Iran Guardian Council Ratifies Child, Adolescent Protection Act After Romina Killing
By Azadeh Karimi
Iran’s Guardian Council has ratified the Child and Adolescent Protection Act, turning it into law -- nine years after the bill was first sent to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), according to the...
Iran Government Will Reciprocate if Its Ships Are Seized, Official Says
DUBAI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iran will reciprocate if its ships are seized, the legal adviser to Iran's President told state media on Thursday, in response to a statement by the United States Department of Justice.
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Large Number of Iranian Prisoners to Be Pardoned for Revolution Anniversary-Khamenei
DUBAI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A large number of prisoners in Iran will be pardoned on Thursday in honour of the 40th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the U.S.-backed Shah, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...
Lawyer Says Detained Australian-Based Academic Freed -IRNA
DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The lawyer of an Australian-based academic detained on charges of trying to "infiltrate" Iranian institutions said on Sunday she was freed a few days ago, Iran's state news agency...
World Court Asked To Open Case Against Iran Over Downing of Flight
AMSTERDAM, July 5 (Reuters) - Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain have asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to institute proceedings against Iran over the shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020 that killed...
Iran Admits 200 Women to Friendly Football Match As Debate Rages On
Kayhan London - Authorities in Tehran allowed female football fans to attend a friendly match between the Iranian and Bolivian national teams on October 16 at Azadi Stadium. The move was in response to...
US Judge Blocks Trump’s Shutdown of Government-Funded Radio Broadcasts
By Dietrich Knauth
NEW YORK, April 22 (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to halt its efforts to shut down government-funded radio broadcasts of Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Middle...
Police in Southern Iran Rescue Five-Year-Old Boy Held and Tortured for Two Months
Police in Bandar Bushehr, capital of the southern province of Bushehr, have arrested two people on suspicion of the kidnapping, torture and detention of a five-year-old boy for a period of two months at...
Progress in Iran Deal talks, But Trump Stance Uncertain
By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish
WASHINGTON/PARIS, April 12 (Reuters) - European officials are making headway toward an agreement to address U.S. concerns about the Iran nuclear deal, a European diplomat said on Thursday, but a...
Unit of Thailand’s SCG Pays $20 Mln to US to Settle Iran Sanctions Case
April 19 (Reuters) - A unit of Thai company SCG Chemicals PCL IPO-SCGC.BK has agreed to pay $20 million to the United States to settle potential civil liability for violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran, the Treasury...
