Iran’s Guardian Council Passes Amendment Bill on Acid Attacks, Spokesman Says
By Azadeh Karimi
The Guardian Council has approved an amendment bill that imposes longer prison sentences on people who carry out acid attacks, according to Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the Spokesman for the Guardian Council.
Mr. Kadkhodaei made...
Turkey’s Halkbank Could Face Fine for Failing to Appear in U.S. Court -Prosecutor
By Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor on Tuesday called Turkey's Halkbank a "fugitive" after it failed to make an initial court appearance in a criminal case accusing it of...
Global Watchdog Gives Iran Until Feb to Tighten Anti-Money Laundering Rules
PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A global dirty money watchdog said on Friday it had given Iran a final deadline of February 2020 to comply with international norms after which it would urge all its members...
Iran to Propose Tougher Divorce Law for Men, Vice President Says
The government is drafting a bill to toughen conditions under which a man can file for divorce, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has said.
“The new bill will make it...
Australia Denies Extradition of Iranian Academic to U.S.
By Lidia Kelly
MELBOURNE, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Australia will not extradite an Iranian academic to the United States, Australia's attorney-general said over the weekend, following a 13-month detention of the researcher for allegedly exporting American-made...
Iran Passes Law Allowing Women to Pass Citizenship to Children
DUBAI, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A top Iranian constitutional body has approved a law allowing Iranian women to pass their nationality to their children, state media reported on Wednesday.
Human rights experts have said the measure could...
Iran Court Sentences Brother of President Rouhani to Five Years in Prison – Report
DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - An Iranian court sentenced the brother of President Hassan Rouhani to five years in prison, a judiciary spokesman was quoted as saying on Tuesday by the semi-official Fars news.
In May,...
Iran Sentences Man to Death for Spying for the CIA
DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Iranian courts have sentenced one person to death for spying for the CIA and jailed two others for 10 years for the same crime, as well as imprisoning a fourth...
Russia Helped Iranian Tanker Transfer Oil to Syrian Government, U.S. Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
On September 11, the U.S. State Department said it had irrefutable evidence that the Iranian supertanker Adrian Darya 1 (formerly Grace 1) had delivered oil to the Syrian government, breaking its promise...
Iranian Government Supports Women’s Presence in Sports Stadiums, Spokesman Says
By Mohammad Reza Hamidi
President Hassan Rouhani’s cabinet supports women’s rights to attend football matches at sports stadiums, according to the Spokesman for the Iranian government Ali Rabiei has said that.
Speaking to reporters after a...
