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Extended nuclear talks undermine currency confidence
The Iranian currency market has seen a steep rise in the price of the dollar, with each dollar being traded at 3,400 toumans, which…
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Muslim Scholars Gather in Qom to Assess ISIS Extremism
Iran hosted a congress for “Assessing Risk of Extremist Currents by Islamic Scholars” on Sunday November 23 in the Holy City of Qom .…
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Parliament endorses extension for nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reported to Parliament on the nuclear talks with the 5+1. On Saturday November 29, Zarif appeared in…
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Rising disease rates prompt call for preventive measures
Iran’s health minister has warned against the rising incidence of heart and brain disease in Iran and called for a widespread focus on preventive…
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Iranian musician turns down Order of France
Hossein Alizadeh Hossein Alizadeh, the prominent Iranian musician and classical Iranian music expert, has refused the Order of France, called l’Ordre des Arts et…
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Historic Tehran property encroached by construction
The Tehran Cultural Heritage Office has complained to Tehran City Hall about “trespassing” at the Einoldoleh building, one of the city’s historic buildings. The…
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Journalist to be tried for award speech
Mashallah Shamsolvaezin editor in chief of a number of banned reformist Iranian newspapers reported in his Facebook page that he has been given a…
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Changes to health insurance spur protest
Scores of workers and retirees gathered in front of Parliament to protest the amalgamation of the Social Security Fund and their Health Insurance. A…
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Oil prices go lower in wake of OPEC decision
Crude oil prices fell yet again after OPEC declined to cut oil production, dragging the price of oil below $70 a barrel. There had been…
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Sanctions still hamper import of pharmaceuticals
Iran’s health minister says some medications continue to be scarce, despite assertions by the U.S. and the European Union that international sanctions do not…
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New measures aimed at increasing women’s safety
Shahindokht Molaverdi The Iranian president’s advisor on women’s issues says the administration has proposed a bill “to provide women with security against violence.” ISNA…
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Iran’s nurse shortage worsened by emigration
While Iran faces a shortage of 80,000 nurses, statistical reports indicate that 1,000 nurses emigrate from Iran each year. Iran's College of Nurses has…

