Iran
Iran’s Khamenei rejects US help offer, vows to defeat coronavirus
Middle East
March 22, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei rejects US help offer, vows to defeat coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States’ offer to help Iran in its fight against the new coronavirus pandemic is strange,…
Iran frees French researcher in apparent prisoner swap
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Iran frees French researcher in apparent prisoner swap
President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that Iran has freed a French researcher imprisoned in the Islamic republic after France released…
Iran president expects coronavirus restrictions to ease within three weeks
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Iran president expects coronavirus restrictions to ease within three weeks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that social distancing measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak in…
Air raid sirens mark start of virus lockdown in Jordan
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Air raid sirens mark start of virus lockdown in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Air raid sirens echoed across Jordan’s capital early Saturday to mark the start of a three-day…
Khamenei lauds Iranians’ ‘dazzling’ sacrifices to fight virus
Middle East
March 21, 2020
Khamenei lauds Iranians’ ‘dazzling’ sacrifices to fight virus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech on state television for the Persian New Year,…
Iran’s leaders strike upbeat tone as virus toll climbs
Middle East
March 20, 2020
Iran’s leaders strike upbeat tone as virus toll climbs
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s leaders vowed to overcome the new coronavirus outbreak in upbeat messages marking the Persian New…
U.S. to Iran: Coronavirus won’t save you from sanctions
Middle East
March 20, 2020
U.S. to Iran: Coronavirus won’t save you from sanctions
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) — The United States sent Iran a blunt message this week: the spread of the coronavirus will not…
‘There are no funerals:’ Death in quarantine leaves nowhere to grieve
World
March 19, 2020
‘There are no funerals:’ Death in quarantine leaves nowhere to grieve
(Reuters) — Struck down by coronavirus at the age of 83, the long life of Alfredo Visioli ended with a…
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,284
Middle East
March 19, 2020
Iran’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,284
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s death toll from coronavirus jumped to 1,284 on Thursday, the health ministry said, with the total…
Iran’s Nowruz New Year, typically joyous, haunted by virus
Middle East
March 18, 2020
Iran’s Nowruz New Year, typically joyous, haunted by virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — At this time of year, the meandering arcades and alleys of Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and other…