Tag: Iran
Iran to combat terrorism in Iraq – Rouhani
Predominantly Shiite Muslim Iran will combat the “violence and terrorism” of Sunni extremists who have launched an anti-government offensive in…
38 killed in battles with gunmen
Thirty-eight people were killed and 15 others injured in fierce battles on Sunday in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the…
Iran announces nuclear talks with US, Russia
Iran will hold two days of nuclear talks with the United States starting Monday, and then conduct two further days…
7 Days To World Cup: Bosnia, Iran Top Eagles In FIFA Ranking
Sunday Akintoye Nigeria’s Super Eagles face a tough task qualifying from Group F of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in…
Iran executes man despite international pressure
Iran on Sunday hanged a man said to be affiliated to an exiled opposition group, state media reported, despite international…
Iran president veto plan to ban WhatsApp
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging…
Israel slams Iran nuclear deal
Israel said Sunday that a nuclear deal struck Sunday between Iran and world powers in Geneva was “bad” as Tehran…
Iran, world powers agree nuclear deal
GENEVA (AFP) – World powers Sunday agreed a landmark deal with Iran halting parts of its nuclear programme in what…
Argentines To Run The Rule Against Eaglets
Referee Nestor Pitana from an area of early Roman Catholic missionary called Corpus-Misiones in Argentina would be the umpire when …
Shoe thrown at Iran leader’s motorcade after Obama talk
TEHRAN(AFP) – A shoe was thrown at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s motorcade Saturday as he arrived home to a mixed…
Iran threatens America over Syria
A top Iranian military chief warned on Sunday that the US will face “harsh consequences” if it intervenes in ally…
Rowhani takes over in Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran’s new president, Hassan Rowhani, vowed after assuming office Saturday to work to lift the international sanctions…
Iran elects Rowhani as Ahmadinejad’s successor
Hassan Rowhani’s election as Iran’s new president, backed by both moderates and reformists, gives a shot in the arm to…
Iran’s Ahmadinejad unhurt in helicopter ‘accident’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the northeast on Sunday after an unspecified “accident,”…
Iran Offers Syria $4bn Credit Line
Iran has opened two lines of credit totalling $4 billion to Damascus and expects to open up a third to…
Jonathan goes to Islamabad for D8 summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Tuesday night for a three-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan to attend the summit…
Nuclear weapon: Iran ready, says IAEA
VIENNA, (AFP) Iran is ready to boost significantly output at its most controversial nuclear plant, a new UN nuclear agency…
Iran’s currency plunges 17 per cent in one day
TEHRAN(AFP)Iran’s currency plummeted at least 17 percent in trading on Monday, according to media and an online exchange website, severely…
Iran expects war with Israel, says Guards chief
An Israeli war on Iran “will eventually happen,” but the Jewish state will be destroyed as a result, the head…
Canada cuts ties with Tehran
Canada has closed its Tehran embassy and ordered Iranian diplomats expelled, in a damning severance of ties in which it…
VP Sambo in Tehran for NAM summit
Vice President Namadi Sambo arrived in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday night for the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).…
Ahmadinejad: Israel a cancerous tumour
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told demonstrators holding an annual protest against the existence of the Jewish state that Israel…
Iran condemns bankers to death over fraud
While Nigeria sentenced a high profile bank official for six months over massive fraud, an Iranian court in Tehran court…
Iran threatens to close oil export channel
Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the oil-rich Gulf only if its crude revenues…
Iran rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Iran has called on its people to stage rallies after this week’s Friday prayers to protest against what it described…
Iran clones America’s drone
An Iranian military commander today said the Islamic republic is building a copy of a US spy drone captured in…
Saudi pledges to tame soaring oil prices
Oil prices, on the upswing in recent times, because of supply disruptions over Iranian crisi, may be tempered with the…
West’s showdown with Iran shoots up oil prices
Western world’s showdown with Iran over its nuclear programme is creating an unintended effect: jacking up world oil prices. According…
Angola’s oil coy pulls out of Iran, Plans Refinery
Angola’s state oil company Sonangol announced Friday it is withdrawing from a natural gas project in Iran because of international…
Oil prices hit 8-month high
Brent crude hit an eight-month high in Asian trade Monday after Iran halted its oil sales to France and Britain…