Gold falls from a 6-year high on profit-taking sales
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Gold prices fell more than 1 percent on Friday as the dollar rallied and investors took profit-taking after prices hit $ 1450 to hit their highest level...
Official website: Iran says tanker accidents have not affected its oil exports
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Iran's crude exports have yet to be affected by recent tanker accidents in the Gulf, Iran's oil minister said on Sunday.
"Oil tankers and oil exports are one...
At least 11 people killed in rebel-held Idlib in northwestern Syria
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Air strikes killed at least 11 people in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported, and the Syrian state news agency said...
Trump again calls on the four democracies to apologize to Israel
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- US President Donald Trump continued his sharp assault on four legislators of foreign origins in the House of Representatives, asking them again to apologize to Israel.
"I do...
Washington – Venezuelan plane has aggressively tracked a US military aircraft
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The US military has accused a Venezuelan fighter of tracking a US-made TB-3 Ares 2 aircraft and "aggressively" over international airspace in a confrontation between the two...
Iraq: an investigation reveals the reality of the bombing of the headquarters of the...
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Central Commission of Inquiry, sent by the Popular People's Assembly in Iraq, announced on Sunday the results of the investigation into the bombing of the Martyrs...
UAE to send palm seeds to Red Planet
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The UAE's space agency said on Sunday it had decided to send palm seeds to the ISS to study its response to space conditions and weightlessness.
The seeds...
Iran takes the British flag and lifts its flag on the British tanker
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Iran's Iranian news agency Press TV reported a video showing the Iranian flag being hoisted on a British ship, Stina Empero, which has been seized by the...
Qatar: We are cautiously following recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Doha expressed its concern about the current events in the Strait of Hormuz, and the previous events affecting maritime navigation regionally and internationally.
"The State of Qatar is...
Syrian army repulsed armed and suicide attacks in the countryside of Idlib
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Syrian media reported that the government forces confronted at dawn on Sunday an attack launched by terrorist groups launched from Abidin and Kiraita towards the Qasabiya, which...
Hamas delegation holds meetings in Tehran
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- A senior delegation from the Hamas movement, led by Deputy Chairman of the Political Bureau of the Movement, Saleh Al-Arouri, met on Sunday with the Chairman of...
Israeli diplomats strike around the world
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The Israeli Foreign Ministry's staff union announced on Sunday that all the diplomatic missions of the Jewish state will organize a strike next week in protest against...
Pompeo is confident of moving Assange to the United States
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed that Britain will leave WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to stand trial for espionage.
"We have made...
German airline Lufthansa announces an immediate halt to flights to Cairo
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- German media reported that Lufthansa Airlines decided on Saturday to immediately stop all flights to Cairo for "security reasons."
"Since safety is the highest priority for Lufthansa, the...
Saudi Arabia frees an Iranian oil tanker after its repair in Jeddah
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Saudi authorities released the Iranian oil tanker Happiness 1, which suffered a technical malfunction in late April and was parked at Jeddah port for repair, Iranian media...
Iran thanks Saudi Arabia!
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Tehran on Sunday expressed its "appreciation for Saudi efforts" to repatriate the Habans 1 ship which sailed to Jeddah port in May after suffering technical problems.
"Iran appreciates...
Egypt responds to British Airways’ decision to suspend its flights to Cairo
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- An official source in the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that the British Embassy in Cairo confirmed that the decision to suspend flights to Cairo airport...
Nigeria’s president condemns killing of 37 people in northwestern country
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- The president has condemned 37 people killed by gangs in the northwestern state of Sokoto, a spokesman for President Mohammad Bukhari said in a statement on Saturday.
Armed...
South Korean official: Military exercises with America will go ahead
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- A military exercise between his country and the United States will go ahead next month in accordance with the decision, denying a Pyongyang's claim that it would...
Iran says it is ready for any scenario and warns of escalating tensions with...
UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON (VOP TODAY NEWS) -- Iran's ambassador to Britain urged London on Sunday to contain "internal political forces" he said wanted to escalate tension between the two countries, as Iran held a...