Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: Tehran
Rowhani calls for political unity before votes
President Hassan Rowhani urged Iran’s faction-ridden elite on Thursday to seek consensus after a hardline watchdog body disqualified thousands of moderate candidates from two elections this month, state television said. Rowhani, a popular pragmatist now reestablishing ties abroad after last
Grandson of Iran’s Khomeini fails election appeal
Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said Wednesday he had lost an appeal against his exclusion from elections for the powerful Assembly of Experts. “Based on news we have received, Sayyad Hassan Khomeini’s qualification
Iran’s reformist ex-president calls on supporters to vote
Iran’s reformist ex-president has called on Iranians to cast their vote in the upcoming election despite a ban preventing many reformist candidates from running. In a statement issued late Monday Mohammad Khatami called on his supporters to vote in the
Iran awards medals of honor to nuclear team
Iran awarded medals of honor on Monday to its nuclear negotiators who helped clinch a landmark deal with world powers last year. President Hassan Rouhani awarded the “Medal of Merit” to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the “Medal of
Iran approves extra 1,500 candidates for parliamentary polls
Iran has approved an extra 1,500 candidates to contest this month’s parliamentary election, raising the total number of hopefuls by around a third, an electoral official said Saturday. The increase came after previously rejected candidates presented new evidence of their
Militants kill Iranian general in Syria: Reports
An Iranian general has been killed by militants in Syria, reports say, the latest high-profile casualty of Tehran’s efforts to prop up President Bashar al-Assad. Brigadier General Mohsen Ghajarian of the elite Revolutionary Guards was killed in the northern province
Canada lifts Iran sanctions
Ottawa announced Friday the lifting of economic sanctions against Tehran, which will allow Canadian firms access to Iran after a deal on its nuclear program recently came into force. Canada, however, will maintain restrictions on exports of nuclear goods and
Iran: $100B in assets ‘fully released’ under nuclear deal
Iran said Monday it now has access to more than $100 billion worth of frozen overseas assets following the implementation of a landmark nuclear deal with world powers. Government spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht said much of the money had been
Iran ex-president criticizes disqualification of candidates
Iran’s former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has sharply criticized the country’s constitutional watchdog for barring moderate candidates from running in elections for a top clerical body – including Hassan Khomeini, a grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founder. The Guardian Council
Why Turkey and Iran are two odd allies
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh The Turkish-Iranian relationship seems to have become more complicated in the recent months. In addition, the lifting of sanctions on Iran appears to mark a new era between Istanbul and Tehran. On the surface, tensions
Iran says it flew drone over U.S. aircraft carrier
Iran flew a surveillance drone over a U.S. aircraft carrier and published video of the encounter Friday, the latest in a series of edgy naval incidents between the two countries in the Persian Gulf after the recent nuclear deal. While
Deals, protests greet Iran’s president in Paris
France welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Thursday with a lucrative car-making agreement and pledges to boost trade after a diplomatic deal easing nuclear tensions – but clouds hung over the historic trip. France has asked its European Union partners
Grandson of Iran’s Khomeini excluded from elections
The grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic on Iran, has been excluded from contesting elections next month, his son said Tuesday. Hassan Khomeini, a 43-year-old cleric with close ties to Iranian reformists, was not verified as
Iran to buy 114 Airbus planes, eyes over 100 Boeing jets
Iran plans to buy 114 aircraft from European plane maker Airbus as soon as March, and is looking for other deals, senior Iranian officials said on Sunday as their country emerges from sanctions and international isolation. The republic could need
US aware of Iran mischief
Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it does not see a “coming together” of Iran and the United States, which is well aware of Tehran’s regional “mischief.” “No, I don’t see a coming together of the United States and Iran. Iran
China president starts Iran visits
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Friday in Iran on the third leg of a Middle East tour aimed at boosting economic ties with the region. State news agency IRNA said Xi, accompanied by three deputy premiers and six ministers as
OIC flays ‘terror backer, sectarian Iran’
Several members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) launched a blistering attack on Iran at an extraordinary meeting here Thursday of its Council of Foreign Ministers, accusing it of fomenting sectarianism and supporting terrorist groups in the region. A
Iran’s Rowhani seeks more free and fair elections
Iran’s president is lobbying for more free and fair elections in Iran, saying moderate and reformist political factions should also be allowed to run in next month’s parliamentary elections. Hassan Rowhani’s speech on Thursday is a stab at Iran’s constitutional
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