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Iran expels second-ranking Bahraini diplomat in Tehran
Iran's Foreign Ministry has declared Bahrain's second-ranking diplomat in Tehran persona non grata and given him…
Assad allies, including Iranians, brace for ground attack in Syria: sources
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days and will soon join government forces and their…
Russia strike kills 36 civilians: Syria opposition chief
A Russian air strike carried out in the central Syrian province of Homs killed 36 people, all of them civilians,…
Russian strikes again expose US disarray
Russia's dramatic entry Wednesday into the Syrian war put the United States on the back foot once again and left…
Iran says death toll doubled to 464 in Hajj stampede
Iran says Thursday number of its citizens who died in the Hajj stampeded in Saudi Arabia last week has reached 464…
Russian church: The fight in Syria is a ‘holy war’
Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church on Wednesday voiced support for Moscow’s decision to carry out air strikes in…
Putin: Support for Assad to be conducted from air, no land operation
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday the only way to fight terrorists in Syria was to act preemptively, saying…
Russia starts Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
Russia launched air strikes in Syria Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the…
Russia considers joining anti-IS air strikes
Russia is considering whether to follow the US and its allies in conducting air strikes against Islamic State (IS)…
As insults fly, Iran-Saudi haj row aggravates regional rifts
For regional adversaries at loggerheads over the crises in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, the disaster at the haj is…