TEHRAN, May 30 -The United States has imposed sanctions on six Iranians and two Iran-based entities, including Evin Prison and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) over what it called “human rights abuses.”
TEHRAN, May 29 -EDL leader-turned independent journalist Tommy Robinson was jailed for 13 months for contempt of court. Leeds Crown Court blocked the media from publishing anything about Robinson’s imprisonment via reporting restrictions.
TEHRAN, May 29 -EU President Jean-Claude Juncker said Italy’s fate is not “in the hands of financial markets,” apparently replying to earlier comments by EU’s budget chief who said finance turmoil would teach Italians not to vote for “populists.”
TEHRAN, May 29 -Qatar’s new ban on Arab products signals that the year-long Saudi-led blockade aimed at keeping Doha in Riyadh’s economic and political orbit has likely backfired, an analyst told RT.
TEHRAN, May 29 -China has expressed surprise at a new statement from the United States indicating that Washington will go on with imposing trade restrictions on China despite a general consensus reached between the two countries earlier this month.
TEHRAN, May 29 -Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron over his support for a weekly magazine which recently described the Turkish leader as a “Dictator.”
TEHRAN, May 29 -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have underlined the importance of Syria’s sovereignty and achievements gained in the Astana peace negotiations for a political solution in war-torn Syria.
TEHRAN, May 29 - The head of Euroskeptic Lega Nord says the appointment of Carlo Cottarelli, a former senior director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as interim prime minister shows that Italy’s president is "with the bankers" not the people.
TEHRAN, May 29 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi-Fard as the new commander of Iranian Army's Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Russian authorities have asked Apple to help the country’s telecommunication regulator Roskomnadzor block the popular messaging application Telegram.
TEHRAN, May 28 - The UK has once again been accused of illegal treatment of immigrants after an investigation found that asylum seekers are continuing to be held in detention centers despite courts ordering their release.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Britain must be "fully out" of the EU customs union after Brexit in order to be a global trading nation, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Monday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May.
TEHRAN, May 28 - French Total will buy a 10-percent stake in Russian Novatek’s LNG-2 project in the Arctic, Novatek’s chief, Leonid Mikhelson, said, as quoted by Reuters.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Poland is reportedly willing to pay $2bn for permanent presence of US troops in the country. Moscow called the initiative “dangerous”, saying it won’t benefit European security.
TEHRAN, May 28 - A Qatari sport and entertainment network has called on FIFA to take legal action against what it claims are pirate broadcasters in Saudi Arabia ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Foreign ministers of the European Union have agreed to act swiftly to impose a new series of sanctions on Venezuelan officials involved in the re-election of President Nicolas Madurso.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Pakistan's military Monday took the unprecedented step of preventing a former spy chief from leaving the country, after he ignited a storm by co-authoring a book that touches on Pakistan's alleged roles in Afghanistan and Kashmir.
TEHRAN, May 28 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed reports by some media outlets about the Islamic Republic holding "indirect negotiations" with the Israeli regime over the Syrian conflict, saying such claims are aimed at distracting public opinion from Israeli atrocities.
TEHRAN, May 28 - A young Palestinian man has lost his life and another sustained injuries after Israeli artillery units struck the southern part of the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its acts of aggression against the besieged Palestinian coastal sliver.
TEHRAN, May 28 - A Brazilian truckers association behind a week-long nationwide fuel-price protest that paralyzed key sectors of Latin America's biggest economy told drivers to get back to work on Monday after the government caved in to their demands.