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With eye to Rouhani Paris visit, French firms head to Iran
World
September 19, 2015
With eye to Rouhani Paris visit, French firms head to Iran
A senior French economic and political delegation heads to Tehran on Sunday to lay the groundwork for the first business…
Iran urges Gulf Arabs to accept post-nuclear deal thaw
Middle East
September 17, 2015
Iran urges Gulf Arabs to accept post-nuclear deal thaw
Iran urged its Gulf Arab neighbors Thursday to reconcile themselves to the international rapprochement that led to its July nuclear…
Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260
Egypt
September 16, 2015
Two poorly veiled Iranian women fined $260
Two Iranian women were fined US$260 in Tehran because they were "poorly veiled," AFP said Iranian media quoted a judicial source…
Iran says finds unexpectedly high uranium reserve
Middle East
September 12, 2015
Iran says finds unexpectedly high uranium reserve
Iran has discovered an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new…
Iran will discuss peace in Syria with any country, Rouhani says
Middle East
September 8, 2015
Iran will discuss peace in Syria with any country, Rouhani says
Iran is willing to sit down with its rivals to discuss the crisis in Syria, President Hassan Rouhani said on…
Saudi mufti slams Iranian film on Prophet’s life
Cinema/TV
September 2, 2015
Saudi mufti slams Iranian film on Prophet’s life
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric has slammed an Iranian movie depicting the life of the Prophet Mohamed, thereby reviving a longstanding…
US Iran’s ‘No.1 enemy’ despite nuclear deal: clerical leader
Middle East
September 1, 2015
US Iran’s ‘No.1 enemy’ despite nuclear deal: clerical leader
The United States remains Iran's "number one enemy" despite a recent nuclear deal with world powers, the chief of Tehran's…
Iran jails two people for 10 years on espionage charges
Middle East
August 31, 2015
Iran jails two people for 10 years on espionage charges
A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced two people to 10 years each in jail on charges of spying for the United…
Iranian film on Prophet Mohammad stirs calls for Tehran to ban it
Egypt
August 28, 2015
Iranian film on Prophet Mohammad stirs calls for Tehran to ban it
A film on the life of Prophet Mohammad is expected to break box office records in Shi'ite Muslim Iran after…
Israel’s Barak says army blocked three Iran attack plans
Middle East
August 23, 2015
Israel’s Barak says army blocked three Iran attack plans
Israel's former defence minister Ehud Barak has said in an interview that three Iran attack plans backed by both himself…