Soccer-Iran’s Bam Khatoon to play South Korea in Women’s Asian Champions League
By Michael Church
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Reigning continental champions Urawa Red Diamonds will face China's Wuhan Jiangda in the quarter-finals of the Asian Women's Champions League in March after the draw for the last eight of...
France Says Conditions of Citizens Held in Iran Akin to Torture
By John Irish
PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The situation of three French citizens held in Iran is worsening with some being detained in conditions similar to torture, France's foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding that future ties and...
UN Says Iran Executed Over 900 People in 2024, Including Dozens of Women
GENEVA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands after suffering abuse or being forced into marriage, the U.N. human...
Indonesia Joins BRICS Bloc, Joining Iran as Full Member
SAO PAULO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia will formally join BRICS as a full member, Brazil's government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major emerging economies that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Indonesia's foreign ministry...
Tehran Says Detention of Iranian in Italy Amounts to ‘Hostage-Taking’
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday the detention of an Iranian national in Italy at the request of the U.S. amounted to hostage-taking.
Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini was detained in Milan last month. He is wanted by...
ANALYSIS: Syria’s New Leaders Face Economy Decimated by War, Sanctions
By Karin Strohecker, Libby George
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system.
Below is a round...
Iran’s Nuclear Programme Nearing Point of No Return, France’s Macron Says
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Iran's disputed uranium enrichment drive is nearing a point of no return and European partners to a moribund 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran should consider reimposing sanctions if there is no progress with Tehran, France's president said...
US Plans $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, US Official Says
By Mike Stone and Kanishka Singh
Jan 3 (Reuters) - The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a U.S. official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining...
Iran Summons Italian Ambassador Over Arrest of Iranian Wanted by US
DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry summoned the Italian ambassador on Friday over the detention of an Iranian national wanted by the United States for his alleged role in a deadly drone strike against U.S. forces,...
Italy Summons Iranian Ambassador, Demands Release of Journalist
By Crispian Balmer
ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Italy's foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday to demand the immediate release of reporter Cecilia Sala, who was seized in Tehran on Dec. 19 while working under a regular journalistic...
