High-ranking Iranian economic delegation in UAE
A delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari is in the United Arab Emirates to explore ways of boosting bilateral economic ties.
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Iranian national convicted of spying for Britain, sentenced to death
The Iranian intelligence ministry says former defense ministry employee Alireza Akbari convicted of spying for Britain has been sentenced to death.
MP criticizes President Raisi for restrictions on internet
An Iranian lawmaker has criticized President Ebrahim Raisi over what he called his administration’s move to restrict access to the internet.
Iranian doctor warns of risk from Covid’s new wave
A member of the academic board of Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences says the new wave of the Coronavirus’s Omicron variant will be deadlier than the previous ones.
Iranian students gather outside French embassy over Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoons
A group of Iranian students hold a gathering outside the French embassy in Tehran, protesting French Magazine Charlie Hebdo’s insulting move in publishing sacrilegious cartoons.
Relief aid provided to over 10k caught in snow across Iran: Official
Iranian officials say relief workers rush to the aid of more than 10,000 people caught in blizzard and heavy snow blocking roads in different parts of the country over the past days.
Jailed Iranian in Sweden: New trial process ‘unfair,’ problems remain unresolved
Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally detained in Sweden, blasts a new trial procedure opened against him in the European country, saying he will not join the “unfair” process as long as his problems remain unresolved…
IRIB chief suspects his brother gave bombshell interview to Time under duress
Peyman Jebelli, the chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), reacts to comments made by his brother in an interview with the Time magazine, suggesting that he may have made the remarks under duress.
Iran Foreign Ministry summons Iraqi envoy over use of fake name for Persian Gulf
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Baghdad’s Ambassador to Tehran to lodge a strong protest over the use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf in the title of an Arab soccer event hosted by the Iraqi city of Basra.
MP: Tehran pursuing re-opening of Iran, Saudi embassies ahead of Hajj season
An Iranian lawmaker says the diplomatic apparatus in Tehran is pursuing the re-opening of Iranian and Saudi embassies in the respective countries ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage season in late June.