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Iran among countries said to be targeted for attacks
Speaking on the sidelines of the Syria peace talks in Vienna on Saturday November 14, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ebrahim al-Jafari said: “Information was obtained…
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Iran sees removal of sanctions as boost to climate change initiatives
Iran has committed to a four-percent decrease in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and says that the removal of sanctions could let the…
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Iranian president postpones trip to Europe
Iran’s foreign ministry announced that President Hassan Rohani’s official trip to Italy and France has been postponed in view of the attacks carried out…
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Economy of Resistance and resistance of the centres of corruption
by Hamid Mafi While the right-wing factions of the Islamic Republic step up their opposition to the Rohani administration, and as the Revolutionary Guards…
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Newspaper condemns journalists’ arrests, role of IRGC
Controversy continues over the recent arrest of a number of journalists by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) on charges of having links to “the enemy’s…
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Jailed activists slam Rohani administration, begin hunger strike
Majid Azarpey and Ali Shariati, two reformist political prisoners currently held in Ward 8 of Evin Prison, began a hunger strike last Thursday November…
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TV sketch insulting Azeris triggers protests, lawsuits
A complaint has been filed against the head of Iranian national broadcaster Seda va Sima, Mohammad Sarfaraz, for the controversial program Fitileh, which has…
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Large crowd under surveillance as hundreds mourn labour activist
More than 1,000 people attended the funeral for prominent labour activist Kourosh Bakhshandeh, who was laid to rest on Friday November 6 in his…
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Rohani makes promise to wife of detained journalist
The Iranian president has assured the spouse of detained journalist Ehsan Mazandarani that he will follow up on the arrest of her husband. ILNA…
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Ministry finds selective online censorship to be costly
Iran’s Minister of Telecommunications says Iran has made considerable investment in the Smart Filtering of internet content but adds that this kind of technology…
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Judiciary denies reports of social media arrests in Qazvin
The spokesman for Iranian judiciary has denied that people linked to social networking sites in Qazvin have been arrested. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on…
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Rohani intervenes to let Women’s Futsal Team play in World Cup
By special order of President Hassan Rohani, the Iranian Women’s Futsal Team will travel to Guatemala to participate in the 2015 World Cup. The…