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Iran preparing for unfreezing of $30bn

ECONOMY

Iran preparing for unfreezing of $30bn

Iran says it has started the proceedings for the much-awaited unfreezing of a total of around $30 billion as envisaged by a nuclear deal it sealed with the P5+1 last July.

US citizen held in N Korea for spying

FOREIGN POLICY

US citizen held in N Korea for spying

A naturalized US citizen has been arrested by North Korea over espionage charges amid rising tensions in the Korean peninsula.

"Gitmo aims to destroy human being"

HUMAN RIGHTS

"Gitmo aims to destroy human being"

A former inmate of the US Guantanamo Bay detention camp says the prison is being run with the aim of destroying a human being.

Iran’s Ando leaves Qatari club Umm Salal

SPORTS

Iran’s Ando leaves Qatari club Umm Salal

Iranian football captain Andranik Teymourian has parted company with Umm Salal in Qatar Stars League, and is linked with a move to Tehran-based Esteghlal.