https://sputniknews.comSputnik is a major new media brand with modern multimedia centers in dozens of countries. Sputnik is uniquely positioned as a provider of alternative news content and as a radio broadcaster. Offering a fuller picture of the world with a truly diverse range of views, Sputnik tells the untold.enSputnik International - Breaking News & Analysis - Radio, Photos, Videos, Infographicshttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903201073390163-iran-plane-fire/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903201073390163-iran-plane-fire/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073378382-plane-tehran-fire/https://sputniknews.com/latam/201903181073331076-plane-crash-venezuela/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903151073270717-iran-737-airspace/https://sputniknews.com/us/201903131073191969-trump-twitter-boeing-crash/3Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:25:00 +0300According to Press TV, the Iran Air plane with 100 passengers on board heading to Tehran had to perform an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport due to landing gear failure.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073378898-Israeli-MK-Sued-Ad-Shooting-Arab-Lawmaker/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073378898-Israeli-MK-Sued-Ad-Shooting-Arab-Lawmaker/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073344950-jordan-israel-envoy/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073333678-israeli-court-bans-right-wing-candidate-elections/https://sputniknews.com/military/201903161073287451-hamas-israel-accident-rockets-launch/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201809051067754281-jewish-home-mk-palestinian-israel-not-your-country/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201902041072122048-minister-distrusts-arab-knesset-mps/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201903191073353560-Twitter-Slams-Israeli-Justice-Ministers-Fascism-Ad/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:56:00 +0300An Israeli Knesset member has filed a complaint against a fellow legislator for a campaign ad showing the man shooting him. It’s only the latest controversial ad in the lead-up to Israel’s parliamentary elections April 9.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073378382-plane-tehran-fire/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073378382-plane-tehran-fire/https://sputniknews.com/us/201812041070370099-us-fort-lauderdale-plane-crash/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201811121069739560-gaza-fire-israel-bus/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201808221067378226-engine-fire-lands-russian-plane/https://sputniknews.com/world/201811231070076962-aircraft-disappearance-fire-time/https://sputniknews.com/society/201902161072486177-vape-vapouriser-flame-fire-plane/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:35:00 +0300An airplane with 100 passengers on board has caught fire at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport, Fars news agency reported, citing the head of Tehran's emergency department. All of the passengers have been evacuated and emergency services have started to fight the fire.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073368934-fire-schoolbus-child-death/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073368934-fire-schoolbus-child-death/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903191073353198-bbc-false-flag-chemical-attack/https://sputniknews.com/columnists/201903181073340410-syria-terrorists-west/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073336875-syria-us-trend-peace/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073326080-syria-us-led-coalition-war-crimes-accusations/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073326263-usa-syrio-pentagon-troops-withdrawal-plans/https://sputniknews.com/201903181073340410-syria-terrorists-west/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903121073169222-syria-aleppo-civilians-terrorists/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:04:00 +0300Previously, media reported that a sniper had attacked both military and civilians in az-Zahraa, a small town located northwest of Aleppo, while militants in Al-Rashidin had carried out mortar shellings.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073368070-cargo-ship-iran-agents/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073368070-cargo-ship-iran-agents/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903171073321849-iran-bab-el-mandeb-strait-naval-deployment/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903131073191482-india-afghanistan-trade-chabahar/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201812221070920571-iran-ships-missiles-us-navy/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:41:00 +0300Director General of Ports and Maritime of Hormozgan Allah-Morad Afifipou stated that the capsizing of the vessel could be the result of a lack of coordination between the crew and the loading/unloading contractor.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073366584-netanyahu-phones-hacked/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073366584-netanyahu-phones-hacked/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201812181070776509-Facebook-Bans-Netanyahus-Son-Anti-Muslim/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201810211069069313-netanyahu-wife-under-fire-fat-cow-comments/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201805161064523315-turkey-netanyahu-son-instagram/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201805221064698002-yair-netanyahu-scandals-history/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201811261070150644-netanyahu-wife-reveals-commission-violence-women/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201810071068685008-sara-netanyahu-begins-fraud-trial/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201808301067611337-corruption-investigation-sara-netanyahu/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201806211065618866-netanyahu-sara-fraud/https://sputniknews.com/201810211069069313-netanyahu-wife-under-fire-fat-cow-comments/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:06:00 +0300The hack was reportedly carried out some time ago and allegedly only now brought to light due to the upcoming Israeli elections. Tel Aviv denies the intrusion took place at all.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/europe/201903191073359011-israel-greece-radar-rapprochement/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201903191073359011-israel-greece-radar-rapprochement/https://sputniknews.com/business/201811261070125256-israel-gas-pipeline-deal-closed/https://sputniknews.com/world/201811141069788857-greece-israel-drills-s-300-systems/https://sputniknews.com/military/201703281052032276-iniohos-airforce-drills/https://sputniknews.com/military/201609271045726843-israel-greece-drills/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:48:20 +0300The two countries in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as Cyprus, have been boosting their ties, strengthening military and economic cooperation, including the planned construction of an East Med underwater pipeline with the estimated cost of $8 billion.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073355679-syria-usa-white-helmets/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073355679-syria-usa-white-helmets/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903151073278986-turkey-checkpoint-syria/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903151073275007-syria-conflict-information-warfare-top-five/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903151073262079-idlib-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-terrorists-chemical-attack/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903141073243150-us-syria-state-department/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 06:34:38 +0300DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - The Syrian Foreign Ministry condemned on Monday Washington's plans to allocate $5 million to White Helmets non-governmental organization in Syria as "desperate" and called on the United States to stop funding terrorism.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073354887-bangladesh-election-officials-killed/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903191073354887-bangladesh-election-officials-killed/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201812311071128461-bangladesh-elecetions-new-vote/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201901211071671720-indian-bangladesh-rohingya-refugees/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201902171072500913-bangladesh-fire-chattogram/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201902211072609337-bangladesh-capital-fire-kills-dozens/3Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:01:48 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - As many as seven people were killed and 13 more injured in Bangladeshi Baghaichhari sub-district as a result of an attack on cars carrying electoral commission staff and law enforcement officers, local media reported on Monday, citing the police.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073345508-turkey-istanbul-no-constantinople/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073345508-turkey-istanbul-no-constantinople/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903181073330047-autralia-nowe-zealand-shooter-sister-raid/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903181073330163-christchurch-new-zealand/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903181073329605-new-zealand-law-guns/https://sputniknews.com/us/201903181073343934-trump-reports-new-zealand-attack/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:32:00 +0300ANKARA (Sputnik) - The Turkish people will not allow Istanbul to become Constantinople, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, in reference to the city's former Christian name, which was reportedly referenced by the attacker who recently carried out an act of terrorism on two mosques in New Zealand.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073344950-jordan-israel-envoy/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073344950-jordan-israel-envoy/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903181073327939-new-zealand-christchurch-teenager-shooting-livestream/https://sputniknews.com/us/201903171073307281-steam-accounts-new-zealand-shooter/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903161073303802-fraser-anning-airport-altercation/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903131073196026-netanyahu-secret-relations-arab-states/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:22:55 +0300AMMAN (Sputnik) - The Jordanian parliament recommended on Monday that the government recalls the country's ambassador from Tel Aviv and expels the Israeli envoy over the recent escalation around Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073336875-syria-us-trend-peace/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073336875-syria-us-trend-peace/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903161073289317-syria-war-regime-change-tactic/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073278986-turkey-checkpoint-syria/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073262079-idlib-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-terrorists-chemical-attack/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201902261072769273-zarif-resignation-iran-nuclear-deal/https://sputniknews.com/201903181073326263-usa-syrio-pentagon-troops-withdrawal-plans/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:00:00 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States wants to prevent the inhabitants of Syria's Rukban camp and the international community from seeing how peace is gradually returning to Syria with the help of the government, the heads of the joint Russia-Syria coordination center on refugee repatriation said on Monday.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073333678-israeli-court-bans-right-wing-candidate-elections/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073333678-israeli-court-bans-right-wing-candidate-elections/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201902211072626975-netanyahu-knesset-centrist-coalition/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201901301071961681-benny-gantz-opponent-netanyahu/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073329081-israel-new-right-idf-hamas-court/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:04:00 +0300Right-wing candidate Michael Ben-Ari has faced stinging backlash since his statements about Israeli Arabs, in which he described them as “enemies from within” – something that Israeli Attorney General has called “incitement to racism”.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073332747-iran-us-legal-case/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073332747-iran-us-legal-case/https://sputniknews.com/201903171073321849-iran-bab-el-mandeb-strait-naval-deployment/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903171073314378-iran-nuclear-achievements/https://sputniknews.com/business/201903171073314122-us-iran-oil-market/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903151073265284-khamenei-us-sanctions-warning/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073270717-iran-737-airspace/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903071073032925-israeli-navy-anti-iranian-oil-smuggling/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:22:00 +0300Iran's president also noted that the restrictions have affected the value of the country's currency, the rial, noting, however, that they would overcome these issues.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073329081-israel-new-right-idf-hamas-court/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073329081-israel-new-right-idf-hamas-court/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903131073206492-hezbollah-arrested-operative-syria/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903131073203173-israel-syria-us-negotiation/https://sputniknews.com/world/201903131073198374-erdogan-netanyahu-thief-tyrant/https://sputniknews.com/201903131073196026-netanyahu-secret-relations-arab-states/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903131073189795-syria-slams-graham-golan-recognition-israel/https://sputniknews.com/military/201903131073183753-israel-idf-intelligence-declassification/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903111073132972-israeli-president-bibi-israel-jewish/https://sputniknews.com/201903161073287451-hamas-israel-accident-rockets-launch/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903141073219765-israel-occupation-golan-heights-state-department-report/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:40:00 +0300Party leaders also serving as ministers of justice and education plan to take away the Israeli High Court's restrictions on IDF actions in Gaza and the West Bank, citing the military’s fight against Hamas.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073328114-syrian-side-dmz-ready-un-mission-work-russian-military-police/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073328114-syrian-side-dmz-ready-un-mission-work-russian-military-police/https://sputniknews.com/201903141073219765-israel-occupation-golan-heights-state-department-report/https://sputniknews.com/201903131073183753-israel-idf-intelligence-declassification/https://sputniknews.com/us/201902271072808357-resolution-israel-sovereignty-golan-heights/https://sputniknews.com/world/201812011070305746-syria-israel-golan-heights-resolution/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201810201069066307-syrians-golans-protests/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:32:00 +0300QUNEITRA PROVINCE/SYRIA (Sputnik) - All conditions for the normal work of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) have been created on the Syrian side of the DMZ between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights, the chief of the main directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry's military police, Lt. Gen. Vladimir Ivanovsky told reporters.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073326080-syria-us-led-coalition-war-crimes-accusations/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073326080-syria-us-led-coalition-war-crimes-accusations/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903171073316649-syria-coalition-airstrike-baghuz/https://sputniknews.com/201903161073289317-syria-war-regime-change-tactic/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903161073288902-usa-syria-military-inducstrial-complex/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073278986-turkey-checkpoint-syria/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073275007-syria-conflict-information-warfare-top-five/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073262079-idlib-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-terrorists-chemical-attack/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:57:00 +0300DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - The Syrian Foreign Ministry responded to the statement issued by the US-led coalition partners that refused to take part in the reconstruction of Syria noting that these states are not invited to contribute to the reconstruction after those war crimes committed against the Syrian people.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073326263-usa-syrio-pentagon-troops-withdrawal-plans/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073326263-usa-syrio-pentagon-troops-withdrawal-plans/https://sputniknews.com/201903171073316649-syria-coalition-airstrike-baghuz/https://sputniknews.com/201903161073289317-syria-war-regime-change-tactic/https://sputniknews.com/201903161073288902-usa-syria-military-inducstrial-complex/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073278986-turkey-checkpoint-syria/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073275007-syria-conflict-information-warfare-top-five/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903081073073112-US-Leaders-Once-Again-Warn-Syria-Iraq-Risk-Daesh-Resurgence/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903091073089418-manbij-usa-kurds-syria-patrol-attack/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:50:00 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US military are planning to keep nearly 1,000 troops in Syria, the US-based media reported on Sunday, citing US officials.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073325953-syria-militants-ceasefire-violation/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073325953-syria-militants-ceasefire-violation/https://sputniknews.com/201903171073316649-syria-coalition-airstrike-baghuz/https://sputniknews.com/201903161073289317-syria-war-regime-change-tactic/https://sputniknews.com/201903161073288902-usa-syria-military-inducstrial-complex/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073278986-turkey-checkpoint-syria/https://sputniknews.com/201903151073275007-syria-conflict-information-warfare-top-five/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903151073250252-russia-syria-damascus-support-politics/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:27:00 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Militants breached the truce regime in the Syrian provinces of Latakia, Hama, Idlib and Aleppo over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Sunday.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073324476-iraq-army-pkk-militia-clashes/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903181073324476-iraq-army-pkk-militia-clashes/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903161073290116-iraq-chlorine-leak-incident/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201903151073281262-mosul-daesh-liberation/https://sputniknews.com/201903131073206492-hezbollah-arrested-operative-syria/https://sputniknews.com/us/201903121073160280-cheney-pence-criticism-obama/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903071073036859-iran-turkey-pkk/3Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:04:00 +0300Clashes took place Sunday in Sinjar in northwestern Iraq after PKK fighters were denied passage through an army checkpoint, Reuters reported, adding that the Kurdish fighters drove a vehicle into one soldier and attacked the checkpoint.articleMiddle East