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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
World
August 3, 2017
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
US President Donald Trump grudgingly signed new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale…
Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year
Middle East
July 30, 2017
Iranian pilgrims return to haj in Saudi Arabia after boycott last year
Nearly 90,000 Iranians are expected to attend the haj in Medina this year, and were due to start arriving on…
Iran says US Navy fires warning shots near its vessels
Middle East
July 29, 2017
Iran says US Navy fires warning shots near its vessels
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday a US Navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an “unprofessional” confrontation with…
US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel
World
July 25, 2017
US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel
A US Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian vessel near the northern Arabian Gulf on Tuesday, after the…
Upset with US, Iranian lawmakers to draft anti-American bill
Middle East
July 18, 2017
Upset with US, Iranian lawmakers to draft anti-American bill
Iranian lawmakers have agreed to fast-track an anti-American bill meant to confront allegedly “adventurist and terrorist” US actions in the…
American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says
Middle East
July 18, 2017
American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says
A Chinese-American graduate student at Princeton sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran for allegedly “infiltrating” the country and…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East
July 13, 2017
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Iranian cancer researcher denied entry to US despite visa
World
July 12, 2017
Iranian cancer researcher denied entry to US despite visa
An Iranian cancer researcher was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport and put on a return flight, according to US Customs…
Iran appoints female CEO to lead national airline
Middle East
July 12, 2017
Iran appoints female CEO to lead national airline
Iran has appointed a female CEO to lead its national airline for the first time since it was established in…
After Iran move, Total seen in pole position to snap up Qatar gas deals
Middle East
July 10, 2017
After Iran move, Total seen in pole position to snap up Qatar gas deals
Total is well placed to take a lead role in helping Qatar expand output from the world’s largest gas field,…