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New university chief says students won’t be booted for beliefs
The new head of Iran’s Azad University has announced that students will no longer be expelled or suspended for their political beliefs. ISNA reports…
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Senior cleric pleads case of Sunni Muslims on death row
Senior Sunni cleric Mowlavi Abdolhamid has written to Iran’s Supreme Leader urging him to stop the execution of “26 Sunni men in Karaj’s Rejai…
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Iraq denies kidnapping allegation by exiled Iranian group
Nouri Al-Maleki Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maleki has denied recent allegations by the Iranian dissident group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran that his government…
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Fires back out of control at Iranian national park
Forest fires continue to rage in Golestan National Park after four days of efforts to put them out.The fires have affected 3,000 hectares. The…
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Iranian journalists want association reopened
Iranian journalists have called on the three relevant ministries to approve a relaunch of the Association of Iranian Journalists. Badrolsadat Mofidi, a member of…
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240 Zanjan factory workers laid off
The Zanjan Lead and Zinc Factory has laid off 240 workers following the closure of the production facility on the outskirts of the city.…
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President of France to meet with Rohani at UN
Francois Hollande French President Francois Hollande has announced that he will meet with his Iranian counterpart at the end of his trip to Mali.…
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Rohani says he has full authority in nuclear talks
Hassan Rohani Iranian President Hassan Rohani told the ABC television network that Iran is not after atomic weapons and that he has complete authority…
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Human rights lawyer Sotoudeh among freed political prisoners
Nasrin Sotoudeh Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was released today from Evin Prison, where she has been held since September 2010. She…
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Open University replaces top official after controversial tenure
Farhad Daneshjoo The chair of Iran’s Open University board of directors announced today, Wednesday September 18, that Farhad Daneshjoo is stepping down from the…
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Iran captures title at wrestling championships
The Iranian national freestyle wrestling team has triumphed at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest following the victory of freestyle wrestler Ezzatollah Akbari…
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Obama says Iran opening up for talks
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday September 17 that there are indications his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rohani, is inclined toward holding talks with…