Iran overturns execution verdict for convicts linked to November protests
Iran halts the executions of three young men linked to deadly November protests, sentences which had sparked widespread outrage, one of the accused's lawyers...
The China-Iran deal: Not about business but strategic communication
Hobbled by harsh US sanctions and a global economic downturn, Iran has discovered a new opportunity: hot air that carries messages to its opponents....
Erdogan’s dangerous populist gamble at home
On 10 July, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued an official decree which declared the iconic monument of Hagia Sophia, which is currently a...
Explosion hits Iran power plant days after nuclear plant scare
An explosion hit a power plant in the central province in Iran of Isfahan on Sunday, state news agency IRNA reported, saying it was...
G20 “crisis meeting” in Saudi Arabia as world economy burns
G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing...
In a first, opposition party stages ‘e-rebellion’ against Iran
With prominent supporters from Europe and the United States, an exiled Iranian opposition group on Friday held its annual conference online to press for...
Qatar wins against Saudi Arabia in legal battle again
The UN's top court on Tuesday backed Qatar in a bitter row with four Middle East nations that imposed an air blockade against Doha...
Iran manages to quell another protest, for now
Iran's police said Friday they forcefully dispersed a protest by a crowd chanting "norm-breaking" slogans in the southwest of the country over economic hardships. "Following...
US sanctioned “Mystery Oil Tanker” hijacked into Iran?
An oil tanker sought by the US over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United...
US asks Israel to keep Palestine intact: will annexation plan be called off?
The United States has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep alive the prospect of a Palestinian state as he considers West Bank...
UN says Iran must overturn three death sentences
A group of UN rights experts called Thursday on Iran to overturn death sentences imposed on three people for participating in protests, after they...
New virus lockdown adds to burden for Palestinians
For Palestinians already hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic, a new round of restrictions has added to their woes as infections in the occupied...