Latest in Tag: iran Highlight
Latest in Tag: iran
Iran sends monkey into space
Iran’s space programme deeply unsettles western nations, which fear it could be used to develop ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads they suspect are being developed in secret.
Egypt files complaint against The Times
The Times has yet to respond to the allegations
Ahmadinejad: Iran must alter strategy to counter sanctions
Estimated at around $5 bn per month according to experts, the loss in oil revenues has led to a contraction of the 2013/2014 budget being prepared by the government, according to some MPs.
Iran denies Al-Quds leader visits Egypt
An article recently published by UK paper The Times alleged Iran and Egypt held secret talks, Iranian official denies the report
Ahwaz: Iranian racial oppression opposed in Egypt
Iranian regime continues its severe discrimination against people of Ahwaz, preventing them from employment and from benefiting from the local natural resources
Presidency responds to “fabricated news story”
Presidency denies claims made by a British newspaper and says Iranian spy chief was never in Egypt
48 Iranians freed by Syria rebels in prisoner swap
Syrian rebels on Wednesday freed 48 Iranians they had been holding for months in a swap for 2,130 prisoners
Badie, Ahmedinejad and Carlos Latuff ‘anti-Semites of the year’
The Simon Weisenhall Centre is a pro-Jewish rights group that ranks the Muslim Brotherhood as the most dangerous anti-Semitic organisation in the world
Iran FM to visit Cairo for talks on ties, Syria
Salehi will meet with his counterpart Mohammed Kamel Amr and President Mohamed Morsy during his two-day visit which begins on 9 January
Obama signs law against Iran’s influence in Latin America
Washington has repeatedly stated it is closely monitoring Tehran’s activities in Latin America
Gulf states lash out at Iran, urge rapid Syria transition
By Assaad Abboud Manama (AFP) – The six Gulf states sharpened their tone against their Shi’a neighbour Iran on Tuesday, demanding an immediate halt to its “interference” in their internal affairs while urging a rapid political transition in its ally Syria. Concluding a two-day summit in Manama, the Gulf Cooperation Council …
Iran warships dock in Sudan
Khartoum said it was a “normal” port call but Israeli officials have expressed concern about arms smuggling
Middle East and the global chess game
The aftermath of the Arab Spring has not ceased. It is not clear what the region will settle for or how long this process will take. Many academic scholars prior to the outbreak of the Arab Spring questioned if there was a “democratic transition” at all. They assumed that these “survivalist” regimes were in a …
Opening up to Islamists
The Arab Spring is undisputedly turning into an Islamist one. This has divided the world over how to deal with it. The realism school of Henry Kissinger supports opening up to Islamists, the same way Kissinger reached out to Communist China in the 1970s. The Chinese turned out to be more pragmatic than Communist, and …
Review: Commentators still busy with Morsy’s new declaration
Columnists are still debating the newly-announced constitutional declaration, with at least one writer labelling President Mohamed Morsy’s announcement delusional. Dismissing the illusions Amr Hamzawy Al-Watan Newspaper Hamzawy offers President Morsy some advice. He advises him that the current crisis over his “tyrannical” declaration will not be resolved by him issuing a simple explanation. …
Iran sent military aid to Hamas, says parliament speaker
The Fajr 5 missiles launched at Tel Aviv “have not been delivered from Iran, but their technology has.”
Iran shrugs off UN nuclear chief’s ‘worrying’ comments
The IAEA and Iran have agreed to hold another round of talks on 13 December in Tehran
Iran warns against arming Syrian rebels
Russia has warned that providing the coalition with weapons would be a “gross violation” of international law
Iran launches air drill as ‘warning’ to enemies
Iran frequently conducts missile tests and manoeuvres to underline its military muscle should it come under external threat
IAEA says Iran clean-up of Parchin site ‘ongoing’
The IAEA wants Iran to grant access to Parchin, which it visited twice in 2005 but wants to examine again
Iranians burn US flags to mark embassy seizure
The demonstrators also chanted anti-British and anti-Israeli slogans, and burnt Israeli flags
Netanyahu in France to discuss Iran with Hollande
Iran denies Israeli and Western suspicions that its nuclear programme is a front for a drive for a weapons capability
Iran naval visit reflects strong ties, says Sudan military
Sudan’s links to Iran have come under scrutiny after Khartoum accused Israel of sending four radar-evading aircraft to strike the Yarmouk military factory in the heart of the capital
Iran says could host inter-Syrian dialogue
Russia and Iran advocate a political solution and dialogue between the government and opposition groups to end the Syrian crisis.
Troops, gunmen exchange fire in Beirut as tensions rise
Lebanon has been on edge since Friday, when police intelligence chief General Wissam Al-Hassan died in a Beirut car bombing.
Egypt and Iran to foster trade ties
The Iranian official said exchanging agricultural products will be the start of improved relations between Iran and Egypt.
Saudi coastguard capture 15 Iranians
Relations between Tehran and Riyadh have been tense for years over many political and security issues, including Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, which scares its Arab neighbours across the Gulf waters.
Foreign ministry demands answers to Egyptian deaths in Syria
UN special envoy for Syria visits Cairo.
Israel sets January date for early elections
The dissolution of the Knesset was approved by 100 votes to none.
EU tightens financial noose on Iran with new sanctions
Under the package, the EU bans all transactions between European and Iranian banks unless authorised in advance by national authorities.