Iranians are celebrating the Festival of Fire, a nearly 4,000-year-old Persian tradition that this year offers a brief escape from the country's economic woes
Officials in Sri Lanka say a Singapore-based company and the government of Oman have pledged to build a $3.9 billion oil refinery next to a Chinese-controlled port that will be the largest foreign investment ever for the Indian Ocean island nation
Egypt tightens media restrictions to block websites, social media accounts with over 5,000 followers if deemed a threat to national security
Iranian state TV: Careless loading of containers capsizes cargo ship in southern port of Bandar Abbas
Iran's president urges Iranians to 'put all your curses' on enemies, including US, Israel and Saudi Arabia
Fresh protests in Sudan as government secures $300M in loans from regional fund
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has inaugurated a new phase in the development of a massive natural gas field
Police in Pakistan say a bomb explosion aboard a moving train has killed at least three passengers and wounded seven others in the country's volatile southwest
Iran says it has banned from its airspace Boeing 737 Max 8 planes alongside other nations
Indian Prime Minister Modi seeks re-election with boost from Pakistan standoff
