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Discovery of ancient kilns suggests early trade in goods
An archeological dig at Yalda Hill in Sistan has unearthed 5,000-year-old kilns with a capacity for the surplus production of ceramics. The Shahrvand daily…
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Italian president leads trade delegation to Tehran
Italian President Matteo Renzi arrived in Tehran with a delegation of 250 people on Tuesday April 12 to promote bilateral relations with Iran, signing…
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Lost Waters of Lake Urmia Returning
The aroma of replenishment is gradually emanating from Lake Urmia. As waters from the Mahabad Dam, transferred waters from the the Simineh and Zarineh…
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Activist allowed prison phone call to speak with her children in exile
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has finally been allowed to contact her children after 10 months in Evin Prison. Mohammadi was forced…
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Karroubi petitions President Rohani for day in court
Mehdi Karroubi has reportedly written an open letter to Iranian President Hassan Rohani calling on him to compel the establishment to comply with the…
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Half of Sistan-Baluchistan schools need rebuilding now
The director-general of Sistan-Baluchestan School Revitalization says 56 percent of schools are in immediate need of complete rebuilding. Alireza Rasheki told Tasnim News on…
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Protest erupts over transfer of contemporary art museum
Protesters gathered in front of Tehran’s Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday April 9 to oppose the handover of the institution to the Roudaki…
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Fate of detained journalist remains unknown
The situation of Afarin Chitsaz, an Iranian journalist who was arrested in Iran last November by the Revolutionary Guards, remains completely in the shadows.…
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Jailed tycoon reveals foreign assets in bid to avoid death sentence
Babak Zanjani, the jailed Iranian tycoon accused of financial fraud, has reportedly provided Iran’s Ministry of Oil with a list of his foreign assets…
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Police use cameras to enforce Islamic codes in Tehran cafés, parks
The Tehran police department says it has installed surveillance cameras in parks and coffee shops in the city’s western neighbourhoods. The Tasnim website reported…
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Unemployment rises over previous year, youth hit hard
The Statistical Centre of the Islamic Republic reports that the unemployment rate was 11 percent in the past year, which represents an increase of…
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Political prisoner released from Evin after protests
Iranian political prisoner Saeed Razavi Faqih was released from Evin Prison on Wednesday April 6, 2016. Razavi Faqih had been on a hunger strike…