Nearly $10 billion in Afghanistan’s national assets have been held by the US Federal Reserve since the Taliban laid siege to Kabul in August and overthrew the US-backed government.

Some 350,000 people are in famine conditions in Ethiopia's restive region of Tigray, according to an unpublished analysis by IPC.

Iranian male paralympic sitting volleyball player Morteza Mehrzad Selakjani has named the Allianz Athlete of the Month.

Iranian Paralympic shooter Sareh Javanmardi has been named the Allianz Athlete of the Month for May 2018.

Iranian Paralympic shooter Sareh Javanmardi has been nominated for the Allianz Athlete of the Month award.

Iran will sign three oil deals before the end of the current Persian year this month which will include operation of the fields for 20 years, Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) says.

Russia is banned from the Pyeongchang Paralympics but some athletes can compete as neutral.