Imran Khan to visit Tehran, Riyadh on Sunday in mediation efforts
Oct 13, 2019, at 11:35 am
Riyadh, Oct 13 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay an official visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia on Sunday as part of his mediation efforts aimed to ease tension between the two countries.
Iran says US responsible for tension in region
Aug 05, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Tehran, Aug 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the United States is responsible for tension in the Gulf region.
Former Tehran mayor sentenced to death for killing wife
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Tehran, Jul 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi has been sentenced to death for killing his wife, the spokesman of Iran's Judiciary Gholam Hossein Esmaili announced on Tuesday.
Iran: Cargo plane crashes in west Teran, 16 dies
Jan 14, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Tehran, Jan 14 (IBNS): At least 16 people died when a Boeing 707 cargo plane crashed in Safadasht, near Tehran city of Iran on Monday, media reports said.
5.2M quake hits Iranian capital
Dec 21, 2017, at 04:44 pm
Tehran, Dec 21 (IBNS): A strong 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook Iran's capital Tehran on Wednesday, reports said.
7.3M earthquake strikes Iraq-Iran border, kills at least 130 people
Nov 13, 2017, at 02:48 pm
Baghdad/Tehran, Nov 13 (IBNS): At least 130 people have died after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Iraq and Iran, reports said.
Tension mounts in Middle East after reports of Saudi Arabian citizen's kidnapping in Lebanon
Nov 11, 2017, at 07:51 pm
Riyadh/Beirut, Nov 11 (IBNS): Tensions among Riyadh and Beirut is on the rise after the National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon reported that a citizen belonging to Saudi Arabia was kidnapped from his house in the vicinity of the Keserwan locality of Adma.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE order citizens to leave Lebanon
Nov 10, 2017, at 06:01 pm
Riyadh, Nov 10 (IBNS): The Middle East is rife with tension as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have all ordered its citizens to return from Lebanon, while urging them to not travel to the former nation, reports said.
Airdrops in Syria continue as UN mediator meets with Iranian official in Tehran
Apr 13, 2016, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):During a visit to Tehran, the United Nations mediator on the crisis in Syria underlined the importance of consulting with Iran's authorities because they “have an influence†and useful advice, while UN humanitarian agencies provided their latest updates in Geneva.
Tehran: Iranian protesters ransack Saudi Embassy over Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr execution
Jan 03, 2016, at 07:16 pm
Baghdad, Jan 3 (IBNS): Iranian protesters ransacked and set ablaze a part of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on Saturday over the execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia.