U.S. Navy Intercepts ‘Massive’ Shipment of Explosive Material Transiting From Iran
DUBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday it had intercepted a fishing vessel smuggling "massive" amounts of explosive material while transiting from Iran along a route in the Gulf of Oman that...
U.S. Says Plot against Myanmar U.N. Envoy Fits ‘Disturbing Pattern’
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday condemned a thwarted plot to attack Myanmar's U.N. ambassador in New York, saying it fits a "disturbing pattern" of authoritarian leaders...
Soccer-10-Man Persepolis Prevail in Shootout To Reach ACL Final
Oct 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Persepolis reached the Asian Champions League final on Saturday with a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr in Doha, despite finishing with 10 men and having lost...
Britain Is Actively Considering Proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard – Minister
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain is actively considering proscribing Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation but has not reached a final decision on the matter, foreign office minister Leo Docherty told parliament on Thursday.
"It would...
Calm Down: How a Nigerian Singer and a Cameroonian Dancer Inspired a Powerful Protest...
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Quake Hits Near Iranian Island, No Casualties
DUBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit near southern Iran's Qeshm island in the Persian Gulf on Sunday, the official IRNA news agency reported, but a local official said there were no...
EXCLUSIVE – U.S. Sanctions Have Idled a Quarter of Iranian Oil Rigs
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - At least a quarter of Iran's oil rigs are out of action as U.S. sanctions strangle the Islamic Republic's vital oil industry, according to a Reuters review of...
IAEA Resolves Nuclear Issues With Iran – Iranian Media
DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has resolved nuclear issues with Iran relating to one of three sites being investigated over the presence of uranium particles, Iranian media reported on Tuesday.
The agency’s alleged case regarding the...
Detained Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Released on Bail After Year in Jail
DUBAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who has been detained since his arrest last year for showing support to anti-government protests, was released on bail from Isfahan prison, Iranian human rights group Hengaw said...
Syria Appoints Some Foreign Islamist Fighters to Its Military, Sources Say
By Timour Azhari, Khalil Ashawi and Suleiman Al-Khalidi
DAMASCUS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Syria's new rulers have installed some foreign fighters including Uyghurs, a Jordanian and a Turk in the country's armed forces as Damascus tries to...
