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New anti-government chants in Tehran after giant rallies abroad: reports
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» PARIS - Some residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Iranians abroad staged giant opposition rallies in Europe and North America.
Top Iran, EU diplomats to hold nuclear talks
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» TEHRAN - European foreign ministers will hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday, as President Donald Trump mulls the prospect of US involvement in the Iran-Israel war.
Trump weighs Iran move as Israeli strikes continue
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» President Donald Trump warned he was weighing US military action against Iran, as Israel launched fresh strikes against Tehran on Thursday.
Outcry after Iran hangs two on blasphemy charges
AFP, Published on 09/05/2023
» PARIS - Iran on Monday hanged two men on charges of spreading blasphemy on social media, prompting US condemnation and accusations from Amnesty International the Islamic republic has reached a "new low" in a spree of executions.
Berlin's much delayed new airport welcomes first flights
AFP, Published on 01/11/2020
» BERLIN: Berlin's new international airport officially opened on Saturday nine years late, massively over-budget and in the middle of a virus-induced air transport crisis.
Berlin's ill-fated new airport finally ready for take-off
AFP, Published on 28/10/2020
» BERLIN - Nine years late and eye-wateringly over budget, the Berlin region's new international airport will finally open on Saturday -- in the middle of a global pandemic that has crippled air travel.
New virus outbreaks in China, abroad rekindle concerns
AFP, Published on 21/02/2020
» BEIJING: An eruption of new virus cases in South Korea, Iran and Chinese hospitals and prisons rekindled concerns on Friday about the spread of a deadly disease that has killed more than 2,200 people.
China warns US against opening Mideast 'Pandora's box'
AFP, Published on 18/06/2019
» BEIJING: China on Tuesday warned against opening a "Pandora's box" in the Middle East after the United States announced the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to the region amid escalating tensions with Iran.
Iran warns over 'economic war' waged through US sanctions
AFP, Published on 11/06/2019
» TEHRAN - Iran's foreign minister warned Monday of the consequences of waging "economic war" against the Islamic republic through US sanctions, saying those conducting and supporting it could not expect to "remain safe".
Iran to end curbs on uranium enrichment stockpile
AFP, Published on 08/05/2019
» TEHRAN - Iran said Wednesday it will stop respecting limits on its nuclear activities agreed under a landmark 2015 deal unless other powers help Tehran bypass renewed US sanctions, amid rising tensions with Washington.