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EU imposes new sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown


Monday, 23 January, 2023 , 14:47 AFP The EU on Monday placed 37 more Iranian officials and entities on an asset-freeze and visa-ban blacklist over Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters.

UK hits key judicial official in new wave of Iran sanctions


Monday, 23 January, 2023 , 13:22 AFP The UK on Monday sanctioned five more Iranian officials, including the deputy prosecutor general, over what it said was the "horrific violence" the regime was inflicting on its own people.

EU imposes new sanctions on Iran over protest crackdown


Monday, 23 January, 2023 , 11:49 AFP The EU on Monday placed 37 more Iranian officials and entities on an asset-freeze and visa-ban blacklist over Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters, officials said.

Iran arrests three female journalists amid protests: reports


Monday, 23 January, 2023 , 11:14 AFP Iranian authorities have arrested three female journalists in the past two days, local media said Monday, amid months of protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

US forces capture IS members in Syria raid


Sunday, 22 January, 2023 , 21:14 AFP US forces have captured three Islamic State group members during a helicopter and ground raid in eastern Syria, the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said Sunday.

Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16


Sunday, 22 January, 2023 , 17:41 AFP A building collapsed Sunday in Syria's war-damaged second city of Aleppo, killing 16 people including children, with the search for survivors extending into the night.

Building collapse in war-damaged Syria city kills 16


Sunday, 22 January, 2023 , 13:39 AFP A building collapsed Sunday in Syria's war-damaged second city of Aleppo, killing 16 people including children, authorities and media reported.

13 killed in building collapse in Syria's second city


Sunday, 22 January, 2023 , 11:34 AFP A building collapsed Sunday in Syria's second city of Aleppo, killing 13 people including children, authorities and media reported.

Iran's Raisi pledges to tackle inflation


Sunday, 22 January, 2023 , 11:26 AFP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday set the tackling of galloping inflation and currency devaluation as priorities for the 2023-2024 budget presented to parliament.

Swedish prime minister condemns Koran burning


Sunday, 22 January, 2023 , 10:50 AFP Sweden's prime minister has condemned as "deeply disrespectful" the weekend burning of a Koran in Stockholm, which has raised tensions with Turkey as the Nordic country courts Ankara over its NATO bid.