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Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi will be inaugurated on August 5 following his landslide victory during the 13th presidential elections held on June 18. The swearing-in ceremony will take place after a confirmation by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Read more
Kuwait Sunday agreed to end the decision not to issue family and business visas to Pakistanis, in place since 2011, Pakistan’s Interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said. The Gulf country in 2011 suspended issuance of family and business visas to Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sacked the governor of the Central Bank, Abdel Nasser Humati, who is running next month presidential elections, reports say. Humati, who assumed the position, reportedly agreed to step down after President Rouhani told him will Read more
The Iranian Interior ministry Tuesday released a list of seven people candidates for June 18 presidential elections whose bids have been validated by the Guardian Council to run for president. The list includes five conservatives and two reformists. The candidates Read more
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has handed today his candidacy for June 18 elections as reformist Hassan Rouhani’s term comes to an end. German state-run news agency DPA, citing Iranian Press TV reports that the former leader presented his candidacy papers Read more
Iran’s foreign ministry Monday summoned the Iraqi envoy to the Islamic Republic to protest against attacks against the Iranian consulate in Karbala, central Iraq. The Iraqi envoy, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports citing the foreign ministry was handed a “letter Read more
The French tourist arrested in Iran last year for flying a remote-controlled mini helicopter has been charged with espionage and propaganda against the Islamic republic, his lawyer has told the media. Benjamin Briere, 35, was arrested in Iran 10 months Read more
Russia, China and Iran will hold mid this month joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean, reports say citing Russian envoy to Iran. Levan Dzhagaryan, the reports notes, also indicated that the drills are set to include practicing search and Read more
A court in Belgium Thursday handed a 20-year prison jail sentence to an Iranian diplomat accused of masterminding a terror bomb attack against an Iranian opposition group back in 2018, in France. Antwerp courthouse issued the verdict against Assadollah Assadi, Read more
A court in Iran has sentenced the brother of the Vice President to two years in prison on corruption charges. Gholamhossein Esmaili, spokesman of the Iranian judiciary, The New Arab reports, indicated that Mahdi Jahangiri, the brother of Eshaq Jahangiri Read more