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Australian bloggers held in Iran return home in possible swap
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Australian bloggers held in Iran return home in possible swap

An Australian travel-blogging couple held in Iran on spying charges have been freed and returned home, authorities said Saturday, in…
Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts in UAE and Egypt
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Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts in UAE and Egypt

Facebook announced on Thursday the removal of hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups split into two lists. The…
Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest
Middle East

Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest

CAIRO (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on lawmakers on Thursday to support him to reshuffle cabinet…
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
Middle East

US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The conflict between Iran and the U.S. that has created tensions throughout much of the Middle East…
Ahead of pilgrimage, Iran border crossing closed due to Iraq unrest
Middle East

Ahead of pilgrimage, Iran border crossing closed due to Iraq unrest

DUBAI (Reuters) – A border crossing between Iran and Iraq, which is due to be used by hundreds of thousands…
Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship
Middle East

Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the constitutional watchdog has ratified a bill granting citizenship to children of…
Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university
Middle East

Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian government says that nearly 1,800 ancient artifacts have arrived in Iran as part of…
Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA
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Iran sentences man to death for spying for the CIA

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian courts have sentenced one person to death for spying for the CIA and jailed two others…
Iran court sentences brother of president Rouhani to five years in prison: report
Middle East

Iran court sentences brother of president Rouhani to five years in prison: report

DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian court sentenced the brother of President Hassan Rouhani to five years in prison, a judiciary…
Yemen rebels free 290 detainees, reviving hopes for talks
Middle East

Yemen rebels free 290 detainees, reviving hopes for talks

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s rebels on Monday released scores of detainees they had rounded up and held for years…
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