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US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
Middle East
March 10, 2021
US State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Iranian government interrogators, accusing them of torture and other…
Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Academic held in Iran for two years says imprisonment pushed her to brink of suicide
CANBERRA (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who spent two years detained in Iran said on Tuesday she was kept in…
Analysis: Iran slips record volume of oil into China, reaches out to Asian clients for trade resumption
Middle East
March 8, 2021
Analysis: Iran slips record volume of oil into China, reaches out to Asian clients for trade resumption
(Reuters) – Iran has quietly moved record amounts of crude oil to top client China in recent months, while India’s…
UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
Middle East
March 6, 2021
UN condemns up to 23 killings in Iran’s border area with Pakistan
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least a dozen people and possibly up to 23 have been killed in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province…
Iran’s Zarif to offer ‘constructive’ plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks
Middle East
March 6, 2021
Iran’s Zarif to offer ‘constructive’ plan amid hopes of informal nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will soon present a “constructive” plan of action, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday,…
Nuclear program: Iran avoids critical resolution with agreement for talks
Middle East
March 5, 2021
Nuclear program: Iran avoids critical resolution with agreement for talks
A standoff between the European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal and Tehran has been eased, at least temporarily, by the Iranian…
US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base
Middle East
March 4, 2021
US warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House warned that the US may consider a military response to the rocket attack on…
Egypt tops The Guardian’s list of the world’s most famous ancient buildings you should virtually visit
Culture
March 3, 2021
Egypt tops The Guardian’s list of the world’s most famous ancient buildings you should virtually visit
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the subsequent total or partial closures in many countries, our lives have become centered…
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
Middle East
March 3, 2021
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts US-led coalition troops on…
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack over Damascus on Sunday evening, Syrian state media reported. “At 10:16 this…