UN arms trade pact passes over objections by Iran, Syria
The first international treaty regulating the $70 billion global arms trade was approved today in a lopsided vote at the United Nations…
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Report: Iran, Syria, China worst for online spying
The Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says China, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, and Vietnam are the world’s worst offenders in terms…
Israeli drone downed near Syrian border with Lebanon
An Israeli drone has been downed near the Syrian border with Lebanon, the Mayadeen TV station reported Wednesday. Syrian forces allegedly shot…
Iraq greenlights gas pipeline deal with Iran, Syria
BAGHDAD: Iraq on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for a framework agreement to be signed for the construction of pipelines through Iraqi territory that would…
HSBC bans Syrian, Sudanese and Iranian nationals
Dubai: HSBC is closing the accounts of Middle Eastern customers not only from Syria, but also from Sudan, Iran and other countries…
Iran sends Syria 100,000 tonnes of flour: PM
AMMAN: Syria said it received 100,000 tonnes of flour from its main ally Iran as a 22-month uprising causes increasingly acute food shortages across the…
No Iranian, Syrian weapons needed to counterattack Israel: Hezbollah
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has refused to comment on a Bulgarian report that said members of the Lebanese militant group carried out an…
Iran, Hezbollah try to build militias in Syria: report
WASHINGTON: Iran and its Lebanese-based ally, Hezbollah, are trying to build a network of militias inside Syria to protect their interests there in case President Bashar al-Assad falls, The…
A tale of Iran, Syria and a busy oil tanker
Although sanctions have forced Iran to cut back dramatically on its shipping traffic, some Iranian-linked vessels continue to slip through the net. For a…
Hamas maintains ties with Iran, despite difference over Syria
The positive outcomes of the Arab uprisings far outweighed the negatives for Gaza’s ruling Islamists, Hamas. The revolts led to the rise…
Iran, Syria, Israel don’t want Kurdish solution, claims Kurdish MP
Noting that Ankara’s neighbors don’t want to see a strong Turkey, Kurdish MP Ahmet Türk names Iran, Syria and Israel as countries which…
Former US commander warns of Iran attack risks
Admiral William Fallon says US-led military op could put Iranian nuclear program back several years, notes Israel less capable of strike and may face…
U.S. officials claim Iran spying on Israel through intelligence stations in Syria
A joint report by the U.S. Congress and the Defense Department reveals that Iran has two signals intelligence stations in Syria to…
Syria overshadows Iran charm offensive in Egypt
(Reuters) – Shi’ite Iran, increasingly isolated over its nuclear programme, tried to improve ties with Egypt on Thursday, playing down differences over Syria and seeking to reduce…
Syria and Hezbollah won’t join the fight if Israel strikes Iran, Israeli report claims
Foreign Ministry says Assad can’t help Tehran for fear of losing power, Israel would launch massive ground operation in Lebanon if attacked The…
Iran backs Syria against U.S.: official
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the Islamic republic supports the…
U.N. condemns rights abuses in Iran, North Korea and Syria
(Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly condemned North Korea, Iran and Syria on Thursday for widespread human rights abuses and all three countries rejected…
Iran shipping signals conceal Syria ship movements
(Reuters) – Iranian oil tankers are sending incorrect satellite signals that confuse global tracking systems and appear to conceal voyages made by…
Leon Panetta and Israeli Counterpart Ehud Barak Talk Afghanistan, Iran, Syria … and Friendship
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak addressed questions about Afghanistan, the Iron Dome missile defense…
Iran sends message on Gaza, Syria
By AL Monitor Iran sent a message last week to the West, the West’s Sunni allies and Israel that it will challenge any…
U.N. committee condemns Syria, Iran for rampant rights abuses
By Reuters (Reuters) – A U.N. General Assembly committee on Tuesday condemned Syria and Iran for widespread human rights abuses, but both Damascus and Tehran dismissed…
HP denies Syria, Iran spy tech claims
By The Register HP has been forced to deny that it broke strict export sanctions by selling technology to Syria and Iran,…
Iran parliament speaker in bid for Syria ‘solution’
By AFP TEHRAN: Iran’s influential parliament speaker Ali Larijani headed to Damascus on Friday for talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on what he said was a bid…
Iran’s Parliament Speaker arrives in Syria for talks
By Zee News Damascus: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday for a brief visit…
Iran starts building gas pipeline to Syria
By Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian semi-official news agency says the country has started building a $10 billion natural…
Iran, Syria, China: Obama faces foreign policy challenges
By Business Recorder US President Barack Obama has barely won re-election and is already making waves with his first trip abroad after…
No Assad means no Obama-Iran ‘grand bargain’
By Arutz Sheva Israel can paralyze the long arm of nuclear Iran in Syria and southern Lebanon if it takes advantage of…
Iran seeks Turkey’s help for release of hostages in Syria
By Todays Zaman An Iranian delegation including members of the country’s parliament will pay a visit to Ankara in upcoming days in…