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The Covid-19 pandemic has weakened the anti-government protests this year but activists are determined to mark the first anniversary of their movement.
Bahraini authorities say that they foiled a plot by Iran-backed militants to attack diplomats and foreigners earlier this year amid heightened tensions in the Gulf.
How Iran transformed post-war Iraq ties
In the 17 years since the US-led invasion of Iraq, Iran's ancient allies have cycled through Iraq's corridors of power.
US sanctions 'ruining lives', Iran tells UN court
Iran has urged the ICJ to hear its bid to overturn US nuclear sanctions.
Iran warns US against 'strategic mistake' after Trump threat
"We hope that they do not make a new strategic mistake and certainly in the case of any strategic mistake, they will witness Iran's decisive ...
Trump vows '1,000 times greater' response to Iran attack
US President Donald Trump vowed that any planned attack by Iran in response to the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani will be met with greater retaliation.
US, Iran battle over sanctions at ICJ court
The US and Iran will face off at the UN's top court on Monday in the latest round of a battle over sanctions on Tehran reimposed by President ...
Turkey 'will not deport' Iranian anti-hijab activist: officials
Reports claimed the Turkish government promised it will not deport Shariatmadari, and that her detention was simply due to problems with her ...
Iranian TV: British-Iranian dual national faces new charge
Dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is facing a new charge after years in prison.
Azmi Bishara: UAE-Israel deal part of joint regional strategy
Prominent Arab thinker and academic Dr. Azmi Bishara discussed the far reaching consequences of the Israel-UAE normalisation in an exclusive ...
UAE deal puts Israel's economic reach on Iran's doorstep
The controversial normalisation deal could pave the way for direct economic engagement between Israeli and UAE-based Iranian business ...
Azmi Bishara: UAE-Israel deal part of joint regional strategy
Prominent Arab thinker and academic Dr. Azmi Bishara discussed the far reaching consequences of the Israel-UAE normalisation in an exclusive ...
The story behind Britain's $26 million Iranian coup plot
An interview with a British spy involved in the 1953 coup has been unearthed as Iran marks the 67th anniversary of the overthrow of Mohammad ...
US revises UN resolution to extend Iran arms embargo
The resolution's new draft states that the arms embargo on Iran will continue 'until the Security Council decides otherwise'.
Iran abducted exiled opponent while in Dubai, family says
Jamshid Sharmahd, a member of a militant Iranian opposition group, appears to have been taken from Dubai to Oman and then onwards to ...
Iran announces arrest of US-based 'terrorist group' leader
Iran said it has detained Jamshid Sharmahd, the leader of a US-based Iranian monarchist group, accusing him of planning a deadly 2008 bombing in Shiraz
Iran protests US jet approach at UN
Protests have been lodged with the International Civil Aviation Organization - a UN agency - and the Swiss embassy in Tehran that handles US ...
Lebanon: Adrift in stormy seas
Comment: With its currency in free-fall, half the population plunged into poverty, and IMF talks in disarray, Lebanon appears to be lurching ...
Syria's predictable faux election still had a few surprises
Syria's parliamentary elections resulted in another predictably huge win for the ruling Baath Party, but there were still some insights into the ...
Israel's latest spy drama 'Tehran' explores nuclear tensions
The conservative press in Iran -- a country which strongly denies that its nuclear programme is for anything other than civilian use -- has ...
Iran reveals a familiar looking new 'all-indigenous' fighter jet
Iran has unveiled a new jet fighter, which seems based on a very familiar design.
Saudi 'forced' 3 Iranian boats to leave waters
Saudi state media said it forced Iranian ships to retreat from its waters.
Iran arrests charity workers for 'highlighting country's problems': report
An Iranian newspaper has claimed the arrest of three members of a student charity is due to the group 'portraying the justice and human ...
Iran ends state-backed contraception in bid to boost population
Iran's government will no longer provide contraception or vasectomies, in a bid to force citizens to have more children and combat falling birth ...
Iran's Quds Day propaganda has backfired, with Tehran's role in the Syria war brought to task.
The US and Iran continue to trade barbs over tensions in the Gulf.
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