Zarif: Certain regional states likely to increase arms purchase
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that crisis in the region may bring about an increase in arms purchase by…
Tag Archives: Kenya
US immigration officers brutally beat Kenyan man
Press TV- An imprisoned Kenyan student has eventually been granted a trial against two US immigration officers, after newly released footage shows the…
Two Iranian lawyers released in Kenya following talks with officials: Deputy FM
Press TV- An Iranian deputy foreign minister says two Iranian lawmakers arrested in Kenya last month have been released. Hassan Qashqavi,…
Iran begins LNG exports to Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa
Iran has started exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, an official announced. Esmaeel Hasham Firouz, the…
6 Air France passengers questioned over device
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The latest developments on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that was diverted to Kenya after…
Iranian MPs approve bills on cooperation with 5 countries
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian lawmakers approved six bills and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation with Kuwait, Turkey, Kenya, Vietnam and Uganda. The…
Deputy FM: Iran hopeful about release of nationals jailed in Kenya
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian deputy foreign minister said Tehran is making efforts to help release the two nationals imprisoned in Kenya…
Zarif meets Iranian businessmen in Kenya
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister met with Iranian tradesmen of Kenya. Javad Zarif, on his tour to Africa, met…
Zarif arrives in Kenya
Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Monday morning for an African…
Senior MP warns against global threat of terrorism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi in a meeting with his Kenyan counterpart…
Delegations from Kenya, Nigeria, Hungary to visit Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s speaker on International Affairs said three parliamentary delegations from Kenya, Nigerai and Hungray were scheduled to…
Iran’s Zarif urges closer ties with African countries
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has underscored the need to forge closer ties between the Islamic Republic and African countries. “We…
FM: Kenya supports Iran’s right to use peaceful N. technology
TEHRAN (FNA)- Kenyan Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed reiterated his country’s full support for Iran’s nuclear rights. “Kenya supports Iran’s inalienable right in…
Iran-Kenya joint economic commission kicks off in Tehran
Tehran, August 18, IRNA – 6th Iran-Kenya Joint Economic Commission meeting kicked off in Tehran Monday. The joint commission opened at expert…
Iran, Kenya underline broadening of bilateral ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in a meeting in…
Iran’s deputy FM to visit Kenya Thursday
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Acting Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi is scheduled to leave Tehran for Kenya tomorrow to take part in the…
Somali pirates threaten to kill Iranian hostage today
Somali pirates holding Iranian sailor Shahryar Ali Abadi hostage since 2010 have threatened to kill him today, 10 December, unless they receive…
AU gives ICC ultimatum to halt Kenya president case
The African Union (AU) has given the International Criminal Court (ICC) ultimatum to halt the case of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who…
Kenya launches probe into Nairobi mall attack
Kenyan officials say the government has launched an investigation into a four-day siege at a partly Israeli-owned shopping mall in Nairobi that…
Al-Shabab claims almost 140 killed at Kenya’s Westgate siege
Al-Shabab fighters in Kenya claim some 140 hostages have been killed during the siege of the Westgate shopping mall, in the Kenyan…
Somalia will ‘finish’ al-Shabab, PM says
The Somali prime minister has vowed to “finish” al-Shabab, which carried out a lethal attack against a shopping mall in Kenya. “We…
Kenyan president Kenyatta says Nairobi mall siege over
Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta announces the end of the Nairobi mall standoff after six attackers were killed and 11 others arrested by…
Americans involved in Kenya deadly attack: CNN
Three of the gunmen behind a deadly attack on a shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya, are from the United States, sources within…
Al-Shabab fighters say still holding hostages in Kenya mall
Al-Shabab fighters say they are still holding out at a Nairobi shopping mall, denying that Kenyan security forces have taken over and…
Kenya mall attack: Officials say all hostages free
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Kenyan authorities are searching the Westgate mall in Nairobi for militants from the Shabab. Civilian death toll is lowered…
Kenyan military says ‘most’ hostages rescued
The Kenyan military says it has rescued “most” of the hostages who were held captive by Somalia’s al-Shabab fighters inside a partly…
Heavy gunfire, blasts inside Nairobi mall as Kenya forces being final assault
Heavy gunfire and explosions have been heard from Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall as Kenya’s security forces launch a ‘final assault’ against Somali…
Hostages held in Nairobi mall, operation continues
Kenyan security officials say gunmen are still holding hostages inside a shopping mall in Nairobi where they have already killed dozens of…
Al-Shabab claims Nairobi attack, warns Kenyan troops to leave Somalia
Somalia’s al-Shabab fighters have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s deadly attack in a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, warning the Kenyan…
Iran censures Kenyan court ruling on two Iranian nationals
Iran has criticized a Kenyan court for handing down life sentences to two Iranian nationals over unfounded charges, calling for a “serious…
Iranians jailed for life in Kenya over terror charges
Two Iranians have been sentenced to life in prison by a Kenyan court on terrorism-related charges. Ahmad Mohammed and Sayed Mousavi were…
Judiciary chief: US rights report aims to pressure Iran
Iran news headlines on Thursday include Iran’s Judiciary Chief calling US human rights report as a kind of pressure on Tehran; Iran’s intelligence minister warning…
Kenya reportedly accuses 2 Iranians of terror plot
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court has allegedly found two Iranian nationals guilty of planning to attack Western targets in Kenya.…
Media hype against Iran, this time in Kenya
In an effort to start a media hype against Iran after Moscow talks between Iran and the six world powers, foreign news…