TEHRAN, March 6 - Bahraini authorities have refused to grant the daughter of prominent Shia and opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman full citizenship as the ruling Al Khalifah regime does not shy away from its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.
TEHRAN, February 20 - A leading politician from Catalonia’s pro-independence movement has fled Spain, claiming she will not get a fair trial over her alleged role in the region’s declaration of independence last year.
TEHRAN, February 18- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed the massive turnout in nationwide rallies to mark the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution as a "miracle."
TEHRAN, February 18 - The first night of the mourning ceremony of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA) was attended by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei.
TEHRAN, February 14 - Ukrainian opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili has flown to the Netherlands, his wife's home country, after being ejected from Ukraine into neighboring Poland.
TEHRAN, February 13 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday pardoned or commuted the sentences of 565 Iranian convicts.
TEHRAN, February 13 - Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has lauded the peaceful coexistence of Shiite and Sunni Muslims in Iran, describing them as a role model for all Muslims in the world.
TEHRAN, February 10 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that enemies are resorting to any means at their disposal, including cyberspace and sanctions, to undermine the Iranian nation’s faith in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
TEHRAN, January 31 - Hundreds of Peruvian human rights activists are not letting the Fujimori pardon go. They took their Tuesday’s protest in Lima into the night. It’s their fifth protest against the pardon granted to former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori, a decision that has deeply divided the South American country.
TEHRAN, January 30 - Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga held a mock inauguration Tuesday in front of thousands of supporters, as the government sparked outrage by shutting down key media broadcasters covering the event.
TEHRAN, January 23 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has authorized the Iranian administration to withdraw a sum of $150 million from the National Development Fund for projects to tackle the heavy dust pollution in the country, a lawmaker said.
TEHRAN, January 16 - A prominent Serb politician in Kosovo, a leading voice for ethnic coexistence in that nation, was shot and killed on Tuesday, heightening tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, which has refused to recognize Kosovo’s independence.
TEHRAN, January 8 - Poland's new prime minister is looking to improve strained relations with partners in the European Union when he arrives in Brussels on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, December 5 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a number of Iranian inmates.
TEHRAN, December 3 - An Ottawa-based scholar described Ayatollah Khamenei’s second letter to Western youth in 2015 as “incisive” and “profound”, noting that the letter suggests that humanism can prevail in the West despite attempts by Washington and certain lobbies to create chaos.
TEHRAN, December 3 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei reiterated the need for continually boosting Iran’s military capabilities to ensure national security.
TEHRAN, November 28 - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed Iran’s naval defense achievements, underlining the need for the Navy to speed up its progress in various fields.
TEHRAN, November 22 - Zimbabwe's incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa told adoring crowds in Harare on Wednesday that they were witnessing "unfolding full democracy" as he returned to take power after Robert Mugabe stepped down after 37 years in power.