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Conservative figure offers insight into 2009 election
Senior conservative figure Ahmad Karimi Esfahani announced that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not the candidate of choice for conservatives in 2009 and, in fact, he…
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MPs vote to feed poor households
Iran’s Parliament has put forth a bill to provide staple foods such as rice, oil and meat to low-income households. The bill’s general proposals…
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Another detained Iranian journalist released
Keyvan Mehregan Keyvan Mehregan, who was detained in the wave of journalist arrests, has been released and Kaleme reports that Mehregan was released from…
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Tough questions for president bring an end to broadcast
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad After live television coverage of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s interview was interrupted by the sudden airing of a series episode, the president’s office issued…
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Nostalgia
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Iran investigates reputed defection in Norway
Ramin Mehmanparast Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it is looking into the case of the Iranian embassy worker in Oslo who recently sought asylum in…
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Workplace fatalities on the rise in Iran
Iran’s coroner’s office announced this week that the incidence of fatal workplace accidents has risen by 14 percent. Iranian media reported on Saturday February…
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Jailed lawyer’s sentencing surprises family
Mohammad Seifzadeh Iranian lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh, after two years of imprisonment, has been sentenced to six years in jail. Fatemeh Golzar, the jailed lawyer’s…
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Iran wins world wrestling glory in Tehran
Iran has won the Freestyle Wrestling Cup in the FILA World Wrestling championship for 2013, beating Russia in the final level of competition. Iranian…
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Theft, shoplifting on the rise in Iran
Iran has suffered an increase in petty thefts in recent months, and reports from a single chain department store, Shahrvand, claim it has lost…
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Getaway
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Iran lauds its “peaceful” nuclear record
Ali Asghar Soltanieh Iran says the latest International Atomic Energy Agency report released in February revealed that Iran’s nuclear program is on a peaceful…

