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Two Iranian detainees in Qatar sent home to serve out sentences: envoy

There are currently 87 Iranians in Qatari prisons on drug-related offences. Two Iranian prisoners detained in Qatar will be sent to prisons back home this week, Tehran’s envoy confirmed. The…

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17 Iranians detained for ‘mistakenly’ entering Qatari waters released

Details on the duration of their detention were not disclosed. Iran’s ambassador to Doha announced on Tuesday that 17 Iranians who were detained for unintentionally entering Qatari seas had been…

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Qatar, Iran renew cooperation commitments in Tehran meeting

Qatar hosted a round of two-day indirect talks in June between Tehran and Washington in an effort to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal. Doha’s readiness to expand and promote cooperation…

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Israel’s power expected to ‘decline’ along with fortunes of Western nations: expert

An Iran expert delves into the regional politics and Washington’s foreign policy in the Middle East, as well as Israeli’s depleting power. The Israeli regime’s power stems solely from western…

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IAEA: Qatar re-elected to nuclear watchdog’s board of governors

Doha has twice served on the board of governors, once between 2013 to 2015, and a second time between 2016 and 2018. Qatar has been elected to the board of…

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‘This is more than the hijab’: Iranians in Qatar on edge as protests persist at home

What started as protests against the mandatory veil in Iran have transpired to popular protests across the country demanding freedoms and accountability. Protests in Iran have entered their fifth week,…

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Qatar and Iran ink ‘largest ever saffron export’ deal

In November 2020, for the first time in Qatar, a local farm started harvesting saffron. On Monday, Iran secured a $300 million deal with Qatar to supply saffron to the…

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