Iran

April 9, 2013

The earthquake hit close to Iran's nuclear site in Bushehr.
13:37 GMT

According to official reports, the earthquake struck close to Bushehr in the south west of the country.

April 8, 2013

Egypt has suspended all inbound Iranian flights
08:57 GMT

Egypt's tourism chief has decided to halt incoming flights form Iran, despite a recent thawing in relations.

April 7, 2013

Iran's latest round of nuclear talks have ended in stalemate.
09:59 GMT

Following the nuclear talks in Almaty that ended in stalemate, a senior Israeli ministers asks that the international community give Iran an ultimatum to push them to compromise.

April 6, 2013

Iran's representatives led by their top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) take part in talks with top officials from the United States, Britain, France, EU, China, Germany and Russia on Iran's nuclear program. (AFP PHOTO /ILYAS OMAROV)
09:40 GMT

As the final day of talks in Kazakhstan comes round, world powers have few hopes of striking a deal with the Persian nation.

April 5, 2013

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) looks at Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili (R) leaving the podium after their meeting on the sidelines of the Iran's talks with world powers representatives on Iran's nuclear programme in the Kazakh city of Almaty. (AFP PHOTO /ILYAS OMAROV)
07:40 GMT

The second meeting begins in Almaty, Kazakhstan with high hopes but low expectations.

April 2, 2013

Iran and Egypt are at odds over where Iranian tourists can visit
13:40 GMT

Egypt and Iran are reportedly at odds over the Egyptian government’s attempts to regulate the places Iranian tourists can visit.

The UN General Assembly prepares for a debate in November 2012 (Getty)
08:22 GMT

The UN General Assembly is set to pass the first global arms treaty, despite blocking action from Syria, Iran and North Korea last week

The first official tour group from Iran in decades arrived in Upper Egypt on Sunday amid tight security. (FIle Photo)
03:26 GMT

More than 50 Iranian tourists, the first official tour group from the Islamic republic in decades, arrived in Upper Egypt on Sunday amid tight security.

April 1, 2013

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad signed a draft law easing visa restrictions on Egyptian tourists
09:56 GMT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has signed a draft law that sees the lifting of visa requirements for Egyptian tourists visiting the Islamic republic

March 31, 2013

The first flight from Cairo to Tehran for 34 years took off on Saturday in a thawing of relations
10:14 GMT

Air Memphis departed Egypt’s International Airport on Saturday heading to Tehran to mark the first direct flight between the two capitals since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, more 30 years ago.

March 30, 2013

The ship will be crossing through the Suez Canal before heading to Syria according to sources (picture used for illustrative purposes only - AFP)
10:37 GMT

According to opposition sources, the boat is carrying 8,500 tons of weapons and ground missiles heading for the Syrian regime's army.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Puneet Talwar (C), the National Security Council's Senior Director with responsibilities for Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf countries, and another advisor aboard an Air Force C-17 aircraft during their return to Amman from a trip to Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/JASON REED/POOL)
09:39 GMT

Following the visit by the U.S. Secretary of State, the troubled Shia-led nation promises to keep tighter controls on its airspace.

March 29, 2013

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have long been suspected as fighting in Syria for the regime.
09:41 GMT

A spokesman for the Syrian opposition says that a number of Iranian commanders were in the plane carrying weapons from Iran to Damascus.

The FSA hit the plane as it was landing in Damascus International Airport. (Al Arabiya)
05:00 GMT

While state media denied the attack, activists reported that a plane was destroyed as it was landing at Damascus airport.

March 27, 2013

Moaz al-Khatib attends the Arab League summit in Doha (AFP Photo)
08:27 GMT

The Persian state claimed the move to allow the unelected opposition leader Moaz Al-Khatib set a dangerous precedent.