Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Iranian Female Journalist Goes on Trial on Charges Linked to Amini Protests

DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - An Iranian journalist went of trial behind closed doors on Monday on charges linked to her coverage of the funeral of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody last year triggered months...

Britain Tells Iran It Will Not Let Matter of Detained Aid Worker Rest

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday he had had a frank discussion with his Iranian counterpart about detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and that he would...

U.S. Judge Orders $1.68 Bln Payout to Families Over 1983 Beirut Bombing

By Jody Godoy March 22 (Reuters) - A federal judge in New York ordered Iran's central bank and a European intermediary on Wednesday to pay out $1.68 billion to family members of troops killed in the 1983 car...

Activists Urge Iranian Women to Publicly Unveil to Protest Crackdown

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, July 12 (Reuters) - Iranian rights activists have urged women to publicly remove their veils on "National Day of Hijab and Chastity" on Tuesday, risking arrest for defying the Islamic dress code as...

Iran Executes Businessman for Economic Crimes – State TV

DUBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday executed a businessman sentenced to death by a fast-track court set up to fight economic crimes, state television reported, following an outcry against profiteering and corruption that has...

Iranian Ski Coach Samira Zargari Banned By Husband From Leaving Iran

By Kayhan Life Staff The husband of Samira Zargari, the Iranian National Women’s Alpine Ski Team coach, banned her from traveling with the team to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 17, to compete in the...

EU Investigates Hacked Diplomatic Communications

BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Union is investigating a cyber hack of its diplomatic communications, allegedly by Chinese hackers, that revealed EU concern about U.S. Donald Trump, Russia and Iran, the bloc...

U.S. Sanctions Could Force Iran to Deport Afghan Nationals, Official Says

May 9, 2019 - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has warned that tougher U.S. sanctions, which have exacerbated the economic crisis in Iran, may force the government to make savings by repatriating...

European Companies Respond to Latest Iran Sanctions

Aug 8 (Reuters) - Following are comments and responses from companies in Europe which last year did far more business with Tehran than U.S. firms did: DENMARK'S HALDOR TOPSOE Danish engineering company Haldor Topsoe, one of...

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...