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Yazd communities hit with water supply shutdown
Mohammad Hossein Emami, the head of Yazd province Crisis Management, reported that the water supply has been cut off in nine cities and towns…
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Concern raised over impact of untrained builders in Iran
The Iranian president’s chief adviser and head of the Professional Engineering and Construction Association says five people die on construction sites every day. Akbar…
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Defenders of Iran’s natural caves raise alarm
Gholaychi Cave The growth of Iranian tourism has resulted in the deterioration of a number of Iran’s natural and pristine caves. The head of…
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Murder victims’ families spare hundreds of convicts
Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesman for the judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has announced that in the past Iranian calendar year, 375 death sentences were…
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Workers still detained after May Day arrests
Labour activist Davood Razavi reports that workers arrested on or around International Workers’ Day remain in custody. Razavi told the Iranian Labour News Agency…
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Qanoon newspaper shut down for reporting on former official
Qanoon Newspaper The Qanoon newspaper was shut down on Wednesday March 7 by the order of the Tehran prosecutor’s office. ISNA reports that the…
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Iran in talks to host Christie’s auction
Ali Jannati, Iran’s Minister of Culture and Guidance, announced that his ministry is in talks with the fine arts auction house Christie's to arrange…
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Motahari calls continued opposition house arrests illogical
Iranian MP Ali Motahari said in a speech at Qazvin University that the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi should not be…
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Supreme Leader avoids book fair for first time
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, has made it known that he will not visit the Tehran Book Fair this year. Ayatollah Khamenei’s officer announced…
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IRGC-linked film predicts Rohani’s nuclear surrender to West
Iranian media close to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have announced that on Tuesday May 6, they are launching a documentary at the Tehran…
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Criticism prompts Rohani to defend nuclear negotiations
After Basij hardliners organized a gathering for those concerned about the nuclear negotiations, saying the Rohani administration has been overly accommodating of Western demands,…
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Rohani’s anti-censorship view comes under fire
Seyyed Ali Taheri The spokesman for Iranian Parliament’s cultural commission has stressed the need for censorship and expressed concern regarding activities of the Ministry…