Iran
February 11, 2013
Islamist militants in Somalia are receiving arms from smuggling networks in Yemen and Iran, which may have operated through the African Union peacekeeping force.
February 10, 2013
Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Saturday that he is "optimistic" about a new round of nuclear talks, scheduled for later this month.
The government-sponsored march and address by the president brings scores of Iranians to the streets of the capital.
February 9, 2013
Members of an Iranian opposition group, housed in Iraq for their own safety, have been attacked using mortars and rockets.
February 7, 2013
The Islamic Republic has claimed it managed to reverse-engineer the RQ-170 Sentinal drone.
February 5, 2013
Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) signed an annual contract with Qatar's International Petroleum Marketing Company, the Emirati company said, as it aims to cut imports from Iran of extra light oil.
February 4, 2013
Iran's former central bank chief is thought to have been arrested at a German airport with a cheque for $70 million on suspicion of money laundering. Could he be trying to help out his former bosses in the Islamic Republic?
Saeed Jalil, the senior Iranian official visiting Damascus, tells reporters that Assad has their full support.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will become the first Iranian president to travel to Egypt in over 30 years when he visits Cairo next week to take part in a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Reuters reported.
February 3, 2013
At least 30 people are reported dead after a suicide bomber and a gunmen attack police headquarters in Kirkuk.
February 2, 2013
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a parting warning Thursday about Syria’s civil war, accusing Iran of playing an increasingly prominent role in directing the violence.
February 1, 2013
"Argo" continues to shake up the Oscar race by taking the top honour at the Producers Guild Awards on Saturday.
January 31, 2013
Iran has called for international help to recover a $40 million gas rig from the Gulf seabed, Mehr news agency reported.
January 30, 2013
Iran said it could move to sue BP over an oil spill last year at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli oil platform it operates after oil from the spill washed up on Iranian beaches
January 29, 2013
The U.S. Navy assisted Yemeni forces in capturing the vessel bound for insurgents in Yemen.