Iran

January 15, 2013

Iranian men who had been held hostage by Syrian rebels since early August hug each other as they arrive at a hotel in Damascus after being freed in a prisoner swap. (AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA)
06:52 GMT

The prime minister of Syria is planning to head to Tehran to shore up the regime's friendship with its last regional ally.

January 14, 2013

Ben Affleck picks up his Globe with pride.
06:30 GMT

The U.S. star came away with the best director award for his Middle Eastern hostage movie.

January 13, 2013

Iran, Iraq and Syria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to ease trade across shared borders between the three nations
12:39 GMT

Iran, Iraq, and Syria have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperation through boosting transit of goods through joint borders, an Iranian official has been quoted by Iranian backed Fars News Agency as saying.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visits the electronic accelerator lab in the Ariel University Center. (AFP Photo/ Dan Balilty)
09:18 GMT

Facing allegations that he spent around US $3 billion on an attack on Iran that never took place.

January 11, 2013

Egyptian Minister Ahmed Gamal al-Din lost his job because he did not like the secret meetings with Iran.
06:00 GMT

The former interior minister who criticized the Egyptian president for his meeting with Iran's controversial Revolutionary Guards is booted out during the cabinet reshuffle.

January 10, 2013

A German company faces fines in the US after allegedly breaking sanctions against Iran
13:08 GMT

A German company faces a fine from US regulatory bodies over breaking sanctions against Iran.

Report suggest that Iran is planning on building a new gas plant at the cost of $1.6 billion
04:00 GMT

Iran will construct its first natural gas refinery which is costed at 1.6 billion U.S. dollars, Tehran Times daily reported Wednesday.

January 9, 2013

Artisans in Tabriz market, Iran.
10:01 GMT

Fresh Western sanctions targeting industries in Iran have led to concern over an impending humanitarian crisis in the country.

January 8, 2013

Iran's oil sales have almost halved due to western-imposed sanctions
07:09 GMT

Iran's oil revenues have dropped by 45 percent in the last nine months in the wake sanctions imposed by the West, a top official in the country has said.

January 6, 2013

Iran is planing a crackdown on social media in the Islamic Republic
08:42 GMT

Iran's police chief has said that the Islamic Republic is creating software to restrict people form accessing social media, despite the fact that Ayatollah Khamenei has started using the popular social-networking site, Facebook.

January 3, 2013

The value of trade between Iran and Turkey surpassed $20.8 billion in the first 11 months of 2012, new statistics show
11:41 GMT

The value of trade between Iran and Turkey surpassed $20.8 billion in the first 11 months of 2012, showing around 40 percent rise compared to the same period in 2011, IRNA reported citing data by Turkey's statistics center.

January 2, 2013

Iran has criticized Obama for his 'overt intervention' in Latin America
14:15 GMT

The U.S. faces criticism from Iran over its 'overt intervention in Latin American affairs'.

December 31, 2012

China’s crude oil imports from Iran fell 31 per cent in November , with traders citing delivery delays by Iranian tankers because of tough Western sanctions.
12:28 GMT

China’s crude oil imports from Iran fell 31 per cent in November from a year earlier and were down 6.3 per cent on the month, data showed, with traders citing delivery delays by Iranian tankers because of tough Western sanctions.

Citing Western sanctions against Iran, South Korean oil imports from Iran have dropped dramatically
12:20 GMT

South Korea’s imports of crude oil from Iran dropped 39 per cent from a year ago in the first eleven months of the year after sanctions squeezed shipments, data from state-run Korea National Oil Corp showed.

Iran has held a simulated cyber attack as part of military drills in the key oil trading route, the Strait of Hormuz
10:43 GMT

Iranian forces have carried out what they called cyber warfare tactics for the first time as the Islamic republic’s naval units staged maneuvers in the key Strait of Hormuz, media reports said on Monday.