Woman is arrested in Iran for ‘insulting the Islamic hijab’ after she was filmed cycling without a veil in front of a mosque Iranian woman has been arrested for ‘cycling without hijab’ in front of a mosque Footage shows the woman appearing to raise her right arm in the air Under Islamic law, women must … Read more
More than half of nation-state cyber attacks in the last year have originated from Russia, Microsoft has revealed in a new report. According to the firm’s annual Digital Defense Report, 52 per cent of state-sponsored hacking attempts from July 2019 and June 2020 were Russian in origin. Exactly a quarter during this time period came … Read more
Stainless steel may have first been created in ancient Persia during the 11th century — 1,000 years before it was first made in Sheffield, the Steel City. Sheffield has a proud history as a northern powerhouse and it is all based on a formidable metal industry, bolstered by its invention of stainless steel in 1913. … Read more
Iran said Sunday its arch-foe the United States is facing ‘maximum isolation’ after major powers dismissed a unilateral US declaration that UN sanctions on Tehran were back in force. The Trump administration said the sanctions had been re-activated under the ‘snapback’ mechanism in a landmark 2015 nuclear treaty – despite Washington having withdrawn from the … Read more
Three teenagers are sentenced to have four fingers amputated from their right hand for theft in Iran Iran has sentenced three teenagers to have their fingers amputated for stealing In keeping with Sharia law, four fingers will be cut off from their right hands Such punishment is rare because judge must meet 13 requirements to … Read more
‘Groundless’ new trial for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for ‘spreading anti-Iranian propaganda’ is postponed with no future date set The British-Iranian mother-of-one has been detained in prison in Iran since 2016 She was sentenced to five years in jail over ‘plot to overthrow Iran’s government’ Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a journalism charity administrator, denied the allegations She was due … Read more
Iran said it executed a young wrestler on Saturday despite international and social media calls for his release, including a plea from Donald Trump. Iran claims Navid Afkari was responsible for the murder of a public sector worker during anti-government protests in 2018. The 27-year-old was executed in the morning at a prison in the southern … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: British engineer and father-of-three faces 30 years in US jail after admitting trying to smuggle £400,000 power generator into Iran Colin Fisher, 45, was arrested as he flew from his home in Dubai to Florida The US has a trade embargo imposed on Iran to prevent the sale of technology Father-of-three admitted to setting … Read more
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is being held ‘hostage’ illegally by Iran and is an emotional wreck, her husband has said after new charged were announced by in Tehran. The 42-year-old mother-of-one has been detained in Iran since 2016, when she was sentenced to five years in prison on spurious spying charges. Having been moved to house arrest … Read more
Iranian anti-hijab activist ‘faces execution or torture’: Protester is arrested in Turkey, raising fears she will be deported to Tehran Maryam Shariatmadari was arrested in Iran in 2018 for protesting without a hijab She was sentenced to a year in jail, but fled to Turkey where she claimed asylum Maryam was arrested in Turkey on … Read more