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Irishman Bernard Phelan - who was going blind in hellhole Iranian prison - released on 'humanitarian grounds'

The 64-year-old dual Irish/French national spent almost 200 days in a prison in north-east Iran after his arrest in Mashhad in October 2022 while on a trip.

Irish Mirror · May 12, 2023

Iran frees two French citizens, says Macron

Two French citizens, Bernard Phelan and Benjamin Briere, have been freed from detention in Iran, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, calling it "a relief".

Reuters · May 12, 2023

Two French citizens held in Iran released, returning to France

Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases and they are both now returning to France, the French foreign minister said.

France 24 · May 12, 2023

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Iranian Activist Masih Alinejad Faced Threats In The UK Appearing On Pierce Morgan’s Show

The Ayatollah believed that the women were being manipulated for not wear the hajib as Iranian women continue to defy tradition.

Zenger · May 11, 2023

What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Gaza militant group now fighting Israel?

The cycle has become grimly familiar

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Iran still smuggling weapons, narcotics to Yemen, U.S. envoy says

Iran has continued supplying weapons and drugs that fuel the Yemen war despite its agreement to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said on Thursday.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

Iranian dissident put under 24-hour police protection in UK after threats to life

Exclusive: US-based Masih Alinejad says due to level of threat Met will be with her wherever she goes

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

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Hamas’s Al-Arouri And The Iranian Connection

Hamas’s deputy political bureau chief, Saleh al-Arouri, currently based in Lebanon, is interested in surrounding Israel with rocket and terror bases, and so is Iran

Zenger · May 11, 2023

Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran hold high-level talks in Moscow

The talks are taking place as Syria mends ties with regional powers after more than a decade of isolation.

Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023

Iran hangs ‘sultan of cocaine’ as UN warns of rising executions

UN human rights chief says Iran has executed more than 10 people each week so far this year.

Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023

Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran in highest-level talks since Syrian war

Foreign ministers for Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran met on Wednesday in Moscow, marking the highest-level talks so far on rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during Syria's civil war.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

Moscow hosts landmark Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks

Russia's foreign minister is hosting his counterparts from Turkey, Syria and Iran for talks aimed at normalizing Turkish-Syrian relations

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

EU to discuss 11th package of sanctions against Russia

EU member states are discussing a new sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The latest measures will be focused on tackling the issue of "third" countries circumventing existing sanctions. For the first time, they could include measures targeted at firms from other countries, including China and Iran.…

France 24 · May 10, 2023

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran's government pushes back

More women are choosing not to wear the mandatory headscarf, or the hijab, publicly in Iran

The Independent UK · May 10, 2023

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Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023

Q&A: ‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’

The historian tells Al Jazeera lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government.

Reuters · May 10, 2023

No quick deal in sight as EU countries start talks on new Russia sanctions

European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for busting trade restrictions.

Al Jazeera · May 9, 2023

Syria’s return to Arab League leaves opposition dismayed

Residents and members of the country’s political opposition alike are angered at the Arab League’s decision.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

Iranian foreign ministry website hacked to display anti-regime messages

Images of pro-western opposition leader depicted over crossed-out picture of Khamenei

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Reuters · May 9, 2023

Analysis-Arabs bring Syria's Assad back into fold but want action on drugs trade

Having brought President Bashar al-Assad in from the cold, Arab states want him to rein in Syria's flourishing drugs trade in exchange for even closer ties. But as Damascus makes its own demands, the way ahead appears far from simple.

Reuters · May 9, 2023

UN rights office: Iran has executed more than 200 people this year

Iran has executed 209 people so far this year, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday, describing its record as "abominable" and calling for them to halt.

France 24 · May 8, 2023

From pariah to peacemaker? New chapter for Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's crown prince is mending fences with Syria and Iran, soothing rivalries with Gulf rivals and now welcoming the Biden administration's point man on security to Jeddah. Ten months after that frosty fist bump with the US president, Mohammed bin Salman is talking peace-brokering in Sudan and a winding…

Reuters · May 8, 2023

Jordan strikes Iran-linked drugs factory in southern Syria - sources

Jordan carried out rare air strikes on southern Syria on Monday, hitting a Iran-linked drugs factory and killing a smuggler allegedly behind big hauls across the two countries' border, local and intelligence sources said.

Reuters · May 8, 2023

Iran hangs two men for blasphemy

Iran has executed two people who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, the judiciary's news website Mizan reported on Monday, drawing an angry reaction from human rights group Amnesty International.

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Iran hangs two men for blasphemy amid ‘alarming’ surge in executions

Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were hanged at Arak Prison in central Iran

Al Jazeera · May 8, 2023

More Iranian actresses summoned for not wearing hijab

This week alone, a sports federation chief resigns and several more actors face charges over mandatory hijab law.

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