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Category: Latest News
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Parliament passes final budget, much unchanged from last year
On Sunday April 10, Iranian Parliament ratified the budget for the new Iranian calendar year beginning March 21, with 135 voting in favour, 37…
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Rohani adviser in trouble for comments about Sistan-Baluchistan
The Iranian judiciary has announced that the president’s adviser on women’s and family affairs has been summoned to court. The Tasnim daily reports that…
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Leader pardons two political prisoners
Iranian political prisoners Mostafa Azizi and Payam Bastani Parizi were released on Saturday April 3 after a receiving a “pardon from the Leader”, according…
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Worker protests at sugarcane plant roar back to life
About 700 workers of Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Factory resumed their protests on Saturday April 9 to demand their delayed wages and benefits and challenge…
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Unpaid bills by automakers cause job losses in parts sector
Two thousand workers in the auto parts manufacturing sector in Khorazan Razavi Province have lost their jobs in the past year, provincial authorities report.…
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Maestro returns to Tehran orchestra
The Ministry of Culture’s public relation’s department announced that Ali Rahbari has returned to the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. In an announcement, the ministry said:…
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Illegal water extraction at root of nationwide crisis
Reports indicate that the extreme exploitation of agricultural wells persists in various regions of Iran and an annual level of 11 billion cubic metres…
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Poachers use mining as cover for hunting rare cheetah
Mining activities in Siakouh are further threatening the main habitat of the Iranian cheetah, which is in serious danger of extinction. Mohammadreza Eqbali told…
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Iranian Army says special forces advising Syria
The deputy coordinator of the Iranian Army Ground Force has announced the deployment of Iranian Army special forces in Syria. AmirAli Arasteh told the…
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Explosives from foreign conflict land in Iran
The deputy governor of Eastern Azerbaijan says three mortar shells from the conflict currently brewing between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Karabakh landed in Iranian…
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IRGC declares destruction of “terrorist” cell
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps says it has “destroyed” a Mujahedin Khalgh cell in southern Sistan-Baluchistan. The Iranian government regards the exiled dissident group Mujahedin…
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Daylong downpour damages homes in Mazandaran
Reports from Mazandaran province indicate that 200 homes in Babol have been damaged due to 24 hours of severe rains in the region. According…