- They received 10-year terms for "destruction of public installations", five years for plotting against national security and "cooperation with hostile...
Local media named them as Ali Younessi and Amir-Hossein Moradi of Tehran's Sharif University of Technology.
In May 2020, the judiciary said the pair were accused of having been in contact with "counter-revolutionary groups".
- The two-day trip comes after an Istanbul court this month ruled to halt the trial in absentia of 26 Saudi...
Turkey infuriated Riyadh by pressing ahead with an investigation into the murder, which Erdogan said was ordered at the "highest levels" of the Saudi government.
Ties between the two regional powers sharply deteriorated and Saudi Arabia unofficially tried to put pressure on Turkey's economy and boycott key Turkish imports.
- The number of coal-fired power plants in the pipeline worldwide declined in 2021, according to research released Tuesday, but the...
Since the 195-nation Paris treaty was inked in 2015, coal power capacity under construction or slated for development has dropped by three-quarter.
Globally, there are more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants operating in 79 countries, with a total capacity of 2,100 GW.
- Modi said a total of $4.97 billion private investment is on its way to Jammu and Kashmir.
Modi said a total of $4.97 billion private investment is on its way to Jammu and Kashmir
In August 2019, New Delhi revoked Article 370 of India’s constitution that lent the then state its autonomous status within the Indian Union
- For months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking Western allies for heavy weapons, vowing that his forces could turn...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered an outburst of support from Western nations that has seen weapons pour into the country
But Western powers have been reluctant to deepen their involvement, for fear of sparking a conflict against nuclear-armed Russia
- Iran said Monday that the latest round of talks with Saudi Arabia was "positive and serious" and voiced hope for...
Shiite Muslim-majority Iran and the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia support rival sides in several conflicts, including in Yemen
Iran's Nour news agency reported the latest talks were attended by senior officials from the two countries
- Iran called on Monday for a new meeting "as soon as possible" in the talks that have been held in...
Tehran has been engaged in negotiations with Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly and the United States indirectly to revive the 2015 deal.
The 2015 deal gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program to guarantee that Tehran could not develop a nuclear weapon.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen,...
"I sincerely wish you success in your state activities, as well as good health and well-being," Putin said in a telegram to Macron
But while keeping its diplomatic channels to Moscow open, France under Macron has joined the barrage of international sanctions on Russia
- World leaders rushed to congratulate France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right leader Marine Le...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable to congratulate Emmanuel Macron on being re-elected for a second term as French president
The UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan wished the French President continued success in achieving more progress and prosperity for the people of France





















