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US Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, from left, on their way to a meeting during their nuvlear talks on Iran, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, November 24, 2014. (AP)

Extension of deadline on Iran nuclear talks now likely: diplomats

by Buthaina Abdulrahman | Nov 24, 2014 | Middle East

Vienna and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—An extension to the talks on Iran’s nuclear program now looks likely, a number of diplomatic sources have said, as Monday evening’s deadline for a comprehensive deal draws nearer. An Iranian official source told French news agency...

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Iranian Mohammad Javad Zarif (C-R) sits next to the EU’s Catherine Ashton (C-L), during their meeting in the framework of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear file in Muscat, Oman, on November 11, 2014.

Iran nuclear negotiations set for extension under face-saving agreement: Iran sources

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Negotiations on the Iranian nuclear file between Iran, the US and the EU have not achieved the desired outcome according to sources in Iran. The failure to come to a consensus has put all sides under further pressure to rescue talks before a...

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A supporter of Iranian religious hardliners raises up a poster reading in Persian ” Please keep your Islamic dress code to be recognised as a real Muslim woman” as she takes part in a demonstration after the weekly Friday prayer in Tehran on May 16, 2014. (AFP Photo)

Iran: Radical group gears up to begin morality patrols

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 12, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A radical Iranian pressure group has reaffirmed its vow to patrol Tehran’s streets to enforce Islamic norms in the face of disapproval from government officials, in what may become the next showdown between President Hassan Rouhani and...

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This undated file photo shows the entrance to the Iranian cultural center in Khartoum, Sudan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Sudan shuts down Iranian cultural center, expels staff

by Ahmed Younis | Sep 3, 2014 | Middle East

Khartoum, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sudan ordered the closure of an Iranian culture center in Khartoum on Monday, saying that the center represented an intellectual and social threat to the country. In a statement, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the center had...

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Image of Navvab Safavi being escorted to court by Iranian police. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iran and the Ikhwan: Assassinations, Pamphlets and Meetings

by Amir Taheri | Jun 7, 2014 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The young man had been waiting for hours before his “target” came out of his house. “Could we have a word?” the young man demanded, stepping in front of the older man. “Let’s have more than a word while I walk to work,” the old man replied. The...