Zionist threats to Masjid al-Aqsa and the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem have intensified as is evident from the frequent storming of the Noble Sanctuary. Heavily armed Zionist squatters backed by Israeli soldiers again stormed the Haram al-Sharif last week. They have made no secret of their plans to occupy the noble sanctuary. Muslims worldwide must mobilize their resources to prevent such annexation.
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, for an official visit.
At least 13 people, including a parliamentary candidate and four children, have been killed in bombings and shootings in Iraq, officers and medical sources said.
Syrian military forces continued making advances against foreign-backed insurgents in mop-up and sneak operations in towns and villages on the outskirts of Daraa, Aleppo and Damascus countryside.
Israeli regime forces have fired stun grenades and tear gas at dozens of Palestinian protesters marking the International Women's Day near a West Bank checkpoint, injuring at least 11 women.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has emphasized that Ukraine’s interim government is under the influence of the radical nationalists.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister and Senior nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araqchi, says the Islamic Republic will never negotiate over its atomic energy program under pressure.
The Syrian army forces have gained full control over key town of al-Zarah in the countryside of Talkalakh in Homs province, purging the entire area from the foreign-backed insurgents.
The prime minister of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula says "no one" could cancel the voting on joining Russia, defending a decision to hold a referendum on whether the region should join Russia.
American spy agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has told the European Parliament that the US National Security Agency (NSA) pressures its EU allies to adopt measures to further enable broad and indiscriminate electronic surveillance.