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Italy summons Iran's ambassador over journalist Cecilia Sala's arrest

Complicating matters are indications that Sala's fate has become intertwined with that of an Iranian man who was detained in Italy on 16 December, just three days before her arrest in Tehran.

Europe News

Italy says talks ongoing with Iran to release Cecilia Sala from prison

Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was detained on 19 December, according to the Italian foreign ministry.

29 December 2024

Iran

Iranian police detain Italian journalist on assignment in Tehran

The Italian Foreign Ministry reports that the Italian reporter was arrested in Iran's capital last Thursday while she was filming a news report.

27 December 2024

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Brussels defends presence of senior EU diplomat in Iran's inauguration

Enrique Mora, the deputy secretary general of the European External Action Service (EEAS), attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran's new president.

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Gaza

Who was Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh?

As one of the top negotiators in talks to bring the Gaza war to an end, Haniyeh was criticised by some on his own side over his approach to the conflict.

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WATCH: Iran deploys rescue teams to site of helicopter incident

Iranian state TV said what it called a “hard landing” happened near Jolfa, a city on the border with the nation of Azerbaijan, some 600 kilometres northwest of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Iran

How did Iran's president end up on nearly 50-year-old US helicopter?

The US-made Bell 212 that crashed on Sunday with President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and several members of their entourage on board was most likely purchased during the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Belgium

Call for release of Swedish prisoner on anniversary of Iran detention

Johan Floderus was arrested at Tehran airport in 2022, and has had limited family contact and consular access since being imprisoned.

Israel

Iran will 'face consequencess' for attack: Israeli military chief

Israeli Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said Tehran's missile and drone attack “will be met with a response”, though he did not elaborate further.

World News

How world leaders responded to Iran's drone attack on Israel?

Global leaders have swiftly condemned Tehran's actions, urging restraint to avoid further escalation.

Iran

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes against Iran

In a Middle East already unsettled by the Israel Hamas war, the spectre of regional conflict is growing.

18 January 2024

Iran

Iranian girl injured on Tehran metro while not wearing headscarf dies

The official version is Armita Geravand fainted and hit her head, but there are rumours she was assaulted on the train for not wearing a headscarf.

28 October 2023

Europe News

Iran or Hezbollah may seek to capitalise on Israel-Hamas clash - NATO

Hostile nations, such as Iran, or groups like Hezbollah might attempt to take advantage of the armed conflict between Hamas and Israel, according to NATO's secretary-general.

12 October 2023

France

Parents of French prisoner in Iran call on Europe to do more

More than 365 days have passed since French citizen Louis Arnaud was imprisoned in the high-security Evin prison in Tehran. For his parents, the wait has been agonising.

Culture news

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returns to competition with a headscarf

Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi has taken part in her first international event since being detained by Iranian officers for competing without a headscarf. Rekabi competed with her hair covered at the IFSC World Cup women’s boulder event in Italy.

Iran

Iran to take harsher actions against women without hijab

More and more women are refusing to cover their hair with a headscarf, following mass anti-government protests that began last year.

Iran

Protests in Iran: what is happening six months on?

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on the 16th of September 2022 triggered a social uprising in Iran, and the repression by the theocratic regime has been ruthless. Six months since the beginning of the crisis, what is the situation in Iran?

Iran

Iran's Supreme leader condemns the poisonings at girls schools

In his first comments on the mystery poisonings, Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said those behind the school poisonings should face "severe punishment". More than a thousand female students have fallen ill since last November.

World News

Iran nuclear: IAEA chief 'to meet Iranian president on Saturday'

The reported meeting follows the detection of particles of uranium enriched to 83.7% at an Iranian plant, according to a UN report.

World News

Young girls poisoned in Iran in suspected attempt to ‘close schools'

On Wednesday, over one hundred girls were sent to hospital after they were poisoned by gas at their schools, joining hundreds of similar cases since November