Iran
Iran threatens to target U.S. bases if attacked
DUBAI - Iran has warned the United States not to resort to military action against it, saying U.S. bases in the region were vulnerable to the Islamic Republic's missiles, state media reported on Saturday.
U.S. told to decide Iranian group's fate in four months
WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court on Friday ordered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to decide within four months whether to remove an Iranian dissident group from a U.S. terrorism list.
Analysis: Iran commander's trip to disputed islands frays UAE nerves
ABU DHABI - A visit by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander to three tiny islands near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping lane revives a bitter territorial dispute between Gulf antagonists - and trade partners - Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Iran's sanction-beating grain trade seen ready to help Syria
LONDON/PARIS - Iran is poised to offer the Syrian authorities a short-term food lifeline with vital grains purchases as Western sanctions and mounting violence deter trade houses from doing deals with Damascus, international traders say.
Buildings at Iran site "razed": think-tank
VIENNA - A U.S. think-tank has published satellite images which it says underscore suspicions that Iran is trying to destroy evidence of possible nuclear weapons-related research at a site that U.N. inspectors have not been allowed to visit.
Iran's Guards commander visits disputed island: TV
DUBAI - The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has visited three tiny disputed islands in the Gulf, state television reported on Friday, in a move likely to anger the United Arab Emirates which also claims sovereignty over them.
Iran engaged in "malignant behavior" in Syria: White House
WASHINGTON - The White House on Thursday accused Iran of "malignant behavior" for propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and warned anew that the country's conflict could explode into a wider proxy war unless Assad steps down.
Buildings at Iran site "razed": think-tank
VIENNA - A U.S. think-tank has published satellite images which it says underscore suspicions that Iran is trying to destroy evidence of possible nuclear weapons-related research at a site that U.N. inspectors have not been allowed to visit.
Iran site buildings "completely razed": U.S. think-tank
VIENNA - A U.S. security institute has published satellite images which it said increased concerns that Iran was trying to "destroy evidence" of suspected past research relevant for developing a nuclear weapons capability, a charge Tehran dismisses.
Factbox: Iran's Parchin military site
- A U.S. security institute has published satellite images which it says suggest Iran may be trying to destroy evidence of research relevant to a nuclear weapons programme at the Parchin military facility.
Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.
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