Iran
March 10, 2013
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.
March 2, 2013
The Persian state has barred the Voice of Russia website from operating inside the country, leaving speculation about its motives.
The notorious pariah state looks to be reconsidering its stance on nuclear power at the latest round of talks.
February 28, 2013
India’s President Pranab Mukherjee has said that his country and Iran must work together to further promote trade and economic links, according to the New Indian Express on Wednesday.
February 27, 2013
Despite mounting US pressure, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly decided to travel to Tehran this week to finalise a multibillion dollar gas pipeline deal.
Two days of discussion on Irans nuclear programme have reached a stalemate but more talks are planed in March, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said after talks in Kazakhstan.
February 26, 2013
Fresh Negotiations between Iran and the so-called P5+1 group started on Tuesday in Kazakhstan, over the Islamic Republic's contests nuclear programme.
The new Iranian electoral race ahead of the summer poll date in June looks set to see even more conservative candidates vie for the prize of the Persian state.
An Iranian news agency digitally altered an image of US First Lady Michelle Obama announcing the Oscar in a bid to make her look more modest.
February 25, 2013
Egypt’s tourism minister, Hisham Zaazou, will head to the Iranian capital Tehran Sunday to discuss enhancing touristic exchanges between the two countries.
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