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Russia, Iran lift legal barriers on $5-bln State loans

Russia and Iran have removed legal hurdles on on a State loan. According to a latest preliminary acc...

Apr 18, 2016 09:41 AM EDT

EU and Iran Gains Better Relations

The European Union (EU) has been reaching great heights in its most recent dealings with Iran talkin...

Apr 18, 2016 05:30 AM EDT

EU Extends Assets and Travel Ban Sanctions to Iranian Individuals

The European Union has extended the ban for 82 individuals accused of violating human rights. The EU...

Apr 13, 2016 01:58 AM EDT

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr's death execution: An uproar uprising against Saudi Arabia; Did Canadian diplomats overlook the case?

An uproar happened in the Saudi embassy in Tehran as a result of the death execution of Shia cleric ...

Jan 06, 2016 09:49 PM EST

Oil Prices Volatile Following Saudi Arabia-Iran Spat

Saudi Arabi has just cut its diplomatic ties with Iran causing the oil prices to go on a roller-coas...

Jan 05, 2016 07:18 AM EST

Russia sees chance of deal at nuclear talks with Iran

A senior Russian diplomat expressed optimism on Wednesday that a deal could be reached this month be...

Nov 12, 2014 08:48 AM EST

Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women

Weddings in Iran have long been an over-the-top affair with families spending thousands of dollars t...

Oct 22, 2014 07:09 AM EDT

Senior police officers among seven dead in Iran plane crash: IRNA

An Iranian police plane crashed late on Saturday killing four high-ranking officers investigating th...

Oct 13, 2014 06:51 AM EDT

Iran's Rouhani says U.S. ties do not have to be hostile forever

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that his country's ties with the United States do not...

Sep 28, 2014 01:07 AM EDT

Minds focused by IS, Saudis and Iranians think about making up

For decades the opposing poles of Middle East power politics, Saudi Arabia and Iran may be driven to...

Sep 22, 2014 09:33 AM EDT

Plane from Afghanistan landed in Iran over flight plan issue: U.S.

A charter aircraft flying from the U.S. airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan to Dubai was re-routed to B...

Sep 05, 2014 10:48 PM EDT