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.…
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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.…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…