Canada Frees CFO of China’s Huawei on Bail; Trump Might Intervene
By Julie Gordon and Anna Mehler Paperny
VANCOUVER, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd was granted bail by a Canadian court on Tuesday, 10 days after...
International Women’s Day: Date, History and This Year’s Theme
By Josie Kao
March 8 (Reuters) - As countries around the world celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) on Wednesday, here is a look at what the global event stands for, this year's theme and the issues that...
Iran Tanker Could Leave Gibraltar on Friday Unless U.S. Legal Bid Succeeds
By Kate Holton
LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - An Iranian tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West could sail free from British territory Gibraltar on Friday, unless a last-ditch push by the...
Iran’s Parliament Blames Rouhani for Economic Troubles, Refers Him to Judiciary
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pressures mounted on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday as lawmakers summoned him to answer questions on weak economic growth and rising prices, but the parliament was...
Iran Protesters Call for Strike, Prosecutor Says Morality Police Shut Down
DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman...
Iran Executes Man Responsible for Azerbaijan Embassy Attack
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - A man charged over a fatal shooting at Azerbaijan's embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, was executed on Wednesday, Iran's judiciary news outlet Mizan said.
The shooting, which took place in January...
Albanian Authorities Enter Mojahedin Camp To Carry Out Searches, Arrests
By Ahmad Rafat
At 8 am (local time) on June 21, hundreds of officers from the Albanian Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) and the Department of Neutralization of Armed Elements (RENEA) entered camp Ashraf-3 in the...
Iranian Teenage Girl Armita Geravand Is ‘Brain Dead,’ State Media Says
DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers over violating the country's hijab law, is said to be "brain dead", Iranian state media reported on...
VIDEO: Islamic Republic Officials Are Accused of Crimes Against Humanity
By Ahmad Rafat
After a year of investigating the brutal repression of the participants in the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement, the United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Committee has presented the results of its investigation at the...
EU-Iran Trade Vehicle Unlikely to Meet Anti-Money-Laundering Norms -U.S.
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that European powers are unlikely to live up to a pledge to prevent their conduit for trade with Iran being used to launder...
