Israeli FM pays first official visit to UAE

Israeli FM pays first official visit to UAE

(VOVWORLD) - Israel's foreign minister Yair Lapid arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday in the first official visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf state since the...
Iran nuclear deal drew closer

Iran nuclear deal drew closer

(VOVWORLD) - Talks between Iran and 6 world powers on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have come closer than ever to an agreement, top Iranian negotiator Abbas Araqchi said Sunday
Iran presidential election: Ebrahim Raisi wins

Iran presidential election: Ebrahim Raisi wins

(VOVWORLD) - Ebrahim Raisi, the hardline head of Iran’s judiciary, has won the country’s presidential election after preliminary results showed that he secured 62 % of the votes, much more...
Eid Al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, in Oman

Eid Al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, in Oman

(VOVWORLD) - “Eid al-Adha,” the "Sacrifice Feast," is the second Muslim holiday celebrated in Oman each year. The festival marks the end of the traditional pilgrimage season to Mecca. A large number of animals are...
Nice terrorist entered France this month

Nice terrorist entered France this month

(VOVWORLD) - The knife attacker who beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday before being shot by police was a...
Israel signs accords with UAE, Bahrain

Israel signs accords with UAE, Bahrain

(VOVWORLD) - Israel formally signed historic deals Tuesday to normalize diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain at a White House ceremony presided over by US President Donald...
AIPA 41: ASEAN unites to overcome challenges

AIPA 41: ASEAN unites to overcome challenges

(VOVWORLD) - The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly has agreed on the agenda, nominees for the AIPA Distinguished Service Award, the admission of new observers, the initiative to...
Vietnam mirrors ASEAN’s ideals, values

Vietnam mirrors ASEAN’s ideals, values

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has become a poster child for ASEAN’s ideals and values, according to Ahmad Ibrahim Almutaqqi, head of the ASEAN Studies Program at Indonesia's Habibie Centre