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U.S. casts doubt on credibility of Iran election 11 hours agoBy Arshad Mohammed TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States on Friday called into question the credibility of Iran's presidential election next month, criticising the More »
- Bahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's home 12 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more More »
- Iranian filmmaker makes it to Cannes amid secrecy 13 hours ago
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed in 2010 for anti-regime propaganda, told the Cannes Film Festival on Friday he knew his latest picture would also come More »
- Iran denies it has forces in Syria 18 hours ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Friday it had forces in Syria supporting President Bashar al-Assad's army, one day after foreign backers of his rebel foes demanded More »
- U.S. official hints at renewed Iranian sanctions waiver for India 20 hours ago
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has made "tremendous progress" in reducing oil imports from Iran, a senior U.S. government official said on Friday, in a sign the South More »
- Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror' 23 hours ago
By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States More »
- Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes Fri, May 24, 2013
By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on More »
- US adds 20 individuals, firms to Iran blacklist Thu, May 23, 2013
The US Treasury on Thursday added 20 companies and individuals to its Iran sanctions blacklist, accusing them of supporting Tehran's nuclear efforts and helping the More »
- Iran stacks poll with safe Khamenei men: analysts Thu, May 23, 2013
Iran's ruling establishment has moved to prevent infighting by allowing only a handful of conservatives loyal to the all-powerful supreme leader to contest next More »
- Syria-linked clashes kill 9 in Lebanon's Tripoli Thu, May 23, 2013
Fighting in the Lebanese port of Tripoli between supporters and opponents of the regime in neighbouring Syria killed nine people on Thursday, as a fifth day of More »
- Iran seeks to speed up nuclear activity - IAEA Thu, May 23, 2013
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is trying to accelerate its uranium enrichment programme, a U.N. nuclear report showed, but experts said it was unclear when More »
- Glencore says Iran metals swap deals did not violate sanctions Thu, May 23, 2013
By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Swiss-based commodities giant Glencore Xstrata said on Thursday that it had done nothing wrong when it engaged in More »
- Iran denies its drone violated Bahrain's airspace Thu, May 23, 2013
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran denied on Thursday that one of its drones had violated the airspace of Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, Iranian media reported. More »
- Mideast peace a priority: Hague Thu, May 23, 2013
Peace between Israel and the Palestinians is a "priority," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on a visit to the region on Thursday, as he met Israeli More »
- Huawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 pct in 2012 - executive Thu, May 23, 2013
By Matt Smith DUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks More »
- US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts Thu, May 23, 2013
Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his "Star Wars" project, the costly missile defense program has become a pillar of US strategy despite lingering doubts More »
- Not ours, says Iran of drone found off Bahrain Thu, May 23, 2013
Tehran on Thursday denied a Bahraini claim it had found an Iranian drone in the sea near Saudi Arabia, and urged Manama to refrain from making "baseless More »
- U.N. report stokes concern over Iran's nuclear programme - EU Thu, May 23, 2013
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran's expansion of sensitive nuclear activity breaks United Nations resolutions and increases concerns about whether its nuclear programme is More »
- Barred from poll, Rafsanjani calls Iranian leaders ignorant Thu, May 23, 2013
By Marcus George and Yeganeh Torbati DUBAI (Reuters) - Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just More »
- Iran says IAEA report shows nuclear drive is peaceful Thu, May 23, 2013
A new report by the UN atomic watchdog validates Iran's progress in its "peaceful" nuclear activities despite international sanctions, the country's envoy to the More »
- Bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan Thu, May 23, 2013
A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said. More »
- West may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace Thu, May 23, 2013
By Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad More »
- European banks stop sending money to North Korea - aid groups Thu, May 23, 2013
By Megha Rajagopalan BEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on More »
- Friends of Syria demands Hezbollah, Iran fighters withdraw Thu, May 23, 2013
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Friends of Syria alliance called on Iran and its Lebanese Hezbollah ally on Thursday to withdraw fighters immediately from Syrian territory More »
- Exclusive - Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - … Wed, May 22, 2013
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and More »
- U.S. Congress moves to tighten sanctions on Iran Wed, May 22, 2013
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved legislation on Wednesday seeking to impose tighter sanctions on Iran, More »
- General says Israel poised for war on Syria if Assad falls Wed, May 22, 2013
By Dan Williams HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel is poised for a large-scale assault on Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah More »
- Kerry warns Syria's Assad against rejecting political solution Wed, May 22, 2013
By Arshad Mohammed AMMAN (Reuters) - Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar al-Assad if he rejects a political solution More »
- France seeks to brand Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group Wed, May 22, 2013
France is to call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent More »
- With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict Wed, May 22, 2013
By Erika Solomon HERMEL, Lebanon (Reuters) - On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with More »
- Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West Wed, May 22, 2013
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could offer it a second way of More »
- Syria to decide soon on peace talk participation -minister Wed, May 22, 2013
By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government will decide soon whether to take part in peace talks with the opposition, a More »
- Main Bahrain opposition group temporarily boycotts talks Wed, May 22, 2013
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's main opposition group suspended its participation in reconciliation talks with the government for two weeks on Wednesday, blaming the More »
- France says Syria's Assad must give up power to end war Wed, May 22, 2013
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must turn over power to a transitional government in order for a U.S.- and Russian-backed peace conference to More »
- Factbox - Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013 Wed, May 22, 2013
CANNES (Reuters) - This year 20 films are in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, vying for the Palme d'Or for best picture that will be awarded on May More »
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