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Labour leaders cite widespread layoffs
Iranian workers are in crisis, and the manufacturing sector is experiencing dire problems, Iran’s House of Workers has announced. ILNA reports that the head…
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Women on trial in great fraud case
Four female suspects stood accused Sunday in the seventh trial session dealing with Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud. The Mehr News Agency reports that the…
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Trapping
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
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Iraqi PM visits amid regional tensions
Nouri Maleki Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maleki and his delegation entered Iran today for a two-day visit. The Fars News Agency reports that the…
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Parliament critical of government’s handling of subsidies
Ahmad Tavakoli The Ahmadinejad administration is in violation of the legislation for restructuring government subsidies and is facing a budget shortfall of 16 trillion…
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Human rights activist to serve severe sentence
Nargess Mohammadi Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been summoned to serve out a six-year prison term. Mohammadi was the deputy head of…
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Aging politician summoned to serve out sentence
Ebrahim Yazdi Ebrahim Yazdi, the secretary general of the Freedom Movement of Iran, has been summoned to Evin Prison to serve out his eight-year…
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Swiss ambassador summoned in Iran over U.S. comments
Iranian Foreign Ministry Iran summoned the Swiss ambassador in reaction to the “interfering statements” made by a U.S. official about Abu Musa Island. ISNA…
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Delay in EU assessment of sanctions on Iran
Member states of the European Union have agreed to a request from Greece to put off assessing the impact of their oil embargo on…
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UN blacklists two more Iranians
The United Nations sanctions committee has added two more Iranian citizens and a company for attempting to circumvent UN sanctions in 2010 by shipping…
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PEN calls for release of jailed translator
Mohammad Soleimaninia PEN International’s Writers in Prison Committee has issued a statement calling for the unconditional and immediate release of Mohammad Soleimaninia, the Iranian…
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Reformists try to gather momentum for coming elections
Iranian reformists are proposing a number of possible candidates for next year’s presidential elections, says Daryoosh Ghanbari, a spokesman for Parliament’s minority faction. ILNA…

