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Greece

Greece renews calls for Iran to release two oil tankers and crew

The vessels were seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf in May.

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Meet the 7-year-old Iranian who dreams of becoming a racing champion

When 7-year-old Iranian child Raha Ghorbani gets into her father's car, she goes straight for the driver's seat and performs drifts. The child participates as a guest in Tehran's racing events, and dreams of becoming a racing champion herself one day.

Culture news

What happened when Iran criminalised music?

After the Islamic Revolution, western music was banned in Iran. So how did people carry on listening to their favourite songs?

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Images of collapsed unfinished building in southwest Iran

Videos posted on social media show the aftermath of a building collapse in southwestern Iran where at least six people died and 80 people are trapped under the rubble.

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Iran

Iranian Revolutionary Guard colonel killed by motorbike assassins

Iranian authorities hinted the death could be linked with other motorbike slayings previously attributed to Israel.

Sweden

Iran rules out prisoner swap with Sweden before academic's execution

The Swedish-Iranian researcher will be executed and will not be exchanged, the Iranian judiciary said.

Culture news

Cultural restitution: Artefacts returned to Iran after legal battle

The long lost Mannean bricks turned up for sale in Europe in the 1990s and after a spell in a Swiss bank are back in Iran in the National Museum.

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Iranians flock to parks to celebrate nature day

Iranians flock to parks to celebrate nature day and North Koreans enjoy hot springs at a resort in Yangdok, some 120 kilometres from Pyongyang.

Destinations

Iran: The Persian powder paradise drawing in the world’s best skiers

With 87 kilometres of slope and 66 lifts, the ski resorts outside of Tehran offer some of the best pistes in Asia - and no one knows about them.

United Kingdom

Release 'should have happened six years ago,' says Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The British charity worker has called for other hostages to be freed in Iran.

Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe arrives back in UK after Iran release

It came after the UK settled a decades-old debt to Iran.

Denmark

Three Iranians sentenced in Denmark for spying for Saudi Arabia

The men had been found guilty of promoting terror in Iran and passing on information for Saudi intelligence services.

Austria

Diplomats reconvene in Vienna for Iran nuclear deal talks

Western European participants have warned that time is running out for a successful conclusion to the talks.

World

New nuclear deal achievable, Iran says

A deal on nuclear policy that would release Iran from sanctions could be reached in a matter of hours, if western powers seize the opportunity, the Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told Euronews.

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Fire at Tehran's Grand Bazaar damages shops

Firefighters say they have put out a fire that broke out in Tehran's grand bazaar in the morning on Saturday.

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Iran 'jail restaurant' aims to free bad debt inmates

Two Iranian ex-prisoners have opened a successful "jail restaurant" to help raise funds to free convicts languishing behind bars for unpaid debts

Denmark

Iranian separatists found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia

The three suspects were convicted of promoting terror in Iran and gathering information for Saudi intelligence services.

Iran

French tourist jailed in Iran for eight years for spying, says lawyer

France's foreign ministry said the prison sentence was "unacceptable".

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Yemen's rebels hold protest against Saudi-led coalition strikes

Yemen's Houthi rebels hold a mass demonstration in the rebel-held capital Sanaa to denounce deadly airstrikes.

Russia

Iran isn't seeking nuclear weapons, president tells Russian Duma

In a speech to Russia's State Duma, Raisi said Iran was serious about reaching an agreement to limit its nuclear programme, but would not agree to anything less than its "rights".