It was reported that eight environmental activists including Morad Tahbaz (an Iranian who has British and American citizenship) were recently sentenced to prison for allegedly spying for the United States and acting against Iran’s national security. The activists were arrested in 2018 and their jail terms ranges from four to ten years. Morad Tahbaz and […]
It was reported that five people including three military personal were on Tuesday killed in a suicide attack near the Marshal Fahim Military Academy in Kabul, Afghanistan capital. Also twelve people were wounded in the attack, five of them were civilians. Our correspondent learned that no group has claimed responsibility for the suicide blast. The
An Iranian man identified as Amir Rahimpour who was convicted of spying for the CIA has been sentenced to death by Iran’s court. It was alleged that Amir Rahimpour received money from the CIA to share details of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program with the American spy agency. Gholamhossein Esmaili, Iran’s Judiciary spokesman said that
A 42 year old man, Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri wanted in Iraq for killing two police officers has been arrested in Phoenix, Arizona. According to the information our correspondent gathered, Al-Nouri acted as the leader of al Qaeda group in Fallujah (Iraq) when he allegedly killed those Iraqi policemen in 2006. He was wanted in
Naama Issachar, a 27 year old American-Israeli woman that was jailed in Russia on drug charges has been pardoned by President Vladimir Putin. According to information reaching Viewers Corner News, a presidential decree was ordered by President Putin to pardon and free Naama Issachar from prison on humanitarian principles. Naama Issachar was arrested in April
It was reported that Qatari emir has appointed Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani to replace the former Qatar’s prime minister (Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani) who had resigned. The new prime minister Sheikh Khalid was also named as the Gulf state’s interior minister. Sheikh Khalid took the oath of
It was reported that the U.S E-11A military aircraft crashed on Monday in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. It was believed that about 10 people were on board. The militant group, Taliban has claimed responsibility. A spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that the plane which was on an
It was reported that sanctions have been imposed on six companies and two people for helping Iran’s state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to export millions of dollars of goods in violation of U.S sanctions. The U.S Treasury Department stated on Thursday that the six companies blacklisted are Hong Kong-based Triliance Petrochemical Co. Ltd and
It was reported that at least six people including two policemen were killed as protesters and security forces clashed on Monday in Baghdad and other cities in Iraq. According to the report, as Iraqi protesters resumed their anti-government demonstration last week, two protesters were shot by live bullets on Monday while the third person was
The Islamic Republic of Iran said on Monday that it would quit the global nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European countries refer it to the U.N. Security Council over a nuclear agreement. The 1968 global nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has been the foundation of global nuclear arms control since the Cold War, including the 2015
