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Jailed blogger’s health deteriorating from hunger strike
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki Jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who recently began a hunger strike, is in dire health, his parents reported after visiting him…
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Bushehr plant to reach full power next year
Bushehr Nuclear Plant The Bushehr Nuclear Plant will reach 100 percent of its power-generation capacity by 2012. Ria Novosti reports that Ukraine’s Energoatom Company…
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MP admits state error in death of activist
Haleh Sahabi Iranian MP Ali Motahari has admitted “the negligence of officials caused the death of Haleh Sahabi,” the Iranian activist who died during…
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Factory explosion claims more lives
The explosion at the Ghadir Steel Smelter has claimed two more lives as two more workers have succumbed to injuries sustained during the incident.…
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U.S. and Britain to intensify sanctions against Iran
William Hague and Hilary Clinton Britain and the U.S. have announced plans to intensify sanctions against Iran in the coming year. At a joint…
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U.S. puts two top military officials on blacklist
Hassan Firoozabadi – Abdollah Araghi Two more Iranian officials have been added to a U.S. blacklist: Major-General Hassan Firoozabadi, the head of the Iranian…
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Reformist group to sit out elections
Coordination Council of the Reformist Front A major reformist organization has announced that it will not participate in the coming parliamentary elections. ILNA reports…
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Jailed blogger goes on hunger strike
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has issued a letter of protest two days after starting a hunger strike at Evin…
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Iran rejects Obama’s request for fallen drone
Ahmad Vahidi Iran has rejected Barack Obama’s call for the return of the U.S. drone that recently fell in Iranian territory. Iranian Defence Minister…
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Ahmadinejad attacked by labour protester
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was heckled and had to dodge a flying shoe during a public commemoration service for a former minister. Iranian media…
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Explosion at Yazd steel smelter
An explosion at the Ghadir Steel Smelter in Yazd has left at least 19 workers dead or wounded. Iranian media report that Yazd Governor…
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Iran denies connection to Al-Qaeda
Ramin Mehmanparast Iran has denied any connection to the Al-Qaeda bombing of the U.S. embassy in Kenya, describing American allegations as another U.S. plot…

