COLUMN-Commentary: Inside Trump’s Middle East mess
June 14, 2017
By Amir Handjani
(Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s attempt to bring peace and stability to the Middle East has backfired. He has put a major U.S. ally, Qatar, in a geopolitical crisis and...
Women Sleeping in Cardboard Boxes to be Sterilised
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
A proposal calling for the compulsory sterilisation of homeless women with drug addiction was introduced last year. The idea received negative reactions from the women’s rights activists and the Ministry of...
Eric Shawn Exclusive: A plea for a free Iran
Vlog from Eric Shawn, an American television news reporter for the Fox News Channel.
Over 60 electoral “violations” in run-up to Iran vote -judiciary
May 16, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
BEIRUT (Reuters) - More than 60 "violations" linked to Friday's presidential and regional elections in Iran have occurred and two people have been arrested, the judiciary said, at a time...
Trump to resume precision munitions deliveries to Saudis -officials
June 13, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
The...
The Passing of Veteran Kayhan Journalist Kazem Gilanpour
February 27, 2017 Kazem Gilanpour, a revered colleague and former editor of Kayhan Varzeshi (Kayhan Sports), passed away on 14 February, 2017 in Andorra, where he had worked as a ski instructor for many years....
Iran Says Arrests Seven Suspects Linked to Tehran Attacks
June 10, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested seven people suspected of helping militants involved in this week's attacks in the capital Tehran, a judiciary official said on Saturday. Islamic State claimed responsibility for...
U.S. Priority on Syria No Longer Focused on ‘Getting Assad Out’: Haley
March 30, 2017
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States' diplomatic policy on Syria for now is no longer focused on making the war-torn country's president, Bashar al-Assad, leave power, the U.S. ambassador...
Mr. Netanyahu! We now live in a different world. Let us talk about that...
March 13, 2017
By Potkin Azarmehr
Last Thursday, was one of those rare moments that I had to applaud the Russian president, Vladmir Putin. The reason for my applause for Putin was his reported response to...
Children Living off Trash Bins
Monday, October 9, 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...
