(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held talks with Iranian officials in Tehran on Thursday to try to enable two Slovak paragliders who had been detained over accusations of spying to leave the country. Eight Slovaks were held inIranin May on suspicion of taking photographs of restricted areas. Six were freed in September. The Slovak ...

TEHRAN: Iran released on Wednesday the last two of eight Slovak paragliders who were arrested in May for allegedly spying, the official news agencyIRNAreported. "Two citizens who were arrested for violating the laws of theIslamic republic of Iranwere released and handed over to their embassy," said IRNA. By The Daily Star   The Iran ...

Slovakia said Wednesday it was hopeful eight Slovak paragliders held for months in Iran for alleged spying would be released. "We are in talks with the Iranian side and these positive signals give us reason for a cautious optimism," foreign ministry press officer Peter Susko told AFP. "We are hopeful that the case will be solved successfully." Slovakia ...

Slovakia on Wednesday urged Iran to allow its diplomats access to eight Slovak paragliders arrested for allegedly photographing restricted areas including nuclear facilities. "Slovakia's Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak on Wednesday met the Iranian ambassador Hassan Tajik in Vienna, urging Iran to let the Slovak consul in Tehran visit the prisoners ...

Irans Attorney General Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei says eight Slovak citizens and one Iranian have been arrested in the central Iranian province of Isfahan on charges of photography of restricted areas. Speaking to reporters on Monday, he added that the detainees have smuggled illegal equipment into Iran and photographed restricted areas in Isfahan ...

[caption id="attachment_23829" align="alignright" width="210"] Chairman of Iran's Majlis Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi[/caption] Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi has confirmed reports about the arrest of a number of Slovak citizens in Iran on charges of possessing unconventional equipments. These ...

(Reuters) - A group of five or six Slovak hang-glider enthusiasts has been detained inIranon suspicion of espionage, the Slovak news websitewww.sme.sksaid on Friday. The Slovak foreign ministry said it knew of the case but refused to confirm any details or the number of detainees. There was no immediate comment from Iranian authorities. "We are ...