Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Sweden Says Swedish National Arrested in Iran

Jan 15 (Reuters) - A Swedish man in his twenties was arrested in Iran earlier this month and is being held in custody, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Monday. It declined to share any further details on the...

Norwegian Parliament President Masud Gharahkhani Supports Iran’s Democracy Movement

By Firouzeh Nabavi The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran, was absent from the recent ceremony held in her honor in Oslo: Her Nobel Prize...

France and Iran Discuss Risks to Mideast Stability

PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Saturday that she had told her Iranian counterpart that the risk of a Middle East regional conflagration had never been greater and that Tehran and its...

Spaniard Released From Year Imprisoned in Iran Says He Is Planning a Return

MADRID, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A Spanish soccer fan who returned to Spain on Tuesday after spending more than a year detained by the Iranian authorities on espionage charges told reporters at the airport he was already...

Iran Official Hamid Noury to Appeal Swedish Life Sentence in Executions Case

STOCKHOLM, Dec 21 (Reuters) - A former Iranian official sentenced in Sweden to life in prison for his part in a mass execution of political prisoners in Iran will appeal against his conviction to the Supreme...

Russian Links With China, Iran and North Korea a Threat, Warns Finland

HELSINKI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Russia's increasing cooperation with China, Iran, North Korea and its other global allies is a serious, long-term threat to European countries, Finland's Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said on Tuesday. Finland...

Iran Regime Tries Swedish EU Employee for ‘Spying for Israel’

DUBAI, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday that it had begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who is charged with spying for Israel and "corruption on earth,"...

Two Iranians Questioned Over Suspected Plots to Attack Israelis in Cyprus -Newspaper

NICOSIA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Two Iranians have been detained in Cyprus for questioning over suspected planning of attacks on Israeli citizens living in Cyprus, a Cypriot newspaper reported on Sunday. The two individuals were believed to be...

Attempted Killing Of Spanish Politician Raises Questions About Islamic Republic’s Role

By Ahmad Rafat Spain has arrested three suspects -- including two Spaniards and a British woman -- in connection with the attempted assassination of Alejo Vidal Cuadras, the founder of Spain's right-wing VOX party and...

Iran’s Barring of Inspectors Is Serious Blow to IAEA’s Work, Grossi Says

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Iran's barring of some of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's most experienced and expert inspectors from the team allowed to operate there is a "very serious blow" to the agency's...