
Turkey investigates building contractors as quake toll rises
Turkey will widen an investigation into building contractors suspected of violating safety standards following its devastating earthquake, as the country steps up...

Iran rejects UN investigation of protests
Iran will reject a newly-appointed independent United Nations investigation into the country’s repression of anti-government protests, the foreign ministry says, as demonstrations...

Iran journalists want two of their colleagues freed
More than 300 Iranian journalists are demanding the release of two colleagues jailed for their coverage of Mahsa Amini, whose death in...

Iran protests rage amid crackdown call
Protests have broken out in southeastern Iran, with protesters attacking banks, as a senior hardline cleric called for tough measures against demonstrators...

Iran says unrest over, blames enemies for protests
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say the country’s people and security forces had put an end to unrest fomented by foreign enemies, as parliament...