Iran imposes new restrictions to stem coronavirus spread: Rouhani
Tehran (Reuters) – Weddings, wakes and conferences will be banned in the Iranian capital until further notice as the Middle
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Iran brands U.S. ‘pirates’ over seized Venezuela-bound oil
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Friday of acting like the “Pirates of the Caribbean” after Washington
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U.S. moves forward with sale of 50 F-35 jets to UAE – sources
Washington (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department notified Congress it approved the sale of 50 Lockheed Martin Co LMT.N F-35
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Turkey abducts and hands over Ahwazi-Swedish leader to the Iranian regime
Istanbul – After abducting him and imposing a blackout on his fate for weeks, Turkey hands over Ahwazi-Swedish leader Mr.
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U.S. seizes Iranian missiles, slaps Iran-related sanctions on 11 entities
Washington (Reuters) – The United States revealed on Thursday it had seized Iranian missiles shipped to Yemen and sold 1.1
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UK summons Iranian ambassador over Zaghari-Ratcliffe
London (Reuters) – The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin
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Saudi Arabia plans $2 billion boost for space programme by 2030
Riyadh (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is planning an 8 billion riyals ($2.1 billion) boost for its space programme by 2030
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Israel, Lebanon hold second round of sea border talks
Naqoura (Reuters) – Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday held a second round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed sea border
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Egypt’s al-Sisi says freedom of expression ‘stops’ when it offends 1.5 bln Muslims
Cairo (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday freedom of expression should stop if it offends more than
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Khamenei opts to curb civil liberties over solving Iran’s many crises
Tehran (IranNewWire) – Unable to deal with Iran’s growing poverty, economic crisis, and the COVID-19 epidemic that has ravaged the
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