BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday that Tehran wants Lebanon's rivals to reach an agreement to elect a new president in the crisis-hit country that has been without a head of state since October. Hossein Amirabdollahian made his comments during his first visit to Lebanon...

The exchange rate reached 8,000 Syrian pounds to the US dollar for the first time in a number of Syrian cities, with the opening of trading on Wednesday. As of 12:40 before noon on Wednesday, and compared to the prices recorded at noon the previous day, the dollar jumped in both Damascus and...

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Moscow may use nuclear weapons first in case of any aggression against it or its allies. Opponents should not underestimate Russia's determination, said Medvedev, who also served as the Russian president between 2008...

The foreign ministers of Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) spoke over the phone on Saturday discussing bilateral and regional ties, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry. During the talk, Iran's Hossein Amirabdollahian labelled the existing relations as "forward-moving," adding:...