Saudi Navy Seizes Boat with Weapons Near Offshore Oilfield-SPA
June 19, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi navy seized a boat carrying weapons as it approached the kingdom's offshore Marjan oilfield in the Gulf on Friday evening, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on...
Berlin State Museums Celebrate Five Millennia of Iranian Culture in Major Exhibition
By Nazanine Nouri
The Berlin State Museums have recently opened a major exhibition focusing on 5,000 years of Iranian history and heritage. “Iran: Five Millennia of Art and Culture” (at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)...
The Enigma of US Boots on the Ground in Northern Syria
February 25, 2017
Peyman Pejman
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering sending an as-yet-unspecified number of ground troops to northern Syria to combat the so-called Islamic State, delivering one of his main campaign promises to “defeat...
Trump Set for First U.S. Supreme Court Visit as Justices Weigh Travel Ban
June 15, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time since he was elected, President Donald Trump is set to attend the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, presenting a potentially awkward moment as...
Syrian Rebels Say Russian Jets Halt Advance on Desert Outpost
May 31, 2017
AMMAN (Reuters) - Western-backed Syrian rebels said on Wednesday that Russian jets attacked them as they tried to advance against Iran-backed militias in a region of Syria's southeastern desert.
They said six jets bombed...
Iran’s Re-engagement With The World at Stake in Friday Presidential Vote
May 17, 2017
By Parisa Hafezi
- Rouhani seeks to energise reformist vote
- Many disappointed at lack of jobs and change
- Hardliners unite behind cleric Raisi (Adds Mousavi's decision to vote)
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iranians vote for president on Friday...
Government at Odds with IRGC
December 19, 2016
The Iranian Privatization Organization (IPO) recently cancelled a contract with Mobin Trust Consortium which had bought 50 percent plus one shares of Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI) for $2.5 bn in 2009....
U.S. says Iranian-directed convoy targeted by U.S. strike in Syria
May 20, 2017
By Phil Stewart
The United States said on Friday it believed forces in a convoy targeted by U.S. military aircraft in southern Syria on Thursday were Iranian-directed, in a possible sign of increased...
Chinese, Iranian Firms to Sign First Nuclear Plant Redesign Contracts
April 21, 2017
Beijing - Reuters
Companies from China and Iran will this weekend sign the first commercial contracts to redesign an Iranian nuclear plant as part of an international deal reached in 2015 over Iran's...
Iran Satellite TV Head Shot Dead in Istanbul: Dogan News
April 30, 2017
The head of an Iranian satellite television network who last year was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by a Tehran court was shot dead in Istanbul together with a...
