Iran is going to launch a new indigenously designed and manufactured carrier into space by the end of the next Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2015).
Egyptian security forces have raided al-Azhar University in the capital, Cairo, as the army-backed interim government continues to crack down on student activists.
Syria militants have attacked two sites where chemical arms were stored, a Syrian foreign ministry source has said.
Israeli warplanes have pounded targets besieged Gaza Strip, killing a three-year-old Palestinian girl and wounding at least six people.
Qatar has offered to help Iran with developing the South Pars gas field which the two countries share in the Persian Gulf, sources at Qatar Petroleum (QP) company say.
The US government has decided to change its initial pick for US ambassador to Egypt after the country’s military-backed government signaled the pick would not be welcomed.
Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei syas world powers use terrorist and extremist groups to spread insecurity and promote extremism in different parts of the globe.
A roadside bomb has hit Iraq’s acting defense minister’s convoy in west of the capital, Baghdad, injuring at least two people.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has supported ongoing negotiations with Iran to take part in the Geneva 2 conference on Syria.
Leader of Turkish Republican People’s Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu has expressed concerns over a massive anti-graft probe that hit government officials and prominent businessmen close to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.