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Environmental awareness measures come to universities, schools
The Department of the Environment has announced that two Environmental Studies credits have been approved as requirements for the completion of all university degrees.…
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Online broadcaster said to have been arrested in Iran
Sabri Hassanpour, the executive and host of the online network “Simay-e Rahayi” (Vision of Liberation), has reportedly been arrested in Iran. Hassanpour, who currently…
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Surge in rainfall bolsters efforts to restore Lake Urmia
Recent heavy rains have been a blessing for Iran’s Lake Urmia, which has been rapidly drying in recent years. Reports from Azerbaijan provincial officials…
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Protests lead to payment of steelworkers’ delayed pensions
After steelworker pensioners staged a sit-in in front of the labour ministry, Iran’s minister of labour announced the workers’ demands for their delayed pension…
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Mazandaran sees spike in workplace fatalities
Officials in Mazandaran report that workplace deaths in the province in the past year have increased by 19 percent. A report on Tuesday April…
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Iran shuns OPEC meeting about limiting oil production
Iran’s oil ministry says it will not take part in the OPEC meeting in Doha. The SHANA website reported on Saturday April 16 that…
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Iran shows off missile system in military parade
Iran’s new S-300 missile system was put on display in the Iranian army and air defence forces parade on Sunday April 17. The Fars…
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Labour activist gets brief court appearance
Ibrahim Madadi, a prominent labour activist now in jail, stood trial on Saturday April 16 for “assembly and collusion against national security and disrupting…
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Severe weather stalls trains on Lorestan rail corridor
Heavy rains and mudslides have blocked Iran’s north-south rail lines in the Lorestan region. Lorestan city officials told IRNA on Thursday April 14 that…
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Rising dust particles force school closures in Khuzestan
Schools in Abadan and Khoramshahr have once again been shut down due to the rise of airborne dust particles during the afternoon shift of…
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Variety of fraud charges laid in Alborz over unregulated loans
The Alborz prosecutor has announced charges against 12 people in connection with financial fraud involving two senior bank officials. The prosecutor announced on Tuesday…
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First shipment of Russian missile system arrives at Iranian port
Iran and Russia have announced that 10 years after they first signed the agreement to sell Russia’s S-300 defense missile systems to Iran, the…