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An Iranian man who was jailed for murder around 18 years ago and was put on death row, suffered a cardiac arrest after he got to know that he will not be executed.

Sadhna Yadav Feb 24, 2022

The man murdered his 17-year-old spouse as part of an "honour killing" ritual he participated in with his brother.

Tanya Diente Feb 09, 2022

The national outcry following the murder could lead to new laws against honour killing.

Agrima Tikader May 28, 2020

Panicked Iranians drank bootleg or industrial alcohol after they heard rumours that drinking alcohol can cure the disease.

Agrima Tikader Mar 10, 2020

Iranian government forces homosexual people to choose between unwanted gender reassignment surgeries or public execution

Agrima Tikader Feb 20, 2020

A 22-year-old Instagrammer has been arrested for charges of blasphemy for her highly edited photographs.

Agrima Tikader Oct 07, 2019

British tanker Stena Impero is yet to set sail, Iran claims that the delay is due to an on-going investigation.

Agrima Tikader Sep 25, 2019

Fears of an Iranian attack on the Royal Navy base in the gulf has prompted the deployment of an SAS team.

Agrima Tikader Sep 23, 2019

Saudi Arabia has revealed evidence of Iran's involvement in the oil plant attack.

Agrima Tikader Sep 18, 2019

The drone attack on Aramco plant in Saudi might affect oil prices and inflame US-Iran conflict.

Agrima Tikader Sep 16, 2019

FIFA officials will be visiting Iran before a World Cup Qualifier match to discuss preparations as well as the attendance of female football fans.

Agrima Tikader Sep 12, 2019

Sahar Khodayari took her own life by setting herself on fire after she was arrested and taken to court for trying to attend a football match in Iran.

Agrima Tikader Sep 11, 2019

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group sent to Iran in response to troubling warnings, says John Bolton

Reema Roy May 06, 2019

China and Turkey are standing-up to U.S. demands they stop importing Iranian oil.

Arthur Villasanta Apr 23, 2019

The prevailing uncertainty in the oil market abetted by OPEC production cuts, the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela oil and other factors can snowball into an energy crunch and impact oil price, warned an industry expert.

Kalyan Kumar Feb 13, 2019

Marzieh Hashemi, a journalist and anchor for Press TV, was visiting her brother, who was unwell, when she was detained at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.

Pritha Paul Jan 16, 2019

The bazaar is typically cited as a barometer for the socio-economic and political situation in Iran.

Arshin Adib-Moghaddam Jul 03, 2018

Is the growing backlash against free trade a threat to international policies that protect the environment?

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor Apr 25, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Salman has said his country will share intelligence with the UK to keep it safe.

Brendan Cole Mar 05, 2018

"Whether they are working on behalf of the government or they're doing it on their own accord with plans to sell the information to a third party, we have no idea," Symantec said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Mar 01, 2018

The former international development secretary Andrew Mitchell says Saudi Arabia will be defeated in the conflict in Yemen.

Brendan Cole Feb 22, 2018

Iran issued a stark warning to Israel threatening to raze Tel Aviv if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the "slightest unwise move" against it.

Roger Baird Feb 20, 2018

Will the Labour Party pay the price at the polls for Corbyn's Czech connections?

Daniel Hannan Feb 19, 2018

War of words between Iran and Israel escalates at Munich security conference.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 19, 2018

A former chief of staff of Iran's armed forces has said he believes that Western spies used lizards to spy on Iran's nuclear programme.

Ben Skipper Feb 13, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to continue strikes in Syria despite the risk of sparking a conflict with Iran via its Syrian and Lebanese proxies.

David Brennan Feb 12, 2018

Why are liberals so reluctant to defend their freedoms?

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Feb 09, 2018

The UK Foreign Office is facing a backlash after giving out headscarves to staff during a World Hijab Day event last week.

Nicole Rojas Feb 08, 2018

Iran executed at least three child offenders in January 2018. Only four countries in the world, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Yemen, carry death penalty for children.

Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 07, 2018

After Washington outlined plans to expand its nuclear capabilities Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has said the US is "shamelessly threatening Russia with atomic weapon".

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 04, 2018