Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised a move by a female Iranian athlete to wear a chador while bearing the national flag of the country at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, as a sign of the Islamic Republic’s cultural power.

Syrian Foreign Ministry Tuesday sent two letters to the UN Secretary General and UNSC President on the crime committed by the illegitimate US-led “International Coalition” assault, killing or injuring more than 60 civilians in al-Shafa village in Deir Ezzor.

Amnesty International has stripped Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honor over her 'indifference' to the atrocities committed by the country's military against the Muslim-majority Rohingya.

Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili praised Iran’s security and said the United Nations agency is seeking to introduce the country to the world as a safe tourism destination.

Iran has been abiding by the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, the latest report from the UN atomic watchdog indicated Monday, days after fresh US sanctions hit the country.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi denounced Israel’s deadly attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip, describing the Tel Aviv regime as “the embodiment of state terrorism”.

The ongoing situation in Gaza Strip is very disturbing and a new war in the region will be catastrophic, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Tuesday.

Renowned Iranian actress Golab Adineh has been awarded as the best actress at the 27th China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Foshan, South China's Guangdong province.

Bahrain gave jail terms, ranging from three to 10 years, to six more anti-regime activists a week after sentencing opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and two of his colleagues to life in prison.

The head of investigations at the Turkish Daily Sabah newspaper has told Al Jazeera that Jamal Khashoggi's last words were "I'm suffocating ... Take this bag off my head, I'm claustrophobic", according to an audio recording from inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.