[19 Dec 2013] Putin More sanctions against Iran counterproductive - English
It was a full house for Vladimir Putin\'s annual press conference with thousands of Russian and foreign journalists eager to ask the Russian...
It was a full house for Vladimir Putin\'s annual press conference with thousands of Russian and foreign journalists eager to ask the Russian President a question. Many issues were raised; and Press TV asked Putin about US sanctions against Iran at the time of ongoing nuclear negotiations following a deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
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[20 Dec 2013] 2nd day of technical talks on Iran nuclear program starts...
Its the second day of a new round of technical talks between Iran and the permanent members of the U-N Security Council plus Germany in the Swiss...
Its the second day of a new round of technical talks between Iran and the permanent members of the U-N Security Council plus Germany in the Swiss city of Geneva.
Experts from the two sides began negotiations over Iran\\\\\\\'s nuclear program on Thursday. The talks follow four days of similar discussions in Vienna last week. Iran walked out of the last round after the U-S expanded its sanctions against Tehran. The added measures came as, under a landmark deal in Geneva last month, the West had promised not to slap new sanctions on Iran. Tehran says it\\\\\\\'s ready to pick up the talks after the E-U foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton assured it that the P-five-plus-one countries, especially the U-S, would continue the negotiations in goodwill.
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[20 Dec 2013] Obama pleas to lawmakers to refrain from new sanctions...
US President Barack Obama has repeated his warning that any new sanctions against Iran would derail the talks to resolve the issue over the...
US President Barack Obama has repeated his warning that any new sanctions against Iran would derail the talks to resolve the issue over the country\\\'s nuclear program. But his remarks appear to be falling on deaf ears on Capitol Hill. Recently the Senate began moves to expedite a vote on a bill that would impose new anti-Iran sanctions. This has created concerns that a the nuclear deal that Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany sealed last month is already at risk.
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[20 Dec 2013] Iran: All terrorists behind killing of Iranian gas exports...
Iran\\\'s ambassador to Baghdad says Iraqi security forces have arrested all those behind last week\\\'s deadly attack on Iranian gas technicians....
Iran\\\'s ambassador to Baghdad says Iraqi security forces have arrested all those behind last week\\\'s deadly attack on Iranian gas technicians.
Hassan Danayeefar added that the 9 terrorists have all confessed to their crime. Last week, masked gunmen attacked workers at a gas pipeline project stretching from Iran into Iraq, killing 16 Iranian nationals. Violence in Iraq has hit a five-year high since the beginning of this year. The United Nations estimates that at least eight-thousand people have been killed in 2013.
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[22 Dec 2013] Iran-UAE gas contract corruption case in Hague - English
Corruption in Iran-UAE Gas Agreement. What is today known as Crescent case was an agreement signed in 2001 between National Iranian Oil Company,...
Corruption in Iran-UAE Gas Agreement. What is today known as Crescent case was an agreement signed in 2001 between National Iranian Oil Company, NIOC and United Arab Emirates oil and gas company Crescent to sell the company gas. The case is now in International Hague Arbitration Tribunal for corruption. According to the signed contract, Iran was obligated to export sour gas from joint Iran-UAE oil and gas field, Salman to UAE for twenty five years. Iranian officials say that the incentive to sign the contract was signed not national interest but corruption and bribe. According to Iranian Judiciary some of the officials involved in this case have already been convicted of taking bribe in Iran\'s criminal court.
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[23 Dec 2013] Mortar attack kill 4 officers, 2 soldiers near Baghdad -...
At least eight people have been killed in mortar shell attacks on an Iraqi army base west of the capital Baghdad.
Officials say four of the...
At least eight people have been killed in mortar shell attacks on an Iraqi army base west of the capital Baghdad.
Officials say four of the victims were army officers, including a brigade commander. Four soldiers were also killed in the attack, which took place in the Abu Ghraib area. Just two days ago, gunmen killed five senior officers and ten soldiers in the western province of Anbar. Violence has spiked in Iraq in 2013. Based on UN figures, at least eight-thousand people have lost their lives across the country this year alone.
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[23 Dec 2013] Deputy FM: Iran will respond to American officials...
Iran\\\'s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Tehran will respond to unthoughtful and inaccurate remarks by American officials.
Araqchi...
Iran\\\'s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Tehran will respond to unthoughtful and inaccurate remarks by American officials.
Araqchi said that Iran will continue nuclear talks with the P-five-plus-one group of countries with goodwill despite the fact that American officials have adopted a contradictory stance since the Geneva deal. Araqchi named blacklisting some Iranian entities and pressures from the US Treasury Department on other countries as examples of that policy. According to Araqchi, comments and actions by US official have been provocative and against the spirit of cooperation, required for the implementation of the November 24 deal. The diplomat noted that Tehran has advised American officials against trying to resolve their internal problems or tensions with their allies at the expense of the Iranian nation\\\'s rights.
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[23 Dec 2013] 14 dead And over 100 injured in car bombing in Egypt -...
A powerful car bomb rocked a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city north of Cairo, leaving at least 14 people dead and over 100 injured.
The...
A powerful car bomb rocked a police headquarters in a Nile Delta city north of Cairo, leaving at least 14 people dead and over 100 injured.
The blast reportedly occurred at around one A.M. local time at the Dakahlya security headquarters in the Nile Delta province of Mansour. It caused the collapse of parts of the five-floor building. Most of the casualties are police officers. The head of security for Dakahlia was also wounded in the bombing, and two of his aides were killed. The impact of the explosion was felt around 20 kilometers away and shattered windows of nearby buildings. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
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[25 Dec 2013] Syria war waged on all regional countries: Mark Glenn -...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Glenn, co-founder of Crescent and Cross Solidarity Movement, about the United Nations refugee agency...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Glenn, co-founder of Crescent and Cross Solidarity Movement, about the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) saying one out of five people living in Lebanon are refugees who have fled the nearly three-year-long conflict in neighboring Syria.
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[26 Dec 2013] Mortar shells hit several areas in Aleppo - English
Mortar shells have hit several residential areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo causing casualties.
Our correspondent in Syria says at least five...
Mortar shells have hit several residential areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo causing casualties.
Our correspondent in Syria says at least five civilians were killed and some others injures in Slemania, Jamilia and Hamdania neighborhoods. There has been no claim of responsibility. But insurgents have in the past repeatedly targeted civilian areas with rockets to pressure the government. Syrian forces are engaged in fierce battles with militants across the country.
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[27 Dec 2013] FBI allowed more crimes in 2012 than in previous year -...
A newly disclosed document shows that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation allowed its informants to break the law in 2012 on even more occasions...
A newly disclosed document shows that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation allowed its informants to break the law in 2012 on even more occasions than it did the previous year.
In a letter to Justice Department officials earlier this year, the FBI disclosed that its nationwide offices permitted informants to break the law nearly 6,000 times in 2012. The numbers represent a five percent increase from 2011\\\'s officially sanctioned crimes. The crimes ranged from acts of violence and selling drugs to bribing government officials. Ever since it was revealed by the newspaper USA Today that a Boston mob boss was allowed to continue running his crime syndicate because he was providing information, the FBI has been required to document the criminal activity it authorizes. But while the bureau has done this for over a decade, other law enforcement agencies still do not.
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[29 Dec 2013] Iran Flight Security Task Force, 100 percent success rate...
Iran a victim of hijacking no more. Deputy Commander of Islamic Republic Guards Corps, IRGC, Mohammad Hassan Kazemi, in a press conference said how...
Iran a victim of hijacking no more. Deputy Commander of Islamic Republic Guards Corps, IRGC, Mohammad Hassan Kazemi, in a press conference said how Iran was the victim of terrorists hijacking and taking Iranian civil airliners to other countries five times between 1983 and early 1984. The criminal acts led to an order by late founder of Iran\\\'s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khoemeini, putting IRGC in charge of security of all domestic and international flights in the through a written order in December 22, 1988.
Commander Kazemi, stated that since the creation of the task force 130 total attempts have been neutralized.
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[29 Dec 2013] Al Azhar university students protest against...
Fresh anti-government protests are underway in Egypt, a day after deadly clashes between police and demonstrators.
One student protester has...
Fresh anti-government protests are underway in Egypt, a day after deadly clashes between police and demonstrators.
One student protester has been killed in the capital Cairo. Clashes broke out after students in Al-Azhar University staged a protest against the military-installed government. They even set the Faculty of Commerce on fire. On Friday, five people were killed as police fired tear gas and birdshots at protesters. The opposition Anti-Coup Alliance-- led by the Muslim Brotherhood, has now called for seven days of street protests. The call came just one day after the interim government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
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[29 Dec 2013] israel escalates attacks on Palestinians in West Bank -...
There has been an increase in attacks against Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli army which now use live bullets against protesters....
There has been an increase in attacks against Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli army which now use live bullets against protesters.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Israeli attacks have left at least 25 Palestinians dead only this year. It\'s nearly four times the number of deaths last year. During West Bank\'s demonstrations on Friday, five Palestinians were shot with live bullets, two with rubber-coated steel bullets. Two journalists were also injured.
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[30 Dec 2013] 44 Iraqi MP resign after security forces dismantle...
In Iraq, 44 members of parliament announce their resignation after security forces dismantle an anti-government protest camp.
The lawmakers are...
In Iraq, 44 members of parliament announce their resignation after security forces dismantle an anti-government protest camp.
The lawmakers are demanding the withdrawal of the army. Earlier in the day, clashes broke out between gunmen and police in the central city of Ramadi where the camp was located. Three policemen and ten gunmen were killed. The violence also spread to the nearby city of Fallujah. The lawmakers are also calling for the release of detained MP Ahmed al-Alwani who backs the anti-government protesters. On Saturday, security forces raided Alwani\\\'s home. Deadly clashes broke out after his guards opened fire on the police. Seven people -- including the MP\\\'s brother, five guards and a security force member - were killed before Alwani was taken into custody.
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[30 Dec 2013] Palestinians gather at Erez crossing as israel prepares to...
Hundreds of Palestinians have gathered at the Erez crossing with Israel as Tel Aviv prepares to release 26 Palestinian prisoners.
The release,...
Hundreds of Palestinians have gathered at the Erez crossing with Israel as Tel Aviv prepares to release 26 Palestinian prisoners.
The release, expected in a few hours, is the third of four planned stages. All 26 of the Palestinians have spent between 19 and 28 years in Israeli prisons. 18 are from the occupied West Bank, three from the Gaza Strip, and five from East Jerusalem al-Quds. Last summer, Israel agreed to release a total of 104 long-serving Palestinian prisoners. The deal was made during the US-brokered direct talks between the Israelis and the Palestinian Authority. Despite the latest release, thousands of Palestinians are still incarcerated in Israel -- and many of them have not even been charged with any offense.
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[01 Jan 2014] israeli NGO accused israel of torturing detained...
An Israeli NGO has accused Tel Aviv of having tortured detained Palestinian children in freezing conditions.
The Public Committee Against...
An Israeli NGO has accused Tel Aviv of having tortured detained Palestinian children in freezing conditions.
The Public Committee Against Torture says the Palestinian minors have routinely been held in outdoor cages for hours after their arrest. The organization says the children had to endure freezing temperatures outside transit facilities. It says this is a long-running practice meant to terrify the detained children. The NGO adds that it\\\'s just one example of the torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli forces. The Palestinian Prisoners Society has also said in a new report that 2-hundred Palestinian children are among five thousand inmates locked up in Israeli jails.
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[01 Jan 2014] An israeli NGO has accused Tel Aviv of having tortured...
The Public Committee Against Torture says the Palestinian minors have routinely been held in outdoor cages for hours after their arrest. The...
The Public Committee Against Torture says the Palestinian minors have routinely been held in outdoor cages for hours after their arrest. The organization says the children had to endure freezing temperatures outside transit facilities. It says this is a long-running practice meant to terrify the detained children. The N-G-O adds that it\'s just one example of the torture and ill-treatment of Palestinian children by Israeli forces. The Palestinian Prisoners Society has also said in a new report that 2-hundred Palestinian children are among five thousand inmates locked up in Israeli jails.
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[03 Jan 2014] American Studies Association firm on decision to boycott...
The American Studies Association says it will go ahead with its decision to boycott Israel.
The incoming president of the association says she...
The American Studies Association says it will go ahead with its decision to boycott Israel.
The incoming president of the association says she will fully support the boycott against Israeli academics over Tel Aviv\\\'s conflict with Palestinians. The move was launched last month by the five-thousand-member association. The American Studies Association says Israeli institutions that aid and support the illegal occupation are to be boycotted over the discriminatory treatment of Palestinians. Meanwhile, two New York politicians have introduced a legislation to pull state funding from any public college that boycotts Israel.
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[09 Jan 2014] Iran, EU, US hold talks over how to implement Geneva deal...
Iran, the European Union and the US hold talks on remaining issues related to implementing the Geneva deal between Tehran and the P5+1.
The...
Iran, the European Union and the US hold talks on remaining issues related to implementing the Geneva deal between Tehran and the P5+1.
The talks in Geneva come a few days after expert-level negotiations between representatives of Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany. The Iranian deputy foreign minister says there are still three technical points that need to be further discussed. Based on the Geneva deal between Iran and the P5+1, Tehran will limit some aspects of its nuclear energy program in return for the removal of some sanctions.
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[15 Jan 2014] Egypt Interior Ministry: People overwhelmingly approve...
In Egypt, officials say voters have overwhelmingly approved a constitution which was drafted by the military-installed government and boycotted by...
In Egypt, officials say voters have overwhelmingly approved a constitution which was drafted by the military-installed government and boycotted by the opposition.
The Interior Ministry says based on preliminary results 95-percent of participants approved the draft. The government says the turnout may exceed fifty-five percent. The result could pave the way for the army chief to announce his candidacy for president. The two-day referendum which ended on Wednesday evening was marred by violent clashes between security forces and protesters. At least eleven people were killed. Nearly 450 people, mostly Muslim Brotherhood supporters were also arrested in the past two days.
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[16 Jan 2014] At least 9 killed in Peshawar explosion: scores of others...
A bomb explosion has left at least nine people dead in northwest Pakistan. Scores of others have been injured.
The blast took place on the...
A bomb explosion has left at least nine people dead in northwest Pakistan. Scores of others have been injured.
The blast took place on the rooftop of a religious center in Peshawar. That\\\'s the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on the border with Afghanistan. It came as more than 8-hundred people had gathered for evening prayers. According to a bomb disposal squad, around five kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. Elsewhere in Nowshera city in the same province, police defused another bomb also near a religious center. No person or group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but pro-Taliban militants have led a bloody campaign against the Pakistani state in recent years.
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[18 Jan 2014] 7 militants killed in clashes with Russian Special Forces...
At least seven militants have been killed in a stand-off with Russian Special Forces in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Russia\'s...
At least seven militants have been killed in a stand-off with Russian Special Forces in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.
Russia\'s anti-terrorist committee has said that five officers were also injured during the operation. The late-night clashes took place after a bomb went off outside a restaurant in the city of Makhach-kala. At least 16 people were injured in that blast. Two days ago three soldiers and four gunmen were killed in another attack. Security has been tight in Russia\'s North Caucasus after two blasts killed 34 people in Volgograd last month. The blasts were carried out by separatist militants as a warning ahead of the 20-14 Sochi Winter Olympics. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to fight the militants.
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[26 Jan 2014] Over half of Afghan children suffer irreversible brain...
The 10-year presence of US-led forces in Afghanistan has not benefited the children of the war-torn country and another a lost generation is...
The 10-year presence of US-led forces in Afghanistan has not benefited the children of the war-torn country and another a lost generation is growing up.
Data compiled by the UN and the Afghan government shows that 55 percent of Afghanistan\'s children have permanent damage to their brains and bodies due to poor nutrition in the crucial first two years of life. The report says chronic malnutrition is particularly widespread and persistent, while one in four children suffers acute malnutrition in Afghanistan. A recent UN study says that even a minimally healthy diet is beyond the reach of the majority of Afghans, and in some provinces, only one in five could afford regular balanced meals.
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[28 Jan 2014] Israeli PM claims Iran 6 weeks away from building nuclear...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to protest against the Geneva deal, making allegations about Iran\'s nuclear program.
Speaking...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to protest against the Geneva deal, making allegations about Iran\'s nuclear program.
Speaking at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, the Israeli prime minister said that according to their assessment, under the Geneva agreement, Iran is just six weeks away from building a nuclear weapon. Throughout the years, Israeli officials have made similar allegations. Last October, Israeli officials said Iran is just one month away from building a nuclear bomb. Netanyahu\'s comments come ahead of the next round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P-five-plus-one group.
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[02 Feb 2014] Iran : NOT ready to give up research on centrifuges - English
Iran says it\\\'s NOT ready to give up research on centrifuges as part of a final deal with the six countries involved.
Foreign Minister...
Iran says it\\\'s NOT ready to give up research on centrifuges as part of a final deal with the six countries involved.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran is going to discuss various aspects of its nuclear program in the upcoming negotiations. However, he added that technology and science have nothing to do with the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Iran is set to resume talks with the five members of the UN Security Council plus Germany in Vienna on February 18. Diplomats say the development of a new advanced centrifuge is going to be at the heart of the talks. Under an interim deal reached in November, Tehran can engage in research and development of centrifuges.
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[02 Feb 2014] John Kerry says Washington will continue to enforce the...
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington will continue to enforce the existing sanctions on Iran.
Kerry made the remarks at a meeting...
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington will continue to enforce the existing sanctions on Iran.
Kerry made the remarks at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany. According to the US State Department, Kerry and Zarif discussed next month\'s meeting on the settlement of a dispute over Iran\'s nuclear energy program. Tehran reached a landmark agreement with the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany in November to limit its nuclear activities, in return for a partial sanctions relief from the West. Earlier this month, the International Atomic Energy Agency, certified that Tehran had stuck to its side of the deal, giving access to key nuclear installations and cutting back its enriched uranium stockpile.
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[02 Feb 2014] France sees trade opportunities if Iran sanctions are...
The French finance minister says his country will have significant commercial opportunities in Iran.
Pierre Moscovici made the comments as a...
The French finance minister says his country will have significant commercial opportunities in Iran.
Pierre Moscovici made the comments as a French business delegation visits the Iranian capital. Moscovici says any possible deal could be sealed only if nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the U-N Security Council plus Germany succeed and the sanctions are lifted. Meanwhile, French carmaker, Renault has resumed shipments of parts for vehicle production to Iran. Renault\'s return to Iran comes as the lifting of sanctions against Tehran begins to take effect.
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