In a strategic move to neutralize the impact of US sanctions on oil shipments overseas, Iran on Thursday inaugurated an oil terminal in the Sea of Oman, bypassing the restive Strait of Hormuz. The long-awaited $2 billion project, which will allow Iran to export oil directly from the Sea...

Human rights groups on Thursday accused Israeli authorities of torturing a Palestinian detainee to death. Abdu al-Khatib, 43, lost his life during interrogation at al-Moscobiyeh interrogation center in occupied East Jerusalem. “Testimonies gathered from his families and other detainees...

Iranians are marking a quiet Eid al-Adha on Wednesday amid a stringent lockdown in the capital Tehran and adjoining provinces over a fresh wave of the pandemic. The six-day lockdown, announced on Tuesday, came ahead of the Eid holiday as the Delta variant of the COVID-19 is driving the fifth...

Reports of athletes, lawmakers and others getting the coronavirus despite vaccination may sound alarming but top health experts point to overwhelming evidence that the shots are doing exactly what they are supposed to: dramatically reducing severe illness and death. The best indicator: U.S....