Switzerland Tightens Sanctions Over Iranian Drone Deliveries to Russia
BERLIN, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Switzerland adopted further sanctions in connection with Iran's drone deliveries to Russia, in line with European Union measures, the government said in a statement on Friday.
The sale, supply, export and transit of...
EXCLUSIVE -US-Saudi Defence Pact Aims to Secure Protection Against Iran, China Influence
By Samia Nakhoul, James Mackenzie, Matt Spetalnick and Aziz El Yaakoubi
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties...
Over 84,700 People Cross Into Armenia From Seized Karabakh
Sept 29 (Reuters) - More than 84,700 people have crossed into Armenia from Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, the RIA news agency cited Armenia's government as saying on Friday.
The exodus of ethnic Armenians from Karabakh began after the...
Nobel Peace Prize Could Honour Iranian Activists
By Gwladys Fouche, Ilze Filks
OSLO/STOCKHOLM, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian dissident Alexei Navalny are among favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, but experts say campaigners for women, Indigenous peoples or...
More Than Half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Ethnic Armenians Have Left
By Felix Light
GORIS, Armenia, Sept 28 (Reuters) - More than half the 120,000 ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh have left in less than four days after Azerbaijan seized control of the mountain enclave where they had managed to defend their...
Iran Says It Launched Noor 3 Satellite Into Orbit
Dubai, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Successfully Launched a Third Military Satellite Into Orbit on Wednesday, State Media Reported, Citing Minister of Communications Issa Zarepour.
The Noor 3 Imaging Satellite Orbits at an...
US Targets Iran Drone Procurement Network, Accuses It of Aiding Russia
By Rami Ayyub, Daphne Psaledakis and Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday placed sanctions on entities and people based in China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iran for aiding the Iranian attack drone...
Azerbaijan Detains Former Top Karabakh Official Vardanyan
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's security forces detained Ruben Vardanyan, a former top official in Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian administration, as he tried to leave the region, Russia's RBC news outlet cited his wife as saying.
Vardanyan,...
Games-Displaced Afghan Women Athletes Defy Taliban at Asian Games
By Ian Ransom
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 27 (Reuters) - On a pristine volleyball court on the seventh floor of a massive training centre in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, a team of Afghanistan women prepare for their...
US Says Iran Must Take Nuclear Steps to Make Room for Diplomacy
WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iran must take "de-escalatory" steps on its nuclear program if it wants to make space for diplomacy with the United States, starting by cooperating with the International Atomic Energy...
