Turkey to Continue Buying Natural Gas from Iran Despite U.S. Sanctions
By Humeyra Pamuk and Ali Kucukgocmen
ANKARA, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Turkey will continue to buy natural gas from Iran in line with its long-term supply contract, Turkey's energy minister said on Wednesday, a day...
Sanctions Make It Harder for South Africa’s MTN to Repatriate Iran Cash
By Tiisetso Motsoeneng
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 8 (Reuters) - MTN Group, Africa's biggest mobile operator, is sticking to its 2018 dividend target despite new U.S. sanctions making it harder to repatriate cash from its Iran joint...
German Ministry: No Decision yet on Iran Bid to Withdraw Cash
BERLIN, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The German finance ministry on Wednesday denied a media report suggesting it would give Iran permission to withdraw 300 million euros ($348 million) in cash from bank accounts held...
Iran’s Minister of Labour Sacked by Parliament
BEIRUT, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Iranian economy is beset by high unemployment, a spiralling rial, which has lost half its value since April, and the reimposition of sanctions by the United States.
A total...
Iraq Opposes US Sanctions on Iran but Will Abide by Them -PM
By Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Iraq does not agree with U.S. sanctions against Iran but will abide by them to protect its own interests, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday.
"As a...
New Trump Sanctions on Iran Take Effect Despite Pleas from Allies
By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Peter Graff
BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) - Companies doing business with Iran will be barred from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, as new U.S. sanctions took effect despite pleas...
Needle Sharing Is Primary Cause of HIV in Iran, Health Ministry Says
There are 37,650 people with AIDS in Iran, according to a report by the Ministry of Health and Medical Educations’ Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report indicated that 45 percent of women who...
Rice Farming Banned in Iranian Regions Hit by Water Shortage
The government has banned rice farming in regions facing water shortage, according to Seyyed Alaeddin Khadem, a member of the agriculture committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament).
Mr. Khadem, who represents Sepidan county in the...
Online Prescription Improves Patient Care, Says Iran Welfare Official
Mehdi Derakhshan, deputy director of the Social Security Organization in charge of Iranian health affairs, was quoted by ILNA (Iranian Labor News Agency) as saying that an online prescription service would improve patient care,...
Iran Has the World’s Worst Military Service Program, Says Majlis Deputy
Abolfazl Abutorabi, a member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) Committee on Council and Internal Affairs, has described the Iranian military service program as the worst in the world.
Mr. Abutorabi said: “There are different types...
