Global panel to review tanker detention by Iran
New Delhi, Sept 12 (PTI) Accepting India’s petition, International maritime body IOMOU is likely to form a panel this week to look into…
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IRGC official sees evacuation of camp Ashraf as Iraqis’ retaliation
TEHRAN, (Tasnim) – A top official with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said the attack on Camp Ashraf on September and…
US police brutally beat unarmed woman
Two police officers in the US state of Florida have been placed on leave after brutally smashing a woman’s face to the…
Syria army resumes mop-up operation in Maalula
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army continues its mop-up operations against the militants inside the historic Christian town of Maalula, a security source…
Survey: Troops oppose strikes on Syria by 3-1
TEHRAN (FNA)- To the list of skeptics who question the need for airstrikes against Syria, add an another unlikely group — many…
UN Syria report likely to come Monday
TEHRAN (FNA)- A report by United Nations inspectors probing a chemical weapons attack in Syria will “probably” be published on Monday, French…
Omani envoy urges implementation of joint agreements with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Omani Ambassador to Tehran Sheikh Yahya Abdullah Salim al-Fana al-Araimy called for the implementation of joint Iran-Oman agreements and further…
Bomb explosion kills 3 Iraqis in Kirkuk
At least three people, including a soldier, have been killed and 12 others wounded in a bomb blast in Iraq’s northern city…
Assad: Syria ceding chem arms due to Russia plan, not US threats
Syria’s decision to place its chemical weapons arsenal under international control was the result of Russia’s proposal rather than the threat of…
Peaceful solution, only way to settle Syria crisis- Iraqi diplomat
Isfahan, Sept 12, IRNA – The Syrian crisis should only be solved through a peaceful solution, a senior official at the Embassy…
Iranian, Dutch officials stress expansion of ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Dutch officials in a meeting in Tehran underlined the necessity for the further development of relations between the…
UN not to blame Syrian gov’t on chemical attack
TEHRAN (FNA)- UN-based diplomats said inspectors’ report will not blame the Syrian government for the August 21 chemical attack near Damascus. Under…
Russia optimistic for peace in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there is still a chance for peace in Syria and the world must not…
Mahmoud Abbas meets UK PM in London
Acting Palestinian Authority (PA) Chief Mahmoud Abbas has met British Prime Minister David Cameron in London to discuss the US-mediated talks between…
President Rouhani stresses significance of SCO summit
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President Hassan Rouhani who is in Bishkek to attend the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization emphasized the…
IWPF:The global alliance against attack on Syria
The Islamic World Peace Forum requests that anti-war NGOs take an active, judicious approach toward awareness and prevention of such threats and…
Japan anger over French Fukushima cartoons
TEHRAN (FNA)- Japan voiced anger over cartoons published in a French newspaper that took aim at the decision to award the 2020…
Pakistan to raise issue of US drone attacks at UN
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan plans to raise the issue of American drone attacks in its tribal regions at the United Nations, the Foreign…
Iranian first VP congratulates N. Korean, Senegalese prime ministers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri, in separate messages, congratulated North Korean Prime Minister Pak Pong Ju on the country’s National…
Iran says it will cooperate with U.N. nuclear watchdog
(Reuters) – Iran’s new envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday he would cooperate with it to “overcome existing issues…
Putin writes op-ed for NY Times, opposes Syria war
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Recent events surrounding Syria have prompted me to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders, Russian…
Iran Khodro introduces new CEO
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Hashem Yekkeh Zare’ has been appointed as the new CEO of Iran’s carmaker Iran Khodro Company (IKCO).…
India pondering Iran oil imports increase within UN sanctions
NEW DELHI, Sept 12 (KUNA) — In a bid to lower its surging import bills, India on Thursday said that it is…
Iran President meets Chinese counterpart in Bishkek
Bishkek, Sept 12, IRNA – Visiting President of Iran Hassan Rouhani met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in this Kyrgyz capital…
EU threatens Iran with tough diplomatic action
BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhuanet) — The European Union is threatening Iran with tough diplomatic action if it doesn’t cooperate with UN inspectors…
Baku falsely claims legendary Iranian poet born in Azerbaijan
Following a lengthy silence on criticisms over the destruction of Persian inscriptions at the tomb of famous Iranian poet Nezami Ganjavi, Baku…
45th Armenian Olympics start in Tehran
Tehran, Sept 12, IRNA – The 45th Armenian Olympics opened Wednesday evening at Ararat Club in the Iranian capital. The Armenian Orthodox…
Anti-Shia campaign by Algerian Salafis
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association)– According to IKNA the Algerian intelligence and security services announced that they have identified a Salafi group…
Terry Jones arrested before planned Quran burning
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The infamous Florida pastor, Terry Jones, was arrested right before he planned to burn 2,998 Qurans on the 12th…
Iran reopens film group in hint of moderate shift
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities say a prominent center for filmmakers and artists can reopen, more than 20 months after it…
Iraq officials say blasts at Shiite mosque kill 35
TEHRAN (FNA)- A suicide attacker staged a double bombing near a Shiite mosque in Northern Baghdad as worshippers were leaving after evening…
Ex-nuclear negotiator appointed to Iran security body
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed hardline former top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili Thursday to Iran’s top security council for three years, state television reported. Under…
UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs to visit Iran
Tehran, Sept 12, IRNA – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos will visit the Islamic…