Remnants of Egyptian fortress once conquered by Achaemenid Persians discovered

TEHRAN – Archaeologists in Egypt have found vestiges of a prehistorical fortress, which was once conquered by Achaemenid Persians during their expedition to the country, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Landmark exhibit celebrates Asia’s cultural richness

TEHRAN – On Monday, at Beijing’s National Museum of China, doors opened on a major exhibition titled “The Splendor of Asia: An exhibit of Asian Civilizations,” that is aimed to present a wealth and diversity of cultural heritage across the Asian continent.

By Alan Macleod 

Dictator: Media code for ‘Government we don’t like’

FAIR - Let’s start with a quiz: Quick! Name some dictators! I’m willing to bet most of you responded with just a few of the same names: Assad, Putin, Castro, Kim Jong-un, Gaddafi, Maduro. This is not because they are the only dictators in the world (far from it), or that all of them even necessarily qualify for the title, but precisely because these are the figures most constantly labeled as such by our media.

Iran calls on Sudanese to practice self-restraint

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Thursday that the Sudanese should practice self-restraint and follow their demands peacefully.

At least 8 Arab League members support Syria's return to organization: source

BRUSSELS - Lebanon, Algeria, Iraq, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan,Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates would welcome Syria returning to the Arab League, a source in Brussels told Sputnik Tuesday.

Iran runners-up at IBSA Powerlifting World Championships

TEHRAN – Iran finished in second place at the 2018 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Powerlifting and Bench Press World Championships.

Iran advance to Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup final

TEHRAN - Iran defeated Egypt 3-1 to qualify for the 2018 Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup final on Friday.

Iran to participate at IBSA Powerlifting World Championships

TEHRAN – Iran headed to Egypt on Friday to participate at the 2018 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Powerlifting and Bench Press World Championships.

Tehran condemns terrorist attack on Egypt’s Christians

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on a bus carrying Egyptian Christians, which killed and wounded 26 people.

By Javad Heirannia

Arab NATO is exchanging security by economic and financial issues: Hunter

TEHRAN - Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that that “At least since the mid1970s, there has been a tacit cooperation among Persian Gulf Arab states and the West, including America.”

By Javad Heirannia

Members of Arab NATO have conflicting interests: Adib-Moghaddam

TEHRAN - Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that the countries that are said to become a part of this new "Arab NATO" have conflicting interests.

By Javad Heirannia

Security problems in Middle East are not clear situations: Pillar

TEHRAN – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that “The security problems in the Middle East in which Iran is involved are not clear situations, in which there is one aggressor and one victim.”

Father of Iran’s cycling Agha Ghaffar passes away

TEHRAN – Hassan Agha Ghaffar, father of Iran’s cycling, passed away at the age of 87 in Tehran on Friday.

Amir Abdollahian meets Egyptian diplomat in Tehran

TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker, met on Tuesday with chairman of the Egyptian interest section in Tehran Yasser Othman, where the two sides discussed the recent U.S. embassy move to al-Quds (Jerusalem).

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Iran a big help in push to eliminate ISIL

TEHRAN - Iran’s ex-defense minister says that Iran’s engagement in the fight against ISIL in the Middle East has been a wakeup call to the world about the menace of this and other terrorist groups.

Amir Abdollahian meets Egyptian, Kuwaiti diplomats in Tehran

TEHRAN – Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker, on Tuesday held separate meetings with Egyptian and Kuwaiti diplomats in Tehran.

By Payman Yazdani

Turkish expert: Egypt stance toward Iran affected by Cairo-Riyadh ties 

TEHRAN _ Turkish Political analyst Semih Idiz says Cairo's position on Iran is driven not only by its close ties to Saudi Arabia, but because as a major Arab power it is also concerned about the increasing Iranian influence in the Middle East.

By Payman Yazdani

Ex-diplomat: Turkey and Egypt eyeing regional hegemony 

TEHRAN _ Touching upon tensions between Ankara and Cairo Nosratallah Tajik says both Turkey and Egypt are seeking regional hegemony. 

By Javad Heirannia

Saudi Arabia has a weak army: Hossein Askari

TEHRAN – A senior expert in Arab affairs who teaches international business at George Washington University is of the view that “But Saudi Arabia, with a weak army, sees Egypt and Jordan as source of military manpower.”

Former U.S. diplomat: Netanyahu was 'genuinely agitating toward action' against Iran

Israel, Egypt pushed U.S. to bomb Iran before nuclear deal, Kerry says

Former American Secretary of State John Kerry has said both Israel and Egypt pushed the United States to “bomb Iran” before the 2015 nuclear deal was struck.

Iran's Rouhani calls terror attack in Egypt ‘heinous crime’

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani, among many other senior Iranian officials, has denounced the deadly attack on a mosque in Egypt on Friday as a “heinous terrorist crime,” expressing sympathy with the bereaved families.

Iran attack too strong for China at FIVB U23 World Championship

Having suffered a narrow defeat at the start of their FIVB Men's U23 World Championship campaign against Argentina, world No.7 Iran rebounded with an impressive straight-sets win(15-12, 15-12, 15-8, 15-13) win against world No.17 China in pool B of the 2017 Men's U23 World championship at Cairo Stadium Complex in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday.

By Anthony Harwood

How Saudi Arabia has slowly realized it can't play the Trump card on Qatar

The Saudis thought they had the Trump administration, especially the Republicans, on their side

By Bruce Riedel

Will Riyadh’s new DC ambassador draw U.S. deeper into Yemen war?

Saudi Arabia is pressing the Trump administration to become more involved in supporting its war in Yemen.

Iran to join ancient civilizations forum in Athens

TEHRAN – An international forum on ancient civilizations will be held in Athens on April 24, with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif representing Iran amongst counterparts from nine other countries.

Terrorism will never prevail over tolerance

The suicide-bomb attacks on two Coptic churches in Egypt that killed at least 47 people must be viewed as assaults on civilized and tolerant society.

Iran’s Larijani condemns terrorist bombings in Egypt

TEHRAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday condemned twin terrorist bombings targeting two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt.

Tehran-Cairo détente hopes dented with Egypt's accusations 

TEHRAN - Hopes for a thaw in stalled decades-long stalled relations between Egypt and Iran were dented after Egyptian Foreign Ministry accused Tehran of meddling in domestic affairs of Middle East countries.