Iran
March 21, 2013
An agreement involving the GCC countries and Iran which would help control mobile services spillover has been reached, it was announced on Wednesday.
March 20, 2013
Bank Mellat is appealing to the Supreme Court against sanctions imposed over nuclear links.
March 17, 2013
On the 10-year anniversary of the iraq war and the US's invasion leading to occupation, we take a look at the political and economic costs to both sides of the 'mess' that is arguably Iraq today.
March 14, 2013
The Persian state trials short-range missiles, including the kind used in Gaza by Hamas.
The US and EU have imposed tough trade restrictions on Tehran but the state may get its hands on US origin wheat.
March 13, 2013
Refineries in India are looking to other OPEC suppliers to move from Iranian crude oil, suggesting sanctions are working, a market analyst said.
Iran has reportedly blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites.
March 12, 2013
Iranian media announced Monday that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived on the border to launch the construction of a bilateral gas pipeline, despite strong US opposition.
March 11, 2013
Six years after he first disappeared, Robert Levinson is still missing in the Persian state.
March 10, 2013
A blast in the south of the country injures a number of bystanders and damages several cars.
Iran is set to lose one of its biggest buyers as India announced Friday that its insurers will no longer cover refineries importing crude oil from the country.
March 5, 2013
Tourists from the Persian state will be allowed to visit Egypt after diplomatic breakthrough.
March 4, 2013
A new pipeline that bypasses the key oil trading route of the Strait of Hormuz is still operating at a limited capacity, according to sources.
The US media has warned that the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline might lead to sanctions against Islamabad, although the State Department says sanctions will only become effective if Pakistan finalises the deal.
March 3, 2013
An Iranian-Pakistani consortium will start work next week on a much delayed $7.5 billion gas pipeline from Pakistan to Iran that has aroused strong US opposition, Pakistani officials said on Friday.