Tag: Iran
Two arrivals from Iran add to COVID-19 case tally
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Two more foreign arrivals are confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, stated the Department of Government Information. ... Read More
Iran Returnee tests positive for Covid-19, total cases sit at 2,094
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Another individual has tested positive for Covid-19, raising the total cases in Sri Lanka to 2,094. ... Read More
Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear watchdog says
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The UN nuclear watchdog has expressed serious concern at Iran's continuing failure to allow access to ... Read More
Coronavirus: Iran reopens Shia Muslim shrines after two-month closure
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iran has reopened its major Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to combat ... Read More
Travel ban imposed on passengers from Iran, Italy and South Korea
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today imposed a travel ban for air passengers flying from Iran, ... Read More
Coronavirus: Iran reports two suspected fatal cases at Qom hospital
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iran's health ministry says two people have died after preliminary tests came back as positive for ... Read More
Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran launches with medical shipments
(FASTNEWS | TEHRAN) - A new Swiss payment mechanism has launched which allows humanitarian aid to be sent to Iran ... Read More
US House votes to limit Trump war powers on Iran
(FASTNEWS | WHITE HOUSE) - The US House of Representatives has approved a largely symbolic resolution seeking to limit President ... Read More
Iran ’offers $80mn bounty for Trump’s head’
(FASTNEWS | TEHRAN) - Iranian authorities have put an $80million bounty on American President Donald Trump's head during the televised ... Read More
Mourners flood the streets as body returns to Iran
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A sea of mourners swept into the Iranian city of Ahvaz early on Sunday morning to ... Read More
Trump threatens Iran with ‘big price’ to pay over US embassy attack – [IMAGES]
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US President Donald Trump has issued a threat to Iran, after blaming the nation for an ... Read More
Maritime coalition launched to protect Gulf shipping after Iran attacks
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - US-led naval coalition officially launched operations in Bahrain Thursday to protect shipping in the Arabian Gulf, ... Read More
US and Gulf countries sanction individuals and businesses linked to Iran and Hezbollah
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - A Saudi-based coalition that combats terrorist financing imposed new sanctions on Wednesday targeting 25 companies, banks ... Read More
Gulf tanker attacks: Iran releases photos of ‘attacked’ ship
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Iran has released photos of an oil tanker that it says was attacked off the coast ... Read More
Saudi crown prince warns of ‘Iran threat’ to global oil
(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned that oil prices may soar if the world ... Read More