Iran started counting down Sunday to the launch of a new scientific observation satellite scheduled within hours, the country's telecommunications minister said. The United States has raised concerns in the past about Iran's satellite programme, describing the launch of a carrier rocket in...

 Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that foreign states, particularly France, had expressed a desire to help his country emerge from a severe economic crisis. As Lebanon grapples with its worst economic and financial strains in decades, foreign donors have said they...

Turkey strongly condemned comments Saturday by the leader of breakaway northern Cyprus, Mustafa Akinci, who said the prospect of annexation by Ankara was "horrible". Akinci is president of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, only recognised by Ankara. In an interview...

Iran is ready to help Ankara and Damascus resolve their disputes, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. In a meeting between the visiting United Nations’ special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, and Iranian officials, Tehran underlined the importance of resolving issues in Syria...