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Desert forms around Iran’s large, drying lake
About 300 hectares of new desert has formed around Lake Urmia as a result of the lake’s rapid drying, and the resulting salt storms…
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Conservative wins Tehran Council leadership
Mehdi Chamran Mehdi Chamran, a conservative member of Tehran City Council, has received the necessary votes to take the helm of the capital’s top…
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Mazandaran execution delayed by protests
The execution of a man in Mazandaran Province was cancelled as a result of protests by his family and friends at the scene of…
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Officials find 12 gangs dealing in human organs
Iranian authorities have identified 12 gangs involved in human organ trafficking, says the head of Transplants and Special Diseases at the Ministry of Health.…
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Official sympathizes with political prisoners’ families
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has met with the families of a number of political prisoners and…
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Iran confident about timely success of nuclear talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Brussels on Monday September 1 and later expressed confidence…
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Former vice president Rahimi fined, sentenced
Ahmadinejad & Rahimi Iran's prosecutor general says former vice president Mohammadreza Rahimi has been fined and sentenced to jail. No details of the jail…
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House arrest restrictions intensified for opposition leaders
Kaleme opposition website reports that the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard has become more severe with more security measures imposed on…
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Tehran delegation to bargain with Bafgh miners
Yazd officials have announced that a security-political delegation has been sent to Bafgh from Tehran in order to negotiate with the striking workers of…
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Officials intensify hunting ban enforcement
Iran’s Department of the Environment has announced that due to the critical state of endangered wildlife in Iran, the ban on hunting is now…
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Former minister summoned over “unhealthy gasoline”
Ahmadinejad & MirKazemi Former oil minister Massoud MirKazemi has been summoned to court after a suit was filed against him for ordering the production…
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Chief stirs controversy over women working in coffee shops
Islamic Republic Police Chief Khalil Helali told reporters on Sunday that women are prohibited from working in coffee shops and traditional cafes. The Etemad…

