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Tehran hospital ready to deal with Ebola cases
A hospital in Tehran has been designated as a site for the quarantine of suspected Ebola infection cases. ILNA reports that the head of…
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Industrial pollution endangering workers’ health
The physical and mental health of workers in the Southern Pars Region is being threatened by suspended air contaminanants, says a senior industrial safety…
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Iran’s divorce rate rises
The head of Iran’s Land and Document Registry says that in the past three months, there has been a four-percent increase in the rate…
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Minister blasts former government for missing billions
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh Iran’s Minister of Oil has accused the former administration of abuse of power and the promotion of corruption. He added that…
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Centre urges rethink of ban on satellite programming
The Iranian Parliament’s research centre reports that government policies on satellite usage in the country have not succeeded and need to be reconsidered. In…
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Minister targeted for second impeachment attempt
A group of conservative MPs is making a second attempt to impeach Science Minister Reza Farajidana for allowing the return of expelled students and…
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Rohani grounds similar planes after fatal crash
Hours after the crash of an Antonov “Iran 140” passenger airplane near Mehrabad Airport, Iranian President, Hassan Rohani issued an order banning the flight…
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Voices raised for jailed journalists, press freedom
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called for the release of jailed journalists in Iran. At a gathering held by the Association of Non-governmental Newspapers…
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Minister refuses to back down on progressive policies
The Minister of Science and Technology has stood firm in his decisions against the wishes of a number of his critics in Iranian Parliament…
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Death toll uncertain in plane crash
A passenger plane crashed soon after takeoff from Mehrabad Airport and there are conflicting reports regarding the number of deaths. ISNA reports that the…
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Sugar company workers demand back wages
ILNA reports that on Saturday August 9, 500 workers from the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company staged a protest against the non-payment of back…
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Iran lightens punishment for birth control procedures
The Iranian Parliament says the Health Commission has amended the new fertility bill, eliminating prison sentences for vasectomies and tubectomies. Abdolrahman Rostamian reports that…

