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...
Kiarostami: Cause of Death Remains a Mystery
May 30, 2017
Nearly a year after Abbas Kiarostami passed away in a hospital in Paris, the cause of his death remains a mystery.
The head of Iran’s Medical Council, Alireza Zali, told reporters on 29th...
Huge bomb in sewage tanker kills at least 80, wounds hundreds in Afghan capital
May 31
By Mirwais Harooni and Josh Smith
KABUL (Reuters) - A powerful bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the centre of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, police said,...
Gulf Arab Row Rattles Trump’s Anti-Iran Axis
May 31, 2017
By Sylvia Westall and Tom Finn
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Just 10 days after President Donald Trump called on Muslim countries to stand united against Iran, a public feud between Qatar and some of...
Syrian Rebels Say U.S., Allies Sending More Arms to Fend Off Iran Threat
May 30, 2017
By Tom Perry, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maher Chmaytelli
BEIRUT/AMMAN/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Syrian rebels say the United States and its allies are sending them more arms to try to fend off a new push...
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...
Rouhani Faces Pressure to Improve Human Rights in Iran
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
May 30, 2017 BEIRUT (Reuters) – In the week before the May 19 presidential election in Iran, the eventual victor, Hassan Rouhani, criticised the judiciary and the powerful Revolutionary Guards with rhetoric rarely heard...
Iranian Hardliners Accuse Rouhani of Voter Fraud, Interference
May 29, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
(Reuters) - Defeated hardline candidate Ebrahim Raisi has complained of voter fraud in Iran's presidential election and called on the judiciary and the election watchdog to investigate, the semi-official Fars...
Iran-backed Iraqi Force Says Takes Islamic State Villages Near Syria
May 29, 2017
By Maher Chmaytelli
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite force backed by Iran said it pushed Islamic State out of several villages on the border with Syria on Monday, potentially reopening a supply...
Iran’s Khamenei Says Saudis Will Fall, Rouhani Calls for Better Ties
May 28, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Saudi Arabia's rulers faced "certain downfall" for aligning themselves with the United States, hours after the country's pragmatist president...
