May 23, 2013
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he'll challenge a ban on his chosen successor from running in next month's Iranian presidential elections. Michael Theodoulou reports Read Article Ahmadinejad vows to fight poll ban on his chosen heir
May 22, 2013
Eight candidates won approval to stand – five conservatives close to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as two moderate conservatives and a reformist. Read Article Iran's moderate ex-president Rafsanjani barred from standing for elections
May 22, 2013
India has slashed Iranian oil imports by almost a fifth since December, the sharpest cut among Asian buyers, in a move that should increase its chances of winning a new US waiver next month on sanctions targeting oil trade with Iran. Read Article India leads Asian cuts in Iran oil imports ahead of sanctions waiver
May 21, 2013
Iran will bar physically feeble candidates from running for president, in an apparent hint that it could disqualify 78-year-old former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from the race. Read Article Iran electoral watchdog hints at Rafsanjani rejection
May 20, 2013
Hardline media critical of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani splice images of him ensconced in a gleaming Mercedes with shots of another heavyweight candidate, Saeed Jalili, driving a locally assembled Kia Pride with, well, pride. Michael Theodoulou reports Read Article Iran tycoon may have to dump Mercedes for presidency
May 20, 2013
Iran's state radio says authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's the Mossad and the American CIA intelligence agency. Read Article Iran hangs two men convicted of spying for Mossad, CIA
May 19, 2013
The UAE today condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain, calling them unIslamic and urging Iran to reconsider its approach to the Arabian Gulf region. Read Article Sheikh Abdullah blasts Iran over Bahrain threat
May 17, 2013
The code is effective immediately for buildings under construction and comes on the back of tremors that were felt across the UAE last month due to two major earthquakes in Iran.
Read Article Dubai earthquake code will 'delay projects and raise costs'
May 16, 2013
Iran has come under renewed international pressure over its nuclear ambitions in two separate meetings, but with bleak prospects of a compromise. Michael Theodoulou reports Read Article Little prospect of breakthrough with Iran's nuclear ambitions
May 16, 2013
The US government yesterday targeted a UAE exchange house and trading company for helping Iran attempt to circumvent global economic sanctions. Read Article US sanctions UAE's Al Hilal Exchange over Iran trades
