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Iranian film, actress score nominations for French awards
Asghar Farhadi’s The Past has been nominated in five categories for France’s Cesar Awards, while Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani has also been nominated in…
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Appointment gives Iranian Parliament link to nuclear talks
Alaeddin Boroujerdi Iranian media report that Aaleddin Boroujerdi, the head of parliament’s National Security Commission, has now joined the Nuclear Committee of the Supreme…
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No public memorial services allowed for executed prisoners
Officials have refused to return the remains of executed Arab-Iranian prisoners Hashem Shaabaninejad and Hadi Rashedi to their families and forbidden them from holding…
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Official says Iranians living abroad welcome to return
Mansour Haghighatpour The deputy head of Iranian Parliament’s foreign policy and national security commission welcomes the establishment of a committee for the return of…
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President warns big increase in gas price on the way
Hassan Rohani The Iranian president has warned of a sharp rise in the price of gasoline in a meeting between cabinet and Parliament. According…
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Rohani ally switches jobs in the government
Rohani & Najafi The Iranian president has accepted the resignation of Mohammad Ali Najafi as head of Culture and Tourism Department and appointed him…
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Iran seizes assets of tycoon under investigation
Babak Zanjani The Iranian judiciary says the assets of detained Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani have been confiscated. The Mehr News Agency reports that all…
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Dezfool Imam objects to female musicians at concerts
The Dezfool Friday Mass Imam has announced that female musicians should not perform at public concerts. IRNA reports that at a meeting of the…
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Renault’s renewed exports to Iran signal auto industry jump
French automaker Renault says it has resumed the export of auto parts to Iran and car production in Iran is expected to progressively pick…
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Asphalt workers arrested after protests over firing
Twenty workers at the Toos Asphalt Company have been arrested, according to the Ardkan governor, in the wake of protests on Tuesday against the…
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Switzerland drops sanctions against Iran
Switzerland has announced the suspension of a range of sanctions against Iran starting Wednesday January 29 until August 2014 in view of the Geneva…
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Iran’s top environmental official receives award
Massoumeh Ebtekar The head of Iran’s Department of the Environment, Massoumeh Ebtekar, has been awarded the Energy Globe Award in recognition of her lifelong…

