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Minister warns utility rates to rise dramatically
Iranian Power Minister Hamid Chitchian says the price of utilities will increase by 25 percent in the coming Iranian year (starting March 21). Chitchian…
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Women given senior positions in Sistan-Baluchistan
The Iranian president has appointed two women to the position of governor in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan. Massoumeh Parandvar is now serving as…
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MP calls on minister to save Yazd steel plant
An Iranian MP has reported to Parliament that 250 workers at the Meybod Steel Factory in Yazd Province have not been paid for six…
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74 Iranian wildlife species red-listed by Environment Department
At least 74 species of Iranian wildlife are on the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, a sign of…
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India set to pay part of oil debt to Iran
With the easing of international sanctions on Iran, India says it is now prepared to pay Iran $1.5 billion to clear part of its…
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Police chief killed in armed conflict in Iranshahr
The narcotics police chief of Iranshahr was killed on Wednesday February 26 in the course of an armed conflict. Iranian media report that Colonel…
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Rohani raises religious equality in Bandar Abbas
There is no discrimination between Shia and Sunni citizen rights in Iran, the Iranian president told residents of Bandar Abbas on Tuesday February 26.…
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Iran’s health budget faces deficit at year end
The Iranian Minister of Health announced that the national health budget has a shortfall of 60 billion rials this year, emphasizing that the situation…
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MPs slam environment chief for halting work on road
Twenty-six Iranian MPs have issued a written warning to President Rohani to protest that the head of the Department of the Environment stopped construction…
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Iran’s family cash benefits now only aimed at families in need
Iran’s Minister of the Economy has announced the family cash benefits, which so far have been sent to all households to cushion the removal…
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Environment Dept. wants authority to punish polluters
Massoumeh Ebtekar The head of Iran’s Department of the Environment announced plans to change regulations regarding air quality, saying that violating some of these…
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Job-creation ideas studied for drought-stricken Sistan
Zabol Governor Hooshang Nazeri has announced that 80 percent of his city has become unemployed due to many years of continued droughts. Nazeri, who…

