Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh passes away, PM Modi offers condolencesSaudi Arabia mourns the loss of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, a highly influential religious figure. Ki...
24 Sep, 2025, 09.02 AM IST
Iran's Khamenei formally grants Pezeshkian presidential powersAyatollah Ali Khamenei officially endorsed Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran's ninth president following snap elections won by the reformist camp's...
29 Jul, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
Iran president-elect ready for 'constructive dialogue' with EuropeThe 69-year-old has called for "constructive relations" with Western countries to "get Iran out of its isolation", and favours reviving the...
13 Jul, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
What changes are expected under Iran's new president?Iranians elected reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as the next president after Ebrahim Raisi's death, winning over 54% of votes with promises of ...
08 Jul, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
Polls open in Iran for presidential electionAround 61 million Iranians are eligible to vote in the polls where reformist Masoud Pezeshkian, 69, hopes for a breakthrough win against a ...
28 Jun, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
Who are the candidates in Iran's presidential election?Six candidates, including five conservatives and one reformist, are set to compete in Iran's presidential election on Friday to succeed the...
26 Jun, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
After funeral, Iran's focus shifts to vote for Raisi's successorFollowing the tragic death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iran prepares for a pivotal election to select his successor o...
28 May, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
Iran to hold presidential elections on June 28Iran will hold presidential elections on June 28 following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Vice President Moham...
21 May, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's moments before helicopter crash captured on videoIranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tragically died in a helicopter crash near Azarbaijan border,...
20 May, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Qatar to open Middle East's first football World Cup before leaders, fansRegardless of the outcome of Qatar versus Ecuador on the pitch, Doha already has drawn Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sa...
20 Nov, 2022, 06.02 PM IST
Local Taliban leaders inspect shut consulates, sources say it's not India specific but local law and order issueEarlier this month, India had closed all its consulates in Afghanistan and all the Indian staff was evacuated. The Indian embassy in Kabul ...
20 Aug, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
Taliban announces 'amnesty', urges women to join governmentThe comments by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban's cultural commission, represent the first comments on governance from a feder...
17 Aug, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
Iran's next president: Ebrahim Raisi, ultraconservative 'champion of the poor'On Saturday the 60-year-old was named the winner of the Islamic republic's presidential election, set to take over from moderate Hassan Rou...
19 Jun, 2021, 02.05 PM IST
Govind Pansare murder case: Congress, NCP demand ban on Sanatan SansthaThe NCP has also blamed former Union Home Secretary R K Singh for not banning Sanatan Sanstha, an ultra-conservative organisation.
22 Sep, 2015, 01.58 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee condoles death of King AbdullahPresident Pranab Mukherjee today condoled the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, remembering him as one who had "genuine warmth and af...
23 Jan, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Egypt crisis: Forces clear Mohammed Morsi supporters from mosqueIslamist protesters today exchanged heavy gunfire with Egyptian security forces before the troops cleared a mosque.
17 Aug, 2013, 09.14 PM IST
Al-Zawahiri's brother arrested by Egyptian authoritiesEgyptian authorities have arrested the brother of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri for backing ousted President Mohammed Morsi, an official...
17 Aug, 2013, 07.42 PM IST