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Iran Supreme Leader rejects Rohani cabinet choices
Ayatollah Khamenei & Hassan Rohani Ayatollah Khamenei has rejected Hassan Rohani’s suggestions for leadership posts in his cabinet, and the president-elect has reportedly dropped…
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Environmentalist raises alarm over response to Fars fires
Fires at Bamo Park near Shiraz have destroyed a large portion of the bird life there, environmental activist Ali Akbar Kazemini told the Mehr…
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Cancer patient advocate warns of soaring treatment costs
The head of Cancer Survivorship for Central Province has reported that the cost of cancer treatment across the country is rising at an alarming…
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Academic official offers frank criticism to Supreme Leader
On Sunday July 28, as more than a thousand university students met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Mostafa Dini, the secretary of the…
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Forest Fires on the Rise in Iran
by: Bijan Rohan With summer well underway, Iranian forests and ranges have fallen prey to blazing fires; fires that in many areas are attributed…
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Hashemi calls for unified support of new adminsitration
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani The head of Iran’s Expediency Council said on Monday July 29 that he is confident Hassan Rohani can satisfy the people’s…
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Drying lake a hazard to flamingos
Many flamingos have fallen victim to the drying up of Bakhtegan Lake in Fars Province, Iran Environment Watch reports. The IEW website adds that…
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Carpet factory closure throws 120 out of work
The closure of the Kasra Carpet Factory in Yazd has left 120 workers unemployed. ILNA quotes the head of the Yazd House of Workers,…
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Iranian imports cease for more than three weeks
The head of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce Imports Commission has announced that all imports to Iran have been halted over the past 25…
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MP calls for “closure” for detained reformist leaders
Ali Motahari Conservative MP Ali Motahari told an official session of Iranian Parliament that the country must release political prisoners and find “final closure”…
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Authorities stop Ghadr Night ceremony
Police and security forces prevented a group of Iranian reformists from holding the Muslim ceremony of Ghadr Night in Darolzahra last night, Saturday July…
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Foreign leaders confirmed for Rohani inauguration
Hassan Rohani Iranian media report that 10 presidents and three prime ministers so far have confirmed their attendance at the inauguration ceremony for Iranian…

