Iran

February 4, 2013

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will become the first Iranian president to travel to Egypt in over 30 years when he visits Cairo next week
10:09 GMT

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

Iraqis gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion in Sadr city on April 23, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Getty Images)
08:56 GMT

At least 30 people are reported dead after a suicide bomber and a gunmen attack police headquarters in Kirkuk.

February 2, 2013

While her future in politics looks bright, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton thinks Syria's is not.
04:00 GMT

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

Ben Affleck received the award handed out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
09:53 GMT

"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 asked for international help over a sunken gas rig in the South Pars gad field (file photo)
12:45 GMT

Iran has called for international help to recover a $40 million gas rig from the Gulf seabed, Mehr news agency reported.

January 30, 2013

Mehr news reported on Tuesday that BP had been dumping byproducts in the sea.
08:44 GMT

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

A Yemeni holds up a banner during a protest against US drone attacks close to the home of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, in the capital Sanaa, on Monday. (AFP)
08:04 GMT

The U.S. Navy assisted Yemeni forces in capturing the vessel bound for insurgents in Yemen.

One unconfirmed report said as many as 200 people were feared trapped inside the facility. (Photo use for illustrative purposes only.)
05:00 GMT

An explosion has rocked Iran’s Fordo Nuclear plant, according to Israeli and Western media reports, but Tehran’s Fars news agency quoted the deputy chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces denying the reports as propaganda.

January 28, 2013

Iran is to halt oil and gas export to Europe, a spokesman for the Iranian Oil Ministry said.
13:34 GMT

Iran is cutting off oil and natural gas exports to European countries until further notice, a spokesman for the Iranian Oil Ministry said.

Iran denies there was an explosion at the Fordow nuclear facility
09:00 GMT

A former Iranian official has said there was an explosion at an nuclear facility in the country, a claim that the Islamic Republic strongly denies.

An Iranian policeman looking up as he stands guard, as shadows of arrested people, who are accused of being thugs, and other policemen guarding them are seen standing on a trailer. (AFP PHOTO/MOJTABA HEYDARI/MEHR NEWS)
07:07 GMT

Authorities in the Persian state arrest local members of the press accused of cooperating with Persian-language foreign media agencies.

January 27, 2013

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's aide issued the strongest warning to date about a possible strike on President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
08:03 GMT

Islamic republic warns the West against striking Damascus.

January 23, 2013

Iranian oil exports to Iran increased by 43 per cent in the last month of 2012, Bloomberg reported
13:10 GMT

China's crude oil imports from Iran reached 2.5 million tons in December 2012, up 43 percent from November, official data showed, in spite of Western sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

January 22, 2013

A pro-government supporter kisses a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
10:54 GMT

New paramilitary force evolved from local defense committees.

The D8 group of nations, including Egypt and Iran, is  meeting in Tehran and is due to set up a joint investment fund
06:42 GMT

The Developing Eight Organization, which includes Egypt and Iran, is to set up a joint investment fund.