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Month: July 2017

Iranians To Take Part In Hajj Despite Tensions With Saudi Arabia

RFL/RE - Iran says its citizens will be able to take part in this year's hajj pilgrimage despite continued tensions with…

Volkswagen Returns To Iranian Market After 17-Year Absence

RFL/RE - Volkswagen (VW) says it is returning to the Iranian market for the first time in 17 years. The German…

Canada court upholds $1.7bn ruling against Iran’s terrorism involvement

Al-Arabia - A Canadian Court of Appeal upheld a $1.7 billion judgment against the government of Iran in favor of American…

Iran: Two Prisoners Hanged in Public

Iran Human Rights -  Two prisoners were hanged in public on rape charges. The hangings were carried out in the city of Torbat-e…

US escalation in Syria strengthens Iran-Russia partnership

Almonitor — Six years after the outbreak of civil war in Syria, the eastern part of the country has become a…

Mehdi Fard-Qaderi’s “Immortality” crowned best at Italy’s Ischia Film Festival

PayvandNews - "Immortality" by Mehdi Fard-Qaderi won the award for best feature movie at the 15th Ischia Film Festival on the Italian island…

Kurds Accuse Iran of Cross-border Shelling in Northern Iraq

VOA  - Iranian artillery bombed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Monday, injuring at least three people and forcing hundreds…

Iran’s President Rouani: Environmental issues are ‘extra-national, extra-regional’

PayvandNews - Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on Monday that environmental issues are "extra-national and extra-regional challenges", noting regional wars have…

Fifth Round Of Syria Peace Talks Under Way In Astana

RFL/RE - Diplomats from Russia, Iran, Turkey, and the United States have begun a fifth round of Syria peace talks in…

Iran shelves Mesbah satellite

PayvandNews -  Head of Iranian Space Agency told Mehr News Sun. that Mesbah communications satellite will not be launched due to…