those without masks to be fined.