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Australian bloggers held in Iran return home in possible swap
Middle East
October 5, 2019
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
Technology
October 4, 2019
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
October 4, 2019
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
October 4, 2019
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
October 3, 2019
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
October 3, 2019
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
October 2, 2019
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
Middle East
October 1, 2019
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
October 1, 2019
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
September 30, 2019
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…