Heavy rainfall in the mostly desert southern region of Iran has resulted in flooding, state television said Saturday, killing at least 21 people and leaving others missing on July 23. Hossein Darvishi, the provincial head of the Red Crescent Society, was quoted on state TV as stating, “Twenty-one people were murdered, and two are still missing” in the floods that …

Ambassadors in Iran and Spain of the Philippines have assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) committees in the respective countries they are currently posted. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Wilfredo Santos assumed the ASEAN Tehran Committee (ATC) chairmanship from the outgoing Chair, former Malaysian Ambassador to Iran Dato’ Rustam Yahaya. He was represented …

The struggle between Israelis and Palestinians is one of the world’s most enduring conflicts, with the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip reaching 53 years. Various attempts have been made to resolve the conflict as part of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process.Media outlets have referred to Hamas as a radical Islamist organization. Most recently, however, as Israel-Gaza …

Russia warned on Wednesday against traveling to Italy, South Korea and Iran to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading. Advertising Noting the spike in cases in the three countries, consumer safety regulator Rospotrebnadzor urged Russians to avoid traveling there’ until the epidemiological situation has stabilized.’ More than 1,100 people were infected in South Korea— the hardest-hit area outside China— and …