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Dozens die as Tehran's blazing Plasco tower crumbles in seconds

Tehran’s iconic Plasco building has collapsed as firefighters battled a blaze inside.

Iran

Heavy snowfall temporarily clears 'life-threatening' air pollution in Tehran

For some, the first snowfall of the season is a cause for frustration.

Cinema

Ashgar Farhadi on shooting 'The Salesman'

Picking up two awards at the Cannes film festival, for Best Screenplay and Best Actor (for Shahab Hosseini), Ashgar Farhadi’s latest movie ‘The Salesman’ tells the story of a middle-class couple who m

Cult

Pushing boundries in Iran 'Insolents de Téhéran' by Jérémy Suyker

Jérémy Suyker is a young French photographer.

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Business Series

British Airways resumes flights from London to Tehran

British Airways is resuming direct flights from London to Tehran which were suspended four years ago because of western sanctions against Iran.

Economy

Oil prices drop as Iran still not part of production freeze

Oil prices continue to be pulled down by the lack of a deal between OPEC and other countries to freeze production.

Iran

Final election results in Iran confirm symbolic victories for reformist president and allies

Commentators say the results could mean Iran will further its new ties with the West after the recent nuclear deal

World

Iran elections: reformists build momentum - view from Tehran

On Friday elections take place that will shape the future of Iran for at least a decade. Hardliners and moderate candidates will vie for seats in

Iran

Tehran a bustling city of opportunity

Tehran, the capital of Iran, is the largest and most populated city in the country 12 million live there.

World News

Iranian FM visit to Brussels heralds better ties with EU

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is in Brussels on a mission to broaden ties with Europe. He’s set to meet EU Parliament President Martin Schulz

Iran

Anger in Tehran over executed Shia cleric shows no signs of abating

Hundreds of Iranians turned out for a third day in Imam Hussein square in central Tehran to vent their anger over Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shia cleric

World News

Traffic fumes pushing Tehran's pollution to alarmingly high levels

The past few days have been particularly bad, with the government acknowledging that the air quality is unhealthy for the city's residents

World News

World pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks

People around the world showed their sorrow and solidarity with France on Saturday in the wake of the Paris attacks. In Rio de Janeiro the iconic

Iran

Iran: British embassy reopens in Tehran

After a four-year closure, the British embassy has reopened in Tehran. Philip Hammond became just the second UK Foreign Secretary to visit Iran since

Iran

UK to reopen embassy in Iran

The UK is set to this weekend reopen its embassy in Iran, which was closed nearly four years ago after it was stormed by protesters. British Foreign

Iran

French Foreign Minister latest in line of dignitaries to visit Iran

Striking the nuclear accord may have been the easy part… On the first visit in 12 years of a French foreign minister to Iran, Laurent Fabius sought

Business Series

MENA markets and businesses eye opportunities from Iran nuclear deal

A new dawn or an historic mistake, whatever your viewpoint on the deal between Iran and the major powers, it has brought to an end to an era of

Iran

Zarif gets hero's welcome in Tehran after concluding nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign minister has been welcomed back to his country’s capital after concluding a landmark nuclear deal with six world powers in Vienna

World

Iran begins trial of US journalist held for ten months

The trial of Jason Rezaian has begun — the Washington Post correspondent who has been detained in Iran for almost 10 months. The accusation against

Iran

Spy trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian opens in Tehran

The trial of the Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, accused of espionage by the Iranian government opens today. The process will