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Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
Middle East
May 23, 2020
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran on Saturday moved to open businesses, religious and cultural sites as it eases restrictions imposed to…
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
Middle East
May 22, 2020
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and…
Some 10,000 Iranian health workers infected with coronavirus: state media
Middle East
May 21, 2020
Some 10,000 Iranian health workers infected with coronavirus: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Around 10,000 Iranian health workers have been infected with the new coronavirus, the semi-official ILNA news agency…
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
Middle East
May 18, 2020
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
(Reuters) — Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing…
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
Middle East
May 17, 2020
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rallies next week in Tehran to mark the annual Quds Day against Israel will involve Iranians driving…
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail
Middle East
May 16, 2020
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail
Iran sentenced French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges Saturday, her lawyer said, adding…
Iran may use military against locusts threatening crops
Middle East
May 16, 2020
Iran may use military against locusts threatening crops
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran may use its military for a second year to help fight locusts that have invaded the…
US envoy threatens to trigger return of UN sanctions on Iran
Middle East
May 14, 2020
US envoy threatens to trigger return of UN sanctions on Iran
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States publicly threatened on Wednesday to trigger a return of all United Nations sanctions…
Hit by coronavirus and Trump, Iran’s oil exports dwindle to record low
Middle East
May 14, 2020
Hit by coronavirus and Trump, Iran’s oil exports dwindle to record low
LONDON (Reuters) — Iran’s oil exports have sunk to a record low as the coronavirus crisis compounds the impact of…
Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns
Features/Interviews
May 12, 2020
Doctors and nurses suffered as Iran ignored virus concerns
CAIRO (AP) — They are regarded as heroes, their fallen colleagues as martyrs. But for doctors and nurses still dealing…