KUWAIT CITY, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait said on Wednesday that its air defense systems were intercepting drones after explosions were heard in parts of the country. In a statement posted on X, the Gen ...

TEHRAN -- Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned early Wednesday that if the United States attacks Iran's nuclear and other sensitive sites, Tehran will expand its ...

MOSCOW, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Russia has placed Mykhailo Drapatyi, the new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on its wanted list, according to the Russian Interior Ministry's database, wh ...

TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran's top joint military command warned late Tuesday night that if the United States attacks Iran's nuclear sites, Tehran will expand its strikes and target U.S. and its a ...

TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned early Wednesday that if the United States attacks Iran's nuclear and other sensitive sites, Tehr ...

ALGIERS, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Six people have been killed in wildfires sweeping across northern Algeria as a prolonged heat wave continues to fuel forest and vegetation fires in several provinces, the ...

HELSINKI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Finland's coalition government led by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo survived a parliamentary confidence vote on Tuesday amid controversy over a proposed state subsidy for a ...

BAGHDAD, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Air defense systems at the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, shot down four drones targeting the facility Tuesday evening, a ...

AMMAN, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Jerash Festival for Culture and Arts will mark its 40th edition from July 22 to Aug. 2, turning the ancient Roman city of Jerash into a vibrant hub for cultural exc ...

SANAA/CAIRO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday that six commercial vessels had "turned back over the past 24 hours" after receiving warnings issued under its newly announced ...

UNITED NATIONS, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A resurgence of hostilities spreading across the Middle East coupled with continuing violence in Gaza and Lebanon is increasingly claiming civilian casualties and i ...

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration would allow U.S. airlines to resume direct flights to Lebanon, ending a suspension that has been in ...