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Gun Attacks and Suicide Bomb In Tehran, At Least Two Dead

Gunmen and a suicide bomber have carried out apparently coordinated attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of...

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Terror In Tehran As Parliament and Shrine Are Attacked

Several people have been injured after multiple gunmen opened fire inside Iran's parliament and a suicide bomber blew...

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Several Wounded In Attacks On Iran Parliament, Tomb

Several people were reported injured after armed men burst into Tehran's parliament building and the mausoleum of...

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Energy Exports A Lifeline For Boycott-Hit Qatar

A Saudi-led diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar may threaten food imports but the tiny emirate still has a...

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Gulf Crisis Presents Opportunities, Uncertainties For Iran

Viewed from Tehran, the extraordinary spat between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours has many advantages, experts say, but...

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Gulf Crisis Leaves Allies In Difficult Spot

The unprecedented crisis between Qatar and four of its Gulf neighbours including Saudi Arabia is causing a conflict of...

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Qatar Flight Ban Begins, First Efforts Seen To Resolve Crisis

A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect Tuesday as first efforts were made to...

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Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space

Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...

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Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State...

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Western Terror Policies Have ‘backfired’

Attacks by the Islamic State group in Europe and elsewhere show that Western policies in the Middle East have...

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Iran Says Trump’s Climate Pact Withdrawal Will Isolate US

Iran on Sunday joined the international chorus of criticism against President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from...

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UN Confirms Iran Compliance To Nuclear Deal

Iran is still sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord with major powers even as tensions rise between Tehran and US...

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Bahrain Follows Trump Trip With Dissent Crackdown

Authorities in Bahrain have clamped down on dissent in the wake of US President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf last...

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Iran TV Uses Green Screen To Bypass Headscarf Rules

For Iranian viewers sitting down for this year's primetime historical drama during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,...

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Pro-Regime Forces ‘mass’ In Syria Close To Coalition Base

Iran-backed, pro-Syrian regime forces are again massing close to where US-led warplanes bombed them this month, the...

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Hezbollah Says Unfazed By US, Saudi ‘threats’

The head of Lebanese movement Hezbollah said Thursday he was unfazed by "threats" of attacks or fresh sanctions, days...

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Bahrain Warns Protesters After Deadly Crackdown

Bahrain on Wednesday warned people against holding protests a day after police shot dead five demonstrators in the home...

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Trump’s Saudi Embrace, Iran Disdain Upend Obama’s Vision

US President Donald Trump's emphatic embrace of Sunni Arab regimes and his vilification of Iran mark a stark departure...

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Bahrain Police Fire On Shiite Protest, One Reported Dead

Bahraini police opened fire Tuesday on a protest by supporters of a top Shiite cleric, with at least one demonstrator...