On June 11, 2019, police officers arrested Taha Bouhafs, a reporter at French news website Là-bas Si J’y Suis, allegedly assaulted him during the arrest, confiscated his mobile phone, and detained him for 24 hours, according to reports by his employer and local news outlets.

The world is about to get a whole lot more crowded, according to a new report by the United Nations, with the planet's population expected to climb to nearly 10 billion by the middle of this century.

The Italian government has come under fire after passing a "security decree" that aims to curb migration by punishing charity search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, despite repeated warnings - including from the United Nations - that the new rules violate the rights of refugees and rescu...

The UN has called for a "thorough and transparent investigation" into the death of Mohamed Morsi in court, as thousands of people across the Middle East paid their respects to Egypt's former president.

The correspondent of the "Liberation" newspaper, who recently traveled to Tehran, described Iran as a country of "barbecue" and classical delicacies, and writes: "Serving fresh fruits and delicious drinks in the capital's cafes can be" Joy ".

An Iranian Intelligence Ministry official gave new details on the “heavy blow” that Iranian intelligence forces have inflicted on the US by detecting and disbanding two sophisticated cyber espionage networks affiliated to the CIA.

The UK government has reached an agreement with Bank Mellat to settle a $1.6-billion damages claim brought by the Iranian bank after 10 years of negotiations.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blocked the inclusion of Saudi Arabia on a list of countries that recruit child soldiers, rejecting the findings of the State Department’s anti-human trafficking office that the Saudi-led military coalition engaged in a military campaign on Yemen has been using und...

Today marks the end of a four-day worshiping ritual at one of the most important fire temples for the minority Zoroastrian Iranians who have flocked to the central Yazd Province. Chak Chak has played host to thousands of pious worshipers.

President Hassan Rouhani reaffirms that Iran does not seek war with any state, but stresses that the Iranian nation will be the ultimate winner of any warfare against the Islamic Republic.