Iran
UAE summons Iran’s envoy over Gulf island spat
World
April 16, 2012
UAE summons Iran’s envoy over Gulf island spat
The United Arab Emirates has summoned Iran's ambassador to Abu Dhabi to denounce a visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to…
Iran, big powers agree to keep talking
World
April 15, 2012
Iran, big powers agree to keep talking
After a year of sanctions and saber-rattling over Iran's nuclear program, negotiators from Tehran and six world powers finally resumed…
Kofi Annan seeks Iran’s help in Syria crisis
World
April 11, 2012
Kofi Annan seeks Iran’s help in Syria crisis
TEHRAN — Special envoy Kofi Annan said Wednesday in Tehran that Iran could help solve the crisis in Syria, where…
Iran denies plan to cut internet access
World
April 10, 2012
Iran denies plan to cut internet access
Iran has denied online reports surfacing Tuesday that it plans to cut access to the internet in August and replace…
Iran opposes nuclear weapons, Ahmadinejad tells Japan ex-PM
World
April 8, 2012
Iran opposes nuclear weapons, Ahmadinejad tells Japan ex-PM
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed to visiting former Japanese premier Yukio Hatoyama on Sunday that Tehran opposes nuclear weapons, his…
Iran minister hails Gunter Grass Israel poem
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Iran minister hails Gunter Grass Israel poem
Iran's deputy culture minister on Saturday hailed German Nobel literature laureate Gunter Grass's poem in which he accused Israel of…
Iran lawmaker: Country can produce nuclear weapons but will not
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Iran lawmaker: Country can produce nuclear weapons but will not
Iran has the knowledge and scientific capability to produce nuclear weapons but will never do so, a prominent lawmaker said.
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
Egypt
April 4, 2012
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
The M.T. Tour, a tanker identified by the United States as owned by a sanctions-evading company set up by Iran,…
Syria blasts international conference on crisis
World
April 1, 2012
Syria blasts international conference on crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria blasted an international conference on the country's spreading crisis before it even started Sunday, calling it…
Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis
World
March 30, 2012
Clinton, Saudi Arabia explore Syria crisis
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to work out a unified strategy on the…