Brooding Iran Hardliners Say They Must Still be Heard After Rouhani Win
May 21, 2017
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON (Reuters) - Iranian hardliners indignant at President Hassan Rouhani's re-election vowed on Sunday to press their conservative agenda, with some saying his caustic campaign trail attacks on their candidate...
Saudi Arabia, Iraq agree oil output cut needs 9-month extension
May 22, 2017
By Ahmed Rasheed and Ernest Scheyder
- First visit by top Saudi oil official to Iraq in 30 years
- Saudi, Russia pushing for nine-month extension to cuts
- Goldman says stocks should normalise if cuts prolonged (Updates...
Russia, Iran: Mutual Aspirations, Continued Competition
March 27, 2017
ِBy Peyman Pejman
President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Moscow this week is seen by observers as much for what is on the agenda as it is for items not officially included on the...
Lawyer Urges Trump to Press Iran on Jailed U.S. Father and Son at Nuclear...
April 26, 2017
- Siamak Namazi and 80-yr-old father in Tehran prison
- Held on charges of spying, cooperating with U.S.
- Family fears for the health of both men
VIENNA, April 25 (Reuters) - The lawyer of an American-Iranian father...
Pari: Marriage Before 18 Adds Pressure to Life
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Two Saudi policemen hurt in bombing in restive Shi’ite town-SPA
May 30, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two policemen were wounded when a bomb exploded in Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many of the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority live, state news agency SPA reported on...
UK can no longer rely on US leadership over Middle East
May 02, 2017
By Kylie MacLellan
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain can no longer rely on U.S. leadership on Middle East policy and must work more closely with Europe to ensure the Iran nuclear deal stays in...
Iran’s Unemployment Rate May Soar As High as 26 Percent by 2021
June 14, 2017
Iran’s economy has been growing at a rate of 5 percent a year in the past three decades. According to forecasts by the Research Center of the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament), the...
In Travel Ban Case, U.S. Judges Focus on Discrimination, Trump’s Powers
May 16, 2017
By Tom James
SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. appeals court judges on Monday questioned the lawyer defending President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban about whether it discriminates against Muslims and pressed challengers to explain...
Elections: Allegations of Corruption and Influence Peddling
May 20, 2017
By Roshanak Asteraki
Hostilities between reformist and conservative camps have reached a toxic level ahead of the presidential elections on Friday 19 May 2017.
Reformist President Hassan Rouhani and Ebrahim Raisi, a conservative cleric...
