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Health minister cites rising violence as problem in Iran
Iran’s minister of health says Iranian society is prone to violence and needs to re-examine the issue in order to overcome it. In a…
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Amended law could reduce drug-related executions
Iran’s Commissioner of Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani says his office is making a concentrated effort to change capital punishment linked to drug charges,…
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“Fest of Duty” wins justice award at IDFA
Fest of Duty a documentary by Iranian filmmaker Firouzeh Khosrovani was in the line up of documentaries at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam…
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Central bank lauds economic stability under Rohani
The head of Iran’s Central Bank says the Rohani administration has succeeded in establishing economic stability, adding that in the coming year, inflation will…
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Animal rights activist arrested
Ali Tabarzadi Ali Tabarzadi, an Iranian political and animal rights activist, was arrested the Islamic Republic authorities at his home and reports indicate that…
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Fire in holy city kills two Iranian pilgrims
Two Iranian pilgrims were killed and several other injured in a hotel fie in the holy city of Karbala in Iran, Iran's pilgrimage organization…
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Saudi price cuts trigger further drop in oil market
Oil prices in South Asian markets have dropped again following Saudi Arabia's decision to reduce oil prices for the U.S. and Asian markets. On…
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Hunger strikers defy threats of execution
Twenty-seven political prisoners in Ward 12 of Urumieh Central Prison are continuing their hunger strike to protest their mistreatment by prison authorities. One of…
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Nuclear agency seeks more money to monitor Iran
Yukiya Amano, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, has called for a larger budget to continue monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities, now that Iran…
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Afghan migrants in Iran face uncertain future
A delegation from the Afghan government is travelling to Iran to discuss the fate of 760,000 Afghan migrants in Iran, who resident permits may…
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Three presidents hail potential of new railroad
Railway lines linking Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan were officially opened today, Wednesday December 3, 2014, with the presidents of all three countries in attendance.…
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Suicide bomber strikes ambassador’s residence in Yemen
A suicide attack in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, near the residence of Iranian ambassador Hossein Niknam, left one person dead, but the ambassador…

