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Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have signed a technical agreement Tuesday, September 09, in Cairo, aimed at resuming cooperation, including restoring inspections of Iran’s nuclear sites. The deal, brokered with Egyptian mediation, comes after months of heightened Read more
Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher al-Khasawneh told the BBC in an interview the kingdom has never considered Iran a threat to its national security, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. “We have never looked at Iran as a source of threats to Read more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards arrested Wednesday several foreign diplomats including a Briton accused of spying in the Islamic republic, reports say. “The Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence service identified and arrested diplomats from foreign embassies who were spying in Iran,” Fars said, adding Read more
An Iranian fighter plane crashed near the central city of Isfahan on Saturday after its engine failed, nearly one month after another jet crashed killing the pilots. The Saturday crash involved a Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The pilots, 2, survived and Read more
Qatar and Iran inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a joint trade council aiming at boosting trade between the two countries. The document, according to Tasnim News agency, was signed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Thani, chairman of Read more
Newly elected reformist MPs said they would not compromise in their efforts to change the way Lebanon is run. The parliament has re-elected Nabih Berri for a seventh term as Speaker of Parliament, during the first parliamentary session held since Read more
A fighter jet, F7 jet, crashed Tuesday in the central desert of Iran killing both pilots onboard the aircraft, reports say. The tragedy occurred at the Anarak training site near the central city of Isfahan. It is unclear what caused Read more
The Kuwaiti Interior Minister has seized an Iranian vessel carrying 240 tons of smuggled diesel. The ministry, Saudi Dubai-based media Al Arabiya TV indicated Saturday, said it has seized the ship in territorial waters and has arrested its crew members, Read more
Iran’s Intelligence ministry said it had arrested three agents cooperating with the Israeli spy agency Mossad, reported the country’s semi-official Fars news agency. The ministry said the spies were arrested in Sistan and Balouchestan province in Southeastern Iran, but stopped Read more
The Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-supported Houthi rebels said Tuesday it would cease military operations in Yemen today March 30 to help peace efforts by the UN and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This, Arab News reports citing the coalition, comes in Read more