Two migrant workers from Myanmar on death row in Thailand for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers had their sentences commuted to life in prison on Friday thanks to a royal decree, their lawyer ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand commutes death sentences in killings of UK tourists
Two migrant workers from Myanmar convicted in the 2014 killings of two young British tourists on a Thai holiday island have had their death sentences reduced to ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Vows to Support Lebanon, Calls UAE-Israel Deal ‘Stab in Back’ on War Anniversary Visit
"The resistance against the Zionist enemy will lead them to certain defeat, and this is a great lesson to all governments and nations in the region," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo urges unity on Iran ahead of UN arms embargo vote
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday called for the world to unite around a long-shot American bid to indefinitely extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran. As members of the U.N. ( read original story ...)
Political Prisoners Remain Behind Bars as COVID-19 Surges in Iran. This Activist Is Risking Her Life to Get Them Out
I t was the acclaimed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh whom activist Shaparak Shajarizadeh credits with saving her life. Detained in February 2018 for taking part in the White Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
US seizure of Iran fuel bound for Venezuela was largest confiscation of its kind ever, DOJ confirms
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday announced the U.S. government’s “largest-ever” seizure of fuel shipments from Iran in a successful disruption of a multimillion-dollar shipment by the Islamic ... ( read original story ...)
Putin proposes seven-way online summit to avoid ‘confrontation’ over Iran: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday proposed holding a seven-way online summit of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council together with Germany and Iran, to outline steps aimed ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. confiscates Iranian gas heading for Venezuela in ‘largest-ever’ seizure of fuel shipments from Iran: officials
The United States has confiscated the cargo of four tankers that were carrying Iranian fuel shipments to Venezuela, essentially disrupting a multi-million deal in the largest-ever seizure of gas ... ( read original story ...)
Iran tells countries not to meddle in Lebanon in aftermath of explosion
Only the Lebanese people and their representatives can decide the country's future, Iran's foreign minister said on a visit to Beirut on Friday, following the massive blast at the city's port that ... ( read original story ...)
Iran: Nations shouldn’t exploit Beirut blast for own motives
Iran says Western countries shouldn't take advantage of the massive explosion in Beirut last week that killed and wounded thousands of people to dictate their own policies on the tiny Arab country ... ( read original story ...)