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Iran in talks with Russia-led EEU on free-trade pact -state media
June 2, 2017
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran is in talks with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to forge a free-trade pact, state-run media said, amid problems...
Iran honouring nuclear deal but nearing heavy-water limit again -IAEA
June 2, 2017
By Francois Murphy
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has stayed within limits on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with world powers but is...
US hikes ‘combat power’ in Syria, with eye on Iran-backed militia
June 1, 2017
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Thursday it had bolstered its "combat power" in southern Syria, warning that...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban
June 1, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his plan to temporarily...
Giuliani, Mukasey can represent Turkish gold trader Zarrab – U.S. judge
June 1, 2017
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former U.S. Attorney General...
Iran-backed Iraqi force fight Islamic State militants towards Syrian border
May 31, 2017
IRAQI-SYRIAN BORDER (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite force backed by Iran said on Wednesday (May 31) it continued its advance towards the Iraqi-Syrian border.
The...
New U.S. instability, old MidEast quagmire – annual peace index
June 1, 2017
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An annual global peace index said on Thursday that U.S. political turmoil had pushed North...
Syrian rebels say Russian jets halt advance on desert outpost
May 31, 2017
AMMAN (Reuters) - Western-backed Syrian rebels said on Wednesday that Russian jets attacked them as they tried to advance against Iran-backed militias in...
Kiarostami: Cause of Death Remains a Mystery
May 30, 2017
Nearly a year after Abbas Kiarostami passed away in a hospital in Paris, the cause of his death remains a mystery.
The head...
Huge bomb in sewage tanker kills at least 80, wounds hundreds in Afghan capital
May 31
By Mirwais Harooni and Josh Smith
KABUL (Reuters) - A powerful bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in...
Syrian rebels say U.S., allies sending more arms to fend off Iran threat
May 30, 2017
By Tom Perry, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maher Chmaytelli
BEIRUT/AMMAN/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Syrian rebels say the United States and its allies are sending them...
Two Saudi policemen hurt in bombing in restive Shi’ite town-SPA
May 30, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two policemen were wounded when a bomb exploded in Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many of the country's...
Rouhani faces pressure to improve human rights in Iran
May 30, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the week before the May 19 presidential election in Iran, the eventual victor, Hassan Rouhani, criticised the...
Iranian hardliners accuse Rouhani of voter fraud, interference
May 29, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
(Reuters) - Defeated hardline candidate Ebrahim Raisi has complained of voter fraud in Iran's presidential election and called on the...
Iran-backed Iraqi force says takes Islamic State villages near Syria
May 29, 2017
By Maher Chmaytelli
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite force backed by Iran said it pushed Islamic State out of several villages on...
Iran’s Khamenei says Saudis will fall, Rouhani calls for better ties
May 28, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Saudi Arabia's rulers faced "certain downfall" for aligning themselves...
Iran’s Rouhani calls for better Gulf ties in call with Qatar Emir
May 27, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for improved relations with Gulf Arab countries during a telephone call...