Iran
Iran says four of a group of kidnapped security personnel are freed: Fars new
Middle East
March 21, 2019
Iran says four of a group of kidnapped security personnel are freed: Fars new
LONDON (Reuters) – Four of the Iranian border guards kidnapped last year by a Sunni militant group on the border…
Iran’s woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival
Middle East
March 20, 2019
Iran’s woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s many woes briefly went up in smoke as Iranians observed a nearly 4,000-year-old Persian tradition…
Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years
Middle East
March 18, 2019
Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran from California has been sentenced to 10 years in prison…
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope
Middle East
March 16, 2019
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as…
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
Middle East
March 15, 2019
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
SANAA (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air…
Hardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week: IRNA
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Hardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week: IRNA
GENEVA (Reuters) – Hardline Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected on Tuesday as deputy chief of the Assembly of Experts,…
Trade ties in focus as Iran’s Rouhani begins Iraq visit
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Trade ties in focus as Iran’s Rouhani begins Iraq visit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Baghdad, Iraq’s government said on Monday, on an official visit…
Five Egyptian fishermen put on trial by Saudi authorities
Egypt
March 10, 2019
Five Egyptian fishermen put on trial by Saudi authorities
The families of five fishermen from Kafr al-Sheikh appealed for Egyptian authorities to intervene and release the fishermen after they…
Egyptian detainees released in Iran: Foreign Ministry
Egypt
March 8, 2019
Egyptian detainees released in Iran: Foreign Ministry
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry stated on Friday that Iran released two Egyptian nationals after the ministry completed the legal measures for…
Iranian hackers caused losses in hundreds of millions: report
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Iranian hackers caused losses in hundreds of millions: report
Iranian hackers working to penetrate systems, businesses and governments around the world have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in…