Iran
June 24, 2000
Sheikh Ali Tehrani, the brother-in-law of Iran's supreme spiritual guide Ali Khameini, tried twice to kill himself in prison, Iranian newspapers said
An earthquake registering 4.2 on the Richter scale shook western Iran Saturday, reported Iran News Agency (IRNA), adding that it was not yet known whe
British officials confirmed Friday that foreign secretary, Robin Cook, was going ahead with his planned visit to Tehran next month despite opposition
The verdict in the trial of 13 Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel was set to be announced on July 1st, reported The Associated Press, quoting a
June 23, 2000
The conservative-dominated Guardians Council has annulled the parliamentary election victory of a pro-reform candidate in western Iran, reported Iran
June 22, 2000
Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel do not face the death penalty, reported Iran News Agency (IRNA), quoting head of the judiciary in the southe
June 21, 2000
Two Iranian women arrested and detained for having attended an "anti-Islamic" seminar in Berlin in April were freed on bail pending trial, reported Ir
Iran repeated Wednesday charges that the US Navy deliberately shot down an Iranian airliner in 1988, two weeks ahead of the anniversary and amid alleg
The fifth round of a "constructive dialogue" between Iran and the European Union started in Tehran on Wednesday, reported Iran News Agency (IRNA).
A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said in Tehran Tuesday that Iran has made outstanding progress in becoming a polio-free count
Iran's military justice department ordered Wednesday the arrest of a former head of a Tehran riot squad in connection with investigations into last Ju
A consortium of European banks, led by Deutsche Bank, has provided a 550-million-dollar loan to finance various petrochemical projects in Iran, the pr
The newly opened Shahriar watchmaking factory recently become operational, constituting the largest manufacturing plant in the watch sector in the entire Middle East. The Managing-director of the pla
June 20, 2000
Lawyers defending Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel are worried by the delay in winding up the trial and announcing a verdict in the southern
June 19, 2000
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami will make a state visit to Germany, Iran's leading trade partner, at the beginning of July, an official said Monday