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Month: February 2020

Iran Guard’s Airline Continued Regular Flights To China Despite Official Denials

Radiofarda - A Radio Farda investigation shows that the Revolutionary Guard owned Mahan Air has continued its flights to four…

Iran Lawmakers Reject Budget Bill, Apparently To Avoid Presence Due To Coronavirus

Radiofarda - In an unprecedented move, Iranian legislators voted against the general outlines of the government's proposed budget bill apparently…

8 Saudis sentenced to prison, death for spying, monitoring embassies for Iran

Al-Arabia - Saudi Arabia issued preliminary sentences for eight Saudi nationals, charging them with spying for Iran and monitoring two…

27 travelers from Iran test positive for coronavirus in 6 Arab countries

Al-Arabia - Twenty-seven people have tested positive for coronavirus in six countries across the Arab region after returning from Iran. Iran has…

U.A.E. Bans All Flights With Iran As Coronavirus Claims More Lives

RFL/RE - The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has suspended all flights to and from Iran, where the outbreak of the…

Coronavirus Cover-Up? Iranian Officials Deny That Qom Death Toll At 50

Iran's Health Ministry has dismissed a claim by a lawmaker from Qom that the death toll from the disease in…

Iran: No Justice for Bloody Crackdown

HRW – Iranian authorities have failed to hold security forces accountable for excessive and unlawful use of lethal force in…

Will ties with Iran change under Oman’s new sultan?

Al-Monitor - Tehran and Muscat have for decades maintained close relations, a tradition that was upheld even after the 1979…

Rise In Coronavirus Cases In Iran, Elsewhere Triggers Pandemic Fears

PayvandNews - Fears of a coronavirus pandemic, or global outbreak, are growing as countries including Iran, Italy, and South Korea…

Iran parliamentary election turnout: 42% national, 25% in Tehran

PayvandNews - Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced on Sunday that turnout in the Friday parliamentary elections was around 42%.…