Iran's supreme leader has held talks with a senior Yemeni rebel official just days after the long-running intervention against the rebels by its regional foes Saudi Arabia and the UAE suffered a major setback. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hosted Houthi rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam at his...

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged European countries to take 507 rescued migrants who are currently stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.   "Many are reportedly survivors of appalling abuses in Libya and are from refugee-producing countries. They are in need of...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged on Tuesday Tehran’s continued support for Yemen’s Houthi movement and called for dialogue among Yemenis to safeguard the war-shattered nation’s territorial integrity. A Saudi-led coalition has been battling to restore Yemen’s...

A large fire broke out on Monday at a weapons depot run by an Iraqi militia group, causing explosions heard across Baghdad, killing one person and injuring 29 others, authorities said. The depot, run by a militia group under the umbrella of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, was...