Iran
Iran president under scrutiny over juvenile executions
Middle East
April 13, 2016
Iran president under scrutiny over juvenile executions
The case presented by the Iranian judiciary was simple: In the southern province of Fars, Fatemeh Salbehi suffocated her husband…
Rouhani says Iran not a threat, wants interaction with world
Middle East
April 7, 2016
Rouhani says Iran not a threat, wants interaction with world
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday his country was not a threat to any other nation and that it…
CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years
World
April 6, 2016
CNN: Amnesty report: Executions at their highest level in 25 years
The world saw the highest number of recorded executions in more than 25 years in 2015, according to a new…
Saudi Arabia’s bitter Lebanese divorce
Middle East
April 5, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s bitter Lebanese divorce
The waspish cartoon in a Saudi-owned newspaper summed up the anger behind Riyadh's decision to cancel billions of dollars in…
Pakistan, Iran aim to boost trade to US$5 billion
Business
March 27, 2016
Pakistan, Iran aim to boost trade to US$5 billion
Pakistan and Iran aim to increase annual trade volumes between the two countries to US$5 billion by 2021, Pakistani Prime…
Acting ambassador: Iran does not intend to assault other countries
Middle East
March 21, 2016
Acting ambassador: Iran does not intend to assault other countries
Iran does not intend to assault any other country, acting Iranian ambassador to Cairo, Mohamed Mahmoudian, has told Al-Masry Al-Youm.…
Israel calls on powers to punish Iran for its missile tests
Middle East
March 13, 2016
Israel calls on powers to punish Iran for its missile tests
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday called for world powers to take "immediate punitive steps" against Iran, following its…
Arab League labels Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Middle East
March 11, 2016
Arab League labels Hezbollah a terrorist organization
The Arab League labeled Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Friday, Egyptian state media said, as tensions rise…
Rivals Turkey and Iran seek to ‘manage differences’
Middle East
March 6, 2016
Rivals Turkey and Iran seek to ‘manage differences’
Turkey and Iran, two countries on opposite sides of Syria's civil war, agreed they must cooperate to end sectarian strife,…
OPEC watching Iran, Russia, unlikely to cut output in June
Business
March 1, 2016
OPEC watching Iran, Russia, unlikely to cut output in June
OPEC is very unlikely to cut output at its next meeting in June, even if prices remain extremely low, according…