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May 2, 2021

Nazanin detention amounts to torture: UK's top diplomat

The British foreign secretary on Sunday said Iran’s repeated sentencing of British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe amounts to torture, Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Dominic Raab...

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May 2, 2021

Iran’s Zarif apologises for leaked comments

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday apologized for his leaked comments that stirred controversy in Iran, Anadolu Agency reported. Writing on his Instagram account, Zarif asked forgiveness from the family...

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May 2, 2021

Iran, US agree to prisoner swap and release of frozen funds - pro-Iranian Lebanese TV

Iran will free four Americans accused of spying in exchange for four Iranians held in the United States and the release of $7 billion in frozen Iranian funds, a...

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May 2, 2021

State TV: Iranian official confirms reports of prisoner swap with US, says Zaghari-Ratcliffe will be released after "payment of military debt"

British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will be released “after the payment of a military debt” owed by Britain to Tehran, Iran’s state TV said on Sunday, citing an Iranian official, Reuters reports....

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May 2, 2021

Pakistan restricts travel from Iran, Afghanistan

Pakistan on Sunday banned inbound pedestrian movement from neighboring Iran and Afghanistan in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus, Anadolu Agency reported. The decision that will be effective from...

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May 2, 2021

Coalition: Saudi air defenses intercept drone headed towards Khamis Mushait

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said early on Sunday that Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Iran-aligned Houthis towards the Saudi city of...

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May 2, 2021

Bomb attack kills 2 army officers in Iraq’s Anbar

Two army officers were killed in a bomb attack on Saturday in Iraq’s western Anbar province, according to a military officer, Anadolu Agency reported. An explosive device exploded as a military...

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May 2, 2021

21 prisoners escape in southern Iraq

Iraqi authorities said Sunday that up to 21 prisoners charged with terrorism and drug trafficking managed to escape in the southern Muthanna province, Anadolu Agency reported. According to the official Iraqi...

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May 2, 2021

Israeli soldiers shoot Palestinian woman in West Bank

Israeli soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian woman in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, according to the Israeli army and a Palestinian security source, Anadolu Agency reported. The...

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May 2, 2021

Gifted Palestinian dreamers defy Israel’s occupation nightmare

Palestinian engineer Loay Elbasyouni is a remarkable man, not least because he is an integral part of the NASA team which made history last week by developing the technology...

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