Iran
Iran ‘suspends death sentence’ against web programmer
World
December 2, 2012
Iran ‘suspends death sentence’ against web programmer
Iran has suspended the death sentence against a computer programmer convicted for allegedly designing a pornographic website after he…
Syrian rebels take airbase in slow progress toward Damascus
World
November 26, 2012
Syrian rebels take airbase in slow progress toward Damascus
Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had captured a helicopter base east of Damascus after an overnight assault, their latest…
Morsy, Ahmadinejad stress need for international consensus on Gaza
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Morsy, Ahmadinejad stress need for international consensus on Gaza
President Mohamed Morsy and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, stressed during a phone call the necessity of achieving international consensus…
Iran expects region to arm Palestinians against Israel
World
November 18, 2012
Iran expects region to arm Palestinians against Israel
Iran expects regional countries to send weapons to the Palestinians to help them fight Israel, parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani said…
Iran parliament to investigate blogger’s death
World
November 11, 2012
Iran parliament to investigate blogger’s death
A parliamentary committee will look into the death of an Iranian blogger in police custody, an Iranian lawmaker said on…
Iran to strengthen naval presence over disputed islands
World
November 4, 2012
Iran to strengthen naval presence over disputed islands
Iran will increase its naval presence in the Gulf to strengthen its authority over three islands which the United Arab…
Update: Iranian warships dock in Port Sudan
World
October 30, 2012
Update: Iranian warships dock in Port Sudan
Two Iranian warships docked in Sudan on Monday, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported, less than a week after Khartoum…
Iranian MP: Iran has pictures of restricted Israeli areas
World
October 29, 2012
Iranian MP: Iran has pictures of restricted Israeli areas
DUBAI — Iran holds pictures of Israeli bases and other restricted areas obtained from a drone launched into Israeli airspace…
EU agrees on wider Iran sanctions
World
October 15, 2012
EU agrees on wider Iran sanctions
European Union governments agreed on further sanctions against Iran's banking, shipping and industrial sectors on Monday, cranking up financial pressure…
Senior Iranian diplomat plays down trade agreements, highlights industry-specific assistance
Business
October 14, 2012
Senior Iranian diplomat plays down trade agreements, highlights industry-specific assistance
Hassan Kazemi, Iran’s assistant foreign minister for economic affairs, said that his country is open to a free trade zone…