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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala returns home, freed from Iranian jail
An Italian journalist detained in Iran last month has been freed and is on a flight back to Rome, the Italian government says. Cecilia Sala, 29, was arrested on 19 December, three days after an Iranian engineer was detained by Italian authorities in Milan on suspicion of supplying drone technology that led to the deaths of US soldiers.
Italy says no US extradition request for detained Iranian businessman so far
The United States has not submitted any formal request of extradition for an Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini detained in Milan, Italy's justice minister said in an interview published on Thursday.
An Italian journalist is freed from detention in Iran and returns home
An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks has been freed and has returned home, after her fate had become intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer arrested in Italy and wanted by the
Iran frees Italian journalist after diplomatic push
Cecilia Sala, 29, who was in Tehran on a valid journalist visa, was arrested on December 19, days after Italian authorities detained an Iranian man wanted in the US for allegedly providing sensitive technology to Iran for drones that were used to kill three American soldiers in Jordan.
Italy summons Iranian ambassador, demands release of journalist
Italy's foreign ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday to demand the immediate release of reporter Cecilia Sala, who was seized in Tehran on Dec. 19 while working under a regular journalistic visa.
Iran Frees Italian Journalist Caught in Row Over Arrests
Italian reporter Cecilia Sala was released from an Iranian prison and is on a plane leaving the country, the Italian government said in a statement on Wednesday.
Iran releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala after 3-week detainment
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was on a plane home Wednesday after being freed from an Iranian prison, the result of tireless diplomatic lobbying behind the scenes, the Italian government said.
Italian reporter jailed in Tehran returns to Italy
An Italian journalist arrested and jailed in Iran since December has been freed and returned to Rome on Wednesday, even as a diplomatic spat between the two countries lingers over an Iranian held in Milan.
Italian journalist detained for nearly a month in Iran is freed
An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks and whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States was freed Wednesday and is heading home, Italian officials announced.
A top Iranian general said Russia was actually bombing the empty desert while saying it was attacking Syrian rebels
Behrouz Esbati said that he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official ...
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala lands in Rome after release from Iranian prison
After more than three weeks of detention, Cecilia Sala has been released from Tehran's Evin Prison and was met at the airport ...
Watch: Iranian woman grabs cleric’s turban and wraps it round her head after hijab comments
An Iranian woman tore off a cleric’s turban after he publicly berated her for not wearing a hijab in Tehran’s Mehrabad airport in an act of protest that will alarm the regime.
Israel planned to strike Beirut airport if Iranian funds had reached Hezbollah
The Islamic Republic was reportedly planning on transferring sums to Hezbollah via an Air Mahan flight from Tehran to the ...
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Iranian plane, diplomat searched at Beirut airport: What we know
On Nov. 15, an Iranian delegation accompanying Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was ...
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Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrives in Rome after being released from Iranian prison
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has landed back in Rome after being freed from an Iranian prison where she had been detained ...
Iranian Bahai Poet To Be Re-jailed After Heart Op: Exile Group
A Bahai poet and writer is set to be returned to prison in Iran after undergoing open-heart surgery, a France-based group representing Iran's largest religious minority said Thursday.
Biden administration sanctions Russian and Iranian groups that interfered in November election
The Treasury Department has announced sanctions for entities backed by the governments of Russia and Iran, stemming from ...
Iran Was ‘Defeated Very Badly’ in Syria, a Top General Admits
For weeks, Iranian officials have downplayed the fall of their ally in Syria. But an important general has offered a ...