Iran Recalls Ambassador to Kenya over Court Case
GENEVA, March 17 - Iran recalled its ambassador to Kenya because of a court decision upholding sentences for two Iranians in jail, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Sunday, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency.
Iran also lodged a...
Hardline Iranian Cleric Consolidates Leadership Position
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, March 12 - Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi has swiftly emerged as one of Iran's most powerful figures and a contender to succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Last week, he was named chief...
Britain Hands Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker Diplomatic Protection
LONDON, March 8 - Britain is to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in an attempt to put pressure on Iran to release her.
Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said resorting to a little-used way...
Iran’s Leader Names Hardline Cleric Raisi as Judiciary Chief -IRNA
DUBAI, March 7- Iran's Supreme Leader appointed hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as the new head of the judiciary on Thursday, the state news agency IRNA said.
The appointment of Raisi, 58, a protégé of Supreme Leader...
Global Watchdog Gives Iran Until June to Strengthen Anti-Money Laundering Rules
PARIS, Feb 22 - Iran has until June to fix its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing rules or face increased international scrutiny of its banks, a global watchdog said on Friday.
Last October, the Paris-based Financial Action...
France Discussing with Iran Fate of Citizen Arrested in October
PARIS, Feb 20 - France is in touch with Iran to improve the conditions of a French woman who was arrested in October on the Persian Gulf island of Kish for allegedly signing an illegal mining...
Huawei Founder Says Huawei CFO Arrest Was Politically Motivated -BBC
Feb 18 - Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated.
"Firstly, I object to what the U.S. has done. This...
I Did It for My Daughter, Says Woman Arrested for Headscarf Protest in Iran
By Emily Wither
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Azam Jangravi's heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran's busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised her headscarf in the air...
UN Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction to Hear Iran Claim Against US
AMSTERDAM, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Dismissing U.S. objections, judges at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday ruled that the U.N. body has jurisdiction to hear a claim by Iran to recover $1.75 billion in assets...
Jailed Iranian Environmentalist Was Tortured, Says Sister of Fellow Detainee
FEB. 3 - Niloufar Bayani, one of the eight environmentalists who were arrested by Iranian authorities early last year, has reportedly spoken out against her treatment in prison during a secret court hearing, according...
