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Iran reports death of second IRGC colonel in two weeks
Tehran: Iran reported the death of another colonel of the elite Quds force of its Revolutionary Guards on Friday, the second in two weeks from the unit which oversees Iran’s military operations…
- Middle East
Iran: Latest destructive statement proves GCC’s strategic bewilderment
Tehran: Iran has slammed the anti-Iran statement by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as “repetitive” and “destructive,” and said such a statement shows the “entirely wrong” approach and “strategic bewilderment” toward Iran…
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Iran: Death toll reaches 36 in building collapse
Tehran: The toll in a 10-storey commercial building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan has risen to 36, semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a top provincial official. Speaking to reporters,…
- Middle East
Israel warns citizens against traveling to Turkey over Iran attack concerns
Tel Aviv: Israel on Monday warned Israelis not to travel to Turkey, citing Iranian threats of revenge for the assassination of a senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) officer last week. Israel’s…
- Afghanistan
Over 1,000 Afghan refugees returned home from neighbouring countries
Kabul: A total of 1,094 Afghan nationals who had taken refuge in neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran returned home on Saturday, the country’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed on Monday.…
- Middle East
Won’t spare anyone: Israel PM on senior commander’s assassination
A week after the assassination of Hassan Sayad Khodai, a Revolutionary Guards colonel who was shot dead in Tehran, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on May 29 that Iran will not…
- Middle East
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf, tensions spike
Dubai: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday in the Persian Gulf, just after Athens assisted the US in seizing an Iranian oil tanker over alleged sanctions violations…
- Middle East
Iran building collapse kills 14 as mayor and others detained
Tehran: Rescuers dug through debris Tuesday of a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 14 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble as authorities…
- Middle East
Iran sees breakthrough in ties with Gulf Arab states: Official
Tehran: The relations between Iran and Gulf Arab states have seen a “breakthrough” since President Ebrahim Raisi assumed office in 2021, a top official said here. Iran and Saudi Arabia have taken…
- Middle East
Iranian President to visit Oman on May 23
Tehran: At the invitation of Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Muscat on Monday to discuss bilateral economic, political and cultural relations Raisi is scheduled…
- Middle East
Iran serious about reaching agreement in Vienna talks: FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said his country is serious about reaching a strong and lasting agreement in the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, noting that…
- Middle East
Sandstorm blankets several Middle Eastern countries
From northern Syria to Iraq through Saudi Arabia, a sandstorm reached the UAE lands, whose government on Wednesday warned the residents of its danger, especially as it caused about nine casualties in…
- Middle East
Iran FM says good deal accessible in nuclear talks
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said a “good” and “reliable” outcome is within reach in the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal if the US makes…
- Middle East
Turkey rejects Iran’s claims over dam construction
Ankara: Turkey has dismissed Iran’s accusation that the dam building in Turkey causes sand and dust storms in the region. Turkish Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Tanju Bilgic said in a statement that such…
- Middle East
Syria President Assad on a rare visit to Iran
Tehran: Syrian President Bashar Assad met with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian and Syrian media reported, marking his second trip to major wartime ally Iran since Syria’s civil war erupted…
