Supermarket blast in Iran injures 37, gas leak possible cause – reports
June 3, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - An explosion in a supermarket in the southern city of Shiraz injured 37 people and may have been caused by a gas leak, Iranian state media reported on Saturday.
The blast...
Iran in talks with Russia-led EEU on free-trade pact -state media
June 2, 2017
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran is in talks with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to forge a free-trade pact, state-run media said, amid problems in securing fresh Western investment despite the lifting of most...
Iran honouring nuclear deal but nearing heavy-water limit again -IAEA
June 2, 2017
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has stayed within limits on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with world powers but is close to once again breaching a ceiling on its stock...
Amnesty: Bahrain Must Investigate Activist Torture Claims
June 1, 2017 DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain should investigate claims by a human rights activist who says she was tortured and sexually assaulted while in detention last week, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Bahraini authorities did...
US Hikes ‘Combat Power’ in Syria, with Eye on Iran-backed Militia
June 1, 2017
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Thursday it had bolstered its "combat power" in southern Syria, warning that it viewed Iran-backed fighters in the area as a threat to...
Ex-captive of Islamic State Sheds Tears on Return to Village in Northern Iraq
June 1, 2017
By Isabel Coles
KOJO, Iraq (Reuters) - Nadia Murad made an emotional return on Thursday to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by Islamic...
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Revive Travel Ban
June 1, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked...
Giuliani, Mukasey can represent Turkish gold trader Zarrab – U.S. judge
June 1, 2017
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey have potential conflicts of interest, but may help...
Iran-backed Iraqi Force Fight Islamic State Militants Towards Syrian Border
May 31, 2017
IRAQI-SYRIAN BORDER (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite force backed by Iran said on Wednesday (May 31) it continued its advance towards the Iraqi-Syrian border.
The Popular Mobilisation force (Hashd al-Shaabi) said it pushed Islamic State...
New U.S. instability, old MidEast quagmire – annual peace index
June 1, 2017
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An annual global peace index said on Thursday that U.S. political turmoil had pushed North America into deep instability in 2016 while the Middle East sank deeper into...
