ran’s government has accused a British-Iranian academic arrested in Tehran of being a “member of a British spy network”. Abbas Edalat, a professor at Imperial College London, and is believed to be in the custody of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Iranian authorities acknowledged for the first time ...
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds./ A British-Iranian academic has been arrested by security forces in Tehran, according to Iran's semi-official FARS news agency, potentially further stoking tensions with the West ahead of US President ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ An Iranian-British academic detained in Iran was arrested for spying, according to Iranian news agencies, quoting an "unidentified informed source". Abbas Edalat, a professor at London's Imperial College, was reportedly detained on 15 April ...
Iranian academic from Imperial College London has been arrested in Iran, becoming the latest of dozens of dual nationals taken into custody by Tehran since the 2015 nuclear deal. Abbas Edalat, a professor of computer science and mathematics, was in Iran for an academic workshop when he was ...
Iran seized a prominent British-Iranian scholar during his visit there this month, a rights group said Wednesday, an arrest that may further stoke tensions with the West over President Trump’s threat to scrap the 2015 nuclear accord. The scholar, Abbas Edalat, an award-winning professor of ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Abbas Edalat was reportedly attending an academic workshop in Tehran, Iran, when he was detained The Foreign Office has said it is urgently looking into reports that a British-Iranian man has been detained in Iran. Abbas Edalat, a professor ...
Abbas Edalat, a professor of computer science and mathematics at Imperial College in London, had been detained by the Iran's Revolutionary Guards. (Reuters)/ Britain’s Foreign Office (FCO) said on Wednesday it was urgently seeking information from Iran following reports of the detention of a ...
A British-Iranian academic was detained in Iran by the country’s Revolutionary Guards in mid-April, the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) reported on Wednesday. Britain’s Foreign Office (FCO) said it was urgently seeking information from Iran about the reported arrest of ...
Arrest of dual Iranian-U.K. citizen comes at pivotal moment in nuclear diplomacy/ UNITED NATIONS—Iran has arrested a British-Iranian dual citizen who traveled to Tehran from London on an invitation to speak at an academic workshop, according to friends of his family and human-rights ...
Comedian Bill Maher clashed with Jewish actress and over whether the current rise in antisemitism comes mostly from the left or the right in the United States. Bernhard, who discussed the topic with Maher during a of his "Club Random" podcast, argued that antisemitism has been spreading thanks ...
The rise in executions in Iran has given rise to protests around the world/ The number of executions recorded globally in 2023 was the highest for eight years, as some Middle Eastern states sharply increased their use of the death penalty, Amnesty International says. A total of 1,153 people are ...
The US does not believe Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, White House spokesman John Kirby has said. He spoke hours after Israeli forces reached the centre of the city and reportedly seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt ...
LULING, Texas (KXAN) — Travelers and residents will soon be able to visit the largest Buc-ee’s travel center in the country starting next month. The new center is located in Luling, Texas, and will open its doors to the public the morning of June 10, according to a news release from the company ...
The Israeli military says it is carrying out a "very targeted" ground operation in Rafah/ Israeli forces have reportedly reached the centre of the southern Gaza city of Rafah and seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt. Witnesses and local journalists said ...
Koji Sato, chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans for a new lean compact motor that will cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine ...
Today's diplomatic moves won't change the situation for people in places like Ramallah Image caption: Today's diplomatic moves won't change the situation for people in places like Ramallah Ireland, Spain and Norway say they are recognising Palestinian statehood to kick-start a political process. ...
Subaru's CEO Atsushi Osaki, CTO Tetsuo Fujinuki, Toyota's CEO Koji Sato, CTO Hiroki Nakajima, Mazda's CEO Masahiro Moro and CTO Ichiro Hirose chat during a photo session at a press conference, in Tokyo/ TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor showcased next-generation engines on Tuesday that can be used ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war against Hamas amid international condemnation of an air strike that killed scores of Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. At least 45 people were killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while hundreds more were ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the strike which killed scores of displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday was a "tragic mishap", amid growing international condemnation of the blast. At least 45 people were killed according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Hundreds more were ...