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ANALYSIS-Arab rift deepens woes for Gulf airlines

June 7, 2017 By Tim Hepher and Victoria Bryan CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) - A bust-up between Arab powers has dealt a blow to supercarriers already hurt by low oil prices and laptop bans, exposing the sensitivity...

Fierce Infighting Among the Ruling Elite

January 12, 2017 The forthcoming change in the White House and possible hardening of the U.S. stand vis-a-vis Iran have prompted intense debate among the anxious ruling elite in the Islamic republic. The Tehran regime...

UAE President Offers Condolences to Iran After Deadly Attacks

June 8, 2017 DUBAI (Reuters) - The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent condolences to his Iranian counterpart after at least 13 people were killed in militant attacks on Iran's parliament and...

UN Experts Warn Repression in Bahrain Will Breed Unrest

June 16, 2017 GENEVA (Reuters) - A crackdown on human rights in Bahrain, including a resumption of executions and suppression of dissent, is likely to spark increased unrest, U.N. rights investigators said on Friday. U.S.-allied Bahrain,...

Alarming Rate of Factory Closures

May 03, 2017 By Roshanak Asteraki The ongoing economic downturn in Iran has led to the closure of an alarming number of factories, manufacturing plants and production units in recent years. According to the Statistic Centre of...

Conversation with a Girl from Kermanshah

October 10, 2016 On 19 December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 66/170, declaring 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child. The main objective of this resolution was to draw...

After Warnings, U.S. Wages New Strike on Pro-Syria Government Forces

June 6, 2017 By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States launched an air strike on Tuesday against Iranian-backed fighters who it said posed a threat to U.S. and U.S.-backed forces in southern Syria, in...

On First Foreign Trip, Trump to Wade into Middle East Politics

May 04, 2017 By Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month, kicking off his first foreign trip where...

Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Against Disrupting Presidential Vote

May 10, 2017 BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that any attempts to disrupt the presidential election on May 19 would be dealt with harshly. The vote has shaped up...

U.S. Extends Sanctions Relief Under Iran Nuclear Deal

May 17, 2017 By Arshad Mohammed and Yeganeh Torbati - Trump move shows support for Obama era nuclear deal with Iran - U.S. slaps Iranian, Chinese figures over Iran ballistic missiles - U.S. says will keep countering Iran's 'destabilizing behavior' (Adds...