Iran
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has detained 11 people involved in the abduction and smuggling to Iran of an Iranian dissident…
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report
Middle East
December 14, 2020
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Iran has handed a nine-year jail sentence to British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, after convicting…
Netanyahu: ‘Business as usual with Iran’ will be mistake
Middle East
December 13, 2020
Netanyahu: ‘Business as usual with Iran’ will be mistake
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said it would be a mistake “to go back to…
Iran summons EU envoys for protesting reporter’s hanging
Middle East
December 13, 2020
Iran summons EU envoys for protesting reporter’s hanging
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday summoned the German envoy to Tehran after the European Union condemned the execution…
The West and the Syrian-Iranian alliance: A card that should be played
Egypt
December 12, 2020
The West and the Syrian-Iranian alliance: A card that should be played
Today, Syria is experiencing a serious impasse, where the country is living in a state of “no war, no peace”. There…
Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
Middle East
December 12, 2020
Iran executes journalist who encouraged 2017 protests
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday executed a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic…
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
Middle East
December 11, 2020
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to…
Iran, Afghanistan open first rail link with eye on trade
Middle East
December 10, 2020
Iran, Afghanistan open first rail link with eye on trade
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday inaugurated the first railway link between the two…
Israel’s Netanyahu: Vaccination campaign to begin December 27
Middle East
December 10, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu: Vaccination campaign to begin December 27
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that Israel will begin vaccinating the public…
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one…