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Health insurance proceeds despite budget shortfall
Parliament’s Health Commission says the health budget will have a shortfall of 20 trillion toumans in the coming year. Mohammad Hossein Ghorbani, the head of…
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Rare brown bear killed in road accident
A brown bear died on Friday January 2 after a road accident occurred between Ardebil and Parsabad in northwestern Iran. ISNA reports that the news…
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Rohani promotes popular votes on policy direction
Iranian President Hassan Rohani says it is time to implement the constitutional provision for referendums on economic, social, political and cultural matters. At the…
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Council votes down law for volunteer morality enforcers
The Guardian Council has voted against new legislation that supports plainclothes volunteers acting as morality enforcers, saying it contradicts provisions of the constitution. The…
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Women’s affairs chief feels powerless to act
Shahindokht Molaverdi, the head of women’s and family affairs, told the eighth meeting of women’s affairs advisors and executives that she feels she is…
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Minister warns against trial for opposition leaders
Iran’s Justice Minister says bringing official charges against the leaders of election protests and putting them on trial is agreeing to “play in the…
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Activist jailed without charges demands freedom
Mehdieh Golrou Mehdieh Golrou, the Iranian student and women’s rights activist currently jailed in Evin Prison, has refused to accept any belongings from her…
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Cleric warns “seditious elements” still a threat in Iran
Tehran’s Friday mass Imam, Kazem Sedighi, warned worshippers on Friday January 2 that “sedition”, the term the establishment uses to refer to the 2009…
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Fatal shooting highlights security fears in Sistan-Baluchistan
Two people were gunned down in the city of Sarbaz in Sistan-Baluchistan province on Thursday January 1. Reports indicate that at 4:30 PM local time,…
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Rohani deputy slams former administration over oil revenues
Eshagh Jahangiri, the chief deputy to President to Hassan Rohani, says Iranian economy was " at the bottom of the pit" when the new…
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Youth hit hard as unemployment rises in Iran
Iran’s Census Bureau reports that unemployment rose to 10.5 percent in the fall of 2014, which marks a one-percent increase compared to the summer…
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Principalists study coalitions as route to election victory
Iranian conservative political groups, often referred to as principalists, are looking at coalitions in preparation for the coming parliamentary elections. The Tasnim News Agency…

