TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian foreign ministry spokeswoman expressed concern over the mass death sentences handed down to the members of Muslim Brotherhood party by Egyptian courts. Marziyeh Afkham on Sunday described the move as worrying, and said it runs counter to Egypts ancient civilization and culture, which historically fostered tolerance. She ...

A senior Iranian cleric has denounced life sentences for nearly 700 people in Egypt, saying such measures would make it easier for the Israeli regime to commit atrocities against Palestinians. Speaking in the holy city of Qom on Wednesday, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi slammed an Egyptian courts decision to execute 683 members of the Muslim ...

Iran on Tuesday warned that the 683 death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court to suspected Islamists could add to a deteriorating situation in the country. The verdicts passed on Monday in Cairo amid a crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohammad Mursi were condemned by the United States and the United Nations. In remarks ...