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Iran Voters To Give Verdict On Economy, Diplomacy

Iranians head to the polls Friday for a vote that has become a referendum on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of...

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US Sticking By Iran Nuclear Deal Is Good News For Rouhani

The US decision to stick by the nuclear deal with Iran, despite new sanctions on its missile programme, provided...

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Iran Condemns New US Missile Sanctions

Iran criticised new US sanctions on its missile programme on Thursday, saying they would undermine the nuclear deal...

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US Maintains Iran Nuclear Deal Sanctions Relief

The United States decided not to reimpose sanctions on Iran's nuclear program Wednesday despite President Donald...

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A Moderate Cleric Open To the World

President Hassan Rouhani has spent three decades at the heart of Iran's revolutionary establishment but is strongly...

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Middle East’s Shiite Powerhouse

Iran, the Middle East's second largest power by economy and population, is the Shiite Muslim rival of regional Sunni...

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Iran Votes In Head-To-Head Between Diplomacy and Resistance

Iranian voters will decide the fate of moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his policy of engagement with the West on...

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US Says Syria Using ‘crematorium’ To Hide Mass Killing

The United States on Monday accused the Syrian regime of installing a prison crematorium to destroy the remains of...

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Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Election

Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race Monday, paving the way for a head-to-head...

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Conservative Ghalibaf Withdraws From Iran Presidential Race

Conservative Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf withdrew from Iran's presidential race on Monday, just days before...

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Iran Hardliners Turn To Reformist-Dominated Social Media

After a series of bruising electoral defeats, Iranian conservatives campaigning in this week's presidential poll have...

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Iran’s Delayed Gold Rush Disillusions Voters

The investment gold rush that was supposed to follow Iran's nuclear deal with world powers and revitalise the economy...

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Iran’s Missing Reformists Are the Real Heroes At Rouhani Rally

The 20,000 chanting fans might have come to support Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday but it was clear their...

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Iran Candidates Exchange Barbs In Fiery Final Debate

Iran's six presidential candidates exchanged barbs in their final debate on Friday, accusing each other of corruption...

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Pessimism Rife In Working-Class Tehran Ahead of Poll

In a working-class district of Tehran teeming with porters, motorbikes and pickup trucks, residents have little...

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Ex-Qaeda Branch Threatens Syria Rebels On Safe Zone Deal

An alliance dominated by Al-Qaeda's former Syrian branch has warned rebel groups against implementing a deal on safe...

Sports

Asamoah Gyan’s Al Ahli Avoid Domestic Rivals Al Ain In Asian Champions League Last 16

Head coach of Al Ahli Cosmin Olaroiu has revealed how he wanted to meet sworn rivals Al Ain in the next round of the...

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Iranians Will Vote For Progress Despite Trump

Iranians will vote to keep opening up to the world despite the "climate of tension" created by US President Donald...

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Funding UN More Important Than Defense Spending

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday urged the United States to maintain funding for UN...