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Iran may tap sovereign fund to pay compensation for downed jet: Report
Nov 26, 2020 02:45Iran may decide to use its sovereign wealth fund to pay compensation for a Ukrainian airliner that was downed near Tehran early this year amid high military tensions with the United States.
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Iran dismisses Canadian-drafted resolution on its human rights situation
Nov 19, 2020 06:52Iran has condemned a UN resolution, drafted and proposed by Canada, as a rehash of “groundless” claims about the Islamic Republic’s human rights situation, saying it instead proves the “hypocrisy” of the “notorious” group of countries that voted for it.
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Iran summons Italy’s ambassador to protest Canada’s ‘anti-human behavior’
Nov 18, 2020 02:34Iran has summoned Italy’s ambassador, whose country represents Canada’s interests in the Islamic Republic, to protest the Canadian government’s anti-human approach and its hypocritical stance vis-à-vis civil and consular rights of Iranian nationals residing in the country.
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Iranian general deplores Canadian police’ refusal to arrest fugitive banker
Oct 26, 2020 03:30Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari assailed Canada for declining to arrest a former top Iranian banker who has fled to that country after committing a massive fraud, saying Iran had notified the Canadian Police of the whereabouts of Mahmoud Reza Khavari.
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China warns Canada against granting asylum to Hong Kong 'criminals'
Oct 16, 2020 08:16China has warned the Canadian government against granting asylum to Hong Kong "criminals," who fled a national security law after taking part in last year’s violent protests in the Chinese territory.
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Montreal protesters call for justice over death of indigenous woman
Oct 04, 2020 05:46Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Canada’s second-most populous city, Montreal, against "systemic racism" in the death of an indigenous woman under controversial circumstances in a hospital this week.
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Thousands of Canadian government accounts hacked
Aug 16, 2020 06:31Thousands of user accounts for online government services in Canada were recently hacked during cyber-attacks, authorities said Saturday.
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Europeans should pay compensation for downed Ukrainian plane: Iran Central Insurance
Aug 10, 2020 09:48The president of the Central Insurance of Iran says a Ukrainian passenger plane that was accidentally downed near Tehran in early January was insured by European firms and they should pay compensation for it.
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Iran says to issue final statement on downed jet soon
Aug 10, 2020 01:04Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami said the country will soon issue a final statement on a Ukrainian jet that crashed near Tehran in January.
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Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on US goods, hopes for resolution
Aug 08, 2020 01:37Canada will slap retaliatory tariffs on C$3.6 billion ($2.7 billion) worth of US aluminum products after the United States said it would impose punitive measures on Canadian aluminum imports, a senior official said on Friday.