14 Iranian fishermen freed after 8 years in Somalia
As many as 14 Iranian fishermen have been freed through diplomatic efforts of the foreign ministry after being held in Somalia for…
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Four imprisoned Iranians in India return home
India has released four Iranians imprisoned in the country, according to Iran’s envoy to the country Ali Chegini. Four Iranian detainees were…
UAE officially apologized to Iran for killing fishermen, chief of border police says
Radio Farda – The chief of Iran’s Border Police, Brigadier-General Ahmad-Ali Goudarzi, said the United Arab Emirates has officially apologized to Iran…
Iranian fishermen not harmed in Saudi coast guards’ shooting
MNA – Iranian fishermen were not harmed after Saudi coastguard officers opened fire on Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf, according…
IRGC navy urges Iranian fishermen not to respond to foreign vessels
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy called on Iranian fishermen not to respond to foreign warships passing through the…
Saudi Arabia frees 19 Iranian fishermen
Tasnim – Saudi Arabia has released 19 Iranian fishermen detained 10 months ago, an Iranian official said. Head of the Iranian Foreign…
Iranian fishermen feel waves of tension from US
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: As waves hit the coast of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran every evening, dozens of fishermen sit together…
Iran’s fish production at 1.2 million tons per annum
MNA – Currently, Iran grows and produces 1.2 million fish and shrimp per year, Nabiollah Khoun Mirzaei, a deputy minister of agriculture…
Iranian fishermen rescued at Sea of Oman ‘safe and sound’
IRNA – Four men, who hadn’t returned to their departure port, have been found near the Chabahar Port at the Sea of…
Photos: Fishing season begins in northern Iran
Mizan | Mehdi Mohebbi Pour: The fishing season has begun in northern Iran as pelicans are catching fish along with fishermen. The…
FM spox: Foreign Ministry to dig into UAE police attack on Iranian fisherman
MNA – FM spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said Sat. that the Foreign Ministry is looking into the case of an Iranian fishing boat…
Iranian fisheries organization says no license issued to Chinese fishermen
Tasnim – The deputy head of the Iranian Fisheries Organization rejected as untrue claims that the organization has issued licenses to Chinese…
Saudi Arabia frees 3 Iranian fishermen detained last year – Tehran
RT – Saudi Arabia has freed three Iranian fishermen detained by the kingdom’s coastguard last year, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported…
18 Iranian fishermen still in chain by terrorists in Somalia
MNA – Since four years ago, a host of Iranian fishermen have been held in captivity by pirates and terrorists in Somlia.…
Iran releases details of complex operation to free fishermen held by pirates
IFP – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has shed some light on a covert operation in Somalia that recently led to the release of…
4 Iranian fishermen taken captive by pirates near Somalia released
IFP- Four Iranian fishermen taken captive by pirates in international waters near Somalia have been released by Iran’s intelligence forces. Iranian intelligence…
Saudi releases Iranian fishermen after nine months
Press TV – Saudi Arabia has freed two Iranian fishermen detained by the kingdom’s coast guards last year, the head of the…
Iran asks Turkmenistan for ‘immediate’ explanation over killing of fishermen
Press TV- Iran has asked for “immediate” explanation from Turkmenistan after the Central Asian country’s border guards opened fire on four Iranian fishermen…
Turkmen border guards shoot at Iranian hunters
IRNA – The border guards of Turkmenistan shot at four Iranian hunters who were hunting at border line, Governor of Bandar Turkaman…
Saudi Arabia frees nine Iranian fisherman detained two years ago: Iran
Reuters– Saudi Arabia has freed nine Iranian fishermen detained two years ago, Iranian state TV said on Thursday but a tenth fisherman…
Turkmenistan releases 3 Iranian fishermen: Source
IRNA – Three Iranian fishermen detained by Turkmenistan has been released, an informed source told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on…
Tehran condemns Somalian coast guards’ killing of Iranian sailor in Indian Ocean
FNA- Iran’s foreign ministry condemned Somalian coastal guards’ shooting and killing of the captain of an Iranian fishing ship in the Indian…
Arrest of Iranian fishermen by Somalia illegal
IRNA – Deputy Governor General of Sistan and Balochestan province for security and disciplinary affairs said on Tuesday that arrest of Konarak…
Iran calls on S Arabia to free 3 detained fishermen
MNA– Iran’s Interior Ministry has called on Saudi Arabia to immediately release the three detained Iranian fishermen and pay compensations for their…
Iranian official denies Saudi claim it arrested Iranian military forces
Reuters – An Iranian ministry of interior official said on Monday that Saudi Arabia’s claim that it had detained three members of…
Number of Iranian fishing boats driven toward KSA unknown
IRNA – An informed source said that the number of boats driven by sea waves toward Saudi Arabia is unknown, adding one…
Saudi coastguard kills Iranian fisherman in Persian Gulf
Press TV – Saudi Arabia’s coastguard has killed an Iranian fisherman in the waters south of Iran, a senior border official of…
Tehran voices regrets over death of Iranian fisherman by Saudi coastguard
Press TV – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has voiced its deepest regrets over the “bitter incident” in which Saudi Arabian coastguards killed…
Case of Iranian fishermen imprisoned by Somali pirates being worked on
IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman said the case of the Iranian fishermen still held captive by the Somali pirates is being investigated…
Stranded Iranian fishermen rescued in Indian Ocean
Press TV – Six Iranian fishermen stranded in the Indian Ocean have been rescued by Kenyan maritime police after three months. The…
Iran seeks clarity about arrest of Iranian nationals in Kuwait
Tehran, Aug 16, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday that Tehran sought clarity from the Kuwaiti government about…
Kuwait coast guard detains 10 Iranians on charge of ‘infiltration’
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry says the country’s coast guard has arrested 10 Iranians accused of trying to “infiltrate into the country.” In a…
India releases 11 Iranian fishermen
India has released 11 crew members of an Iranian fishing boat, detained last July, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific…