Rights experts alarmed by violent civil society crackdown in Iran
New York: UN independent human rights experts have deplored the recent violent crackdown on civil society in Iran, calling on Wednesday for independent investigations into excessive use of force against protestors.
Pakistan: Allies show ‘full confidence’ in PM Shehbaz
Islamabad/UNI: The ruling coalition in Pakistan has expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a day before the announcement of the new government's first budget, Dawn reported.
Iran: 10 die, several feared trapped as building collapses in Abadan
Abadan: At least ten people died and dozens others were injured as an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran, media reports said on Tuesday.
Iran's IRGC former member killed in Tehran
Tehran: One of the former members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was assassinated by gunmen in the capital Tehran on Sunday, state TV reported.
Afghanistan-Iran forces clash in Nimroz
Nimroz, Afghanistan: Clashes occurred between Taliban government's forces and Iranian border guards in Kang district of Nimroz province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Local manufacturers irked by presence of low quality Iranian bakery products
Islamabad: Pakistani local manufacturers are finding it tough as low-quality cooking oil, bakery and confectionery items, and cheap smuggled Iranian dairy products have found a place on the retailers’ shelves in low-end markets across the country.
Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender
New York: Iran must halt the looming execution of juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi, four experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
Iran President asks for development of inclusive government in Afghanistan
Tehran: President of Iran Ibrahim Raeesi has said his government is taking all measures to ensure formation of an all-inclusive government in Afghanistan that embraces all people of the country.
China to open consulate office in Iran's Bandar Abbas
Tehran: Iran's cabinet of ministers on Wednesday voted to allow China the permission to open its consulate general in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, media reports said.
Iran: UN independent experts condemn secret execution of Kurdish prisoner
New York: Two UN-appointed independent rights experts condemned the arbitrary execution in the strongest terms on Wednesday, of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner as a sign of “clear disregard for their obligations under international human rights law”.
‘Additional effort and patience’ needed to revive Iran nuclear deal
New York: Ongoing talks to get the Iran nuclear deal back on track indicate “additional effort and patience” are required for its full restoration, the UN political affairs chief told the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday.
Airfield in Afghanistan's Jalalabad ready to receive humanitarian aid from Iran: Governor
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The airfield in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad is ready for operation and will soon receive humanitarian aid from Iran, the provincial governor's office announced on Saturday.
Iran death penalty threat for abortion unlawful: UN rights experts
New York: A new Iranian law that raises the prospect of the death penalty for abortion has been condemned by independent human rights experts, who have declared that is in “clear contravention of international law”.
Iran to consider experience of past nuclear deal talks in Vienna: FM
Tehran/Sputnik: Tehran will take into account the experience of the previous rounds of nuclear deal talks to promote its interests in the upcoming negotiations in Vienna, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday.
Over-compliance with US sanctions hurting Iran’s ‘butterfly kids’
New York: Over-compliance with United States-imposed sanctions against Iran is harming the right to health, and people with a rare skin disease are among those affected, many of them children, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday.