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Syria vote counting starts after polls close

Wed Jun 4, 2014 19:19:45

Syrian election officials have started counting votes in the country's epic presidential election, hours after polling stations closed at midnight.

In picture: Imam Khomeini's 25th demise anniversary

Wed Jun 4, 2014 18:10:52

June 4th marks Imam Khomeini’s 25th demise anniversary.

Iran never giving in to West: Leader

Wed Jun 4, 2014 16:35:06

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic of Iran has never succumbed to the West, and that it has managed to make progress day by day.

Egypt invites Iranian president to Sisi's inauguration

Wed Jun 4, 2014 12:32:26

Egypt has invited Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the inauguration ceremony of newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a trip that would make him only the second Iranian leader to visit Egypt since the countries severed ties in 1980.

More than 60 militants killed in Syria infighting

Wed Jun 4, 2014 12:12:13

More than 60 militants have been killed in violent clashes between rival militant groups operating inside Syria.

Rouhani vows to defend Iran’s nuclear rights

Wed Jun 4, 2014 11:34:07

On the eve of talks, Iran's moderate president says his administration will defend the Islamic Republic's nuclear rights and work to end Western sanctions.

UK’s GCHQ operates secret Mideast spy hub in Oman: Report

Wed Jun 4, 2014 11:01:09

The location of secret British spy bases in Oman, tapping undersea cables in the Middle East, has up until now remained unpublished because of pressure from the government, according to a new article that reveals those details.

Assad supporters choose to vote in blood at polling stations

Wed Jun 4, 2014 09:06:13

Some Syrian supporters of President Bashar Assad have marked their ballots in blood as they voted in presidential elections.

Lebanese experts praise Imam Khomeini’s legacy

Wed Jun 4, 2014 07:31:00

Experts have held talks in Lebanon to discuss the legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini.

Bahrain sentences 21 activists to 15 years in jail

Tue Jun 3, 2014 21:57:17

A Bahraini court has sentenced a group of 21 anti-regime protesters to 15 years in jail each amid the ongoing harsh crackdown on the country’s dissent.

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