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Video: Tehran university students join protests against ‘murder’ of Mahsa Amini
Tehran: On Sunday, Tehran university students joined the protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, following her detention by Iran’s morality police. A series of protests are taking place…
- Middle East
Iranian woman dies after being beaten into coma by cops over ‘improper hijab’
Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian woman who fell into a coma shortly after being arrested for not complying with the country’s mandatory hijab rules, died on Friday, Iranian media reported. Mahsa Amini who…
- Middle East
UAE ambassador to Iran resume duties, 6 years after relations severed
Tehran: Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ambassador to Iran, has resumed duties six years after ties between the two nations downgraded, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes attack Iranian positions in Syria: Monitor
Airstrikes struck Iranian-aligned militia strongholds in Syria’s Hamas province on Thursday, according to a war monitor, who blamed Israel for the attacks and claimed “many dead”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
- Middle East
Iran unveils 1st multi-purpose gamma radiation system
Tehran: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) unveiled the country’s first multi-purpose gamma radiation system in the northwestern city of Bonab. The project of designing and building a portable gamma system for…
- Middle East
Negotiations inch forward on deal to restore Iran nuke deal
Tehran: Negotiations on a deal to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran are reportedly inching forwards, with Tehran saying on Thursday that it was examining the latest proposal. Iran received a…
- Middle East
UAE ambassador to Iran to resume duties in coming few days
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday, that the UAE’s ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will resume his duties at the embassy in Tehran in the coming days,…
- Middle East
Iran to raise pensions by 38%
Tehran: Iran is planning to increase pensions by 38% to help offset rising prices and high inflation. The change is due to take effect at the end of August, according to the…
- Middle East
After 6-yr hiatus, Kuwait appoints its first ambassador to Iran
Kuwait: Kuwait announced, on Sunday, the appointment of its ambassador to Iran, more than six years after its decision to downgrade diplomatic relations with Tehran. The new Kuwaiti ambassador to Tehran, Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh,…
- Middle East
Iran says US ‘fabricates stories’ about Bolton
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said the US “fabrication of stories” about a “politically bankrupt element, a known terrorist and a coup plotter” against independent states is a “deceptive bid…
- Middle East
Tehran showcase Western art masterpieces hidden for decades
Tehran: Some of the world’s most prized works of contemporary Western art have been unveiled for the first time in decades in Tehran. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line cleric, rails against…
- Middle East
Vladimir Putin heads to Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey
Tehran: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Iran starting Tuesday is intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow’s challenge to the United States and Europe amid its grinding…
- Middle East
Iran hard-liners burn US flags, slam Biden’s Middle East visit
Tehran: Dozens of Iranian hard-liners rallied on Saturday at a square in downtown Tehran, burning US and Israeli flags and denouncing President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East. The small crowd…
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Biden says US won’t wait ‘forever’ for Iran on nuclear deal
Jerusalem: President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States is not going to wait forever for Iran to rejoin a dormant nuclear deal, a day after saying he’d be willing to…
- Middle East
Iran extracts 20-pct enriched uranium from Fordow site
Tehran: The spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced Sunday that it started the extraction of 20-percent enriched uranium from the Fordow enrichment facility in central Iran, state TV…
