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Category: Latest News
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Smuggled people found in cargo destined for Turkey
Iranian customs has announced the discovery of four people being shipped to Turkey by human traffickers. The Mehr News Agency reports that customs officers…
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British embassy resumes operation in Tehran
Iran’s foreign ministry announced that the British embassy will begin consular activities in Tehran on Wednesday February 24. A spokesman for the Iranian foreign…
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Elections debate between newspaper chiefs cancelled with no explanation
Iranian media report that a debate between the directors of the Keyhan and Shargh newspapers on state television’s Channel One has reportedly been cancelled.…
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Khuzestan once more plagued by dust particles
Head of Khuzestan Public Health announced emergency conditions in Ahwaz due to heavy pollution and all citizens are recommended to stay at home. On…
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Reformists endorse select candidates for Assembly of Experts
The Reformists Supreme Council of election policy has released a list of 62 candidates it is endorsing in the Assembly of Experts election. On…
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Activists sentenced for taking part in peaceful protest
Eighteen Iranian activists have been sentenced to 91 days in jail and 74 lashes for participating in a peaceful protest in November that the…
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Some detainees released after arrests made at home of Saqez activist
Fifteen activists in Saqez have reportedly been arrested in the past week for undisclosed reasons. Zamaneh has been informed that 10 of the detainees…
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Villages in province depend heavily on trucked-in water
More than half of the population of Sistan-Baluchistan Province lives in villages, and close to 95 percent of these villages do not have infrastructure…
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Imam calls critics of Guardian Council “British agents”
Attacks against detractors of the Guardian Council have escalated, with Tehran’s Friday Mass Imam referring to critics of the council and its role in…
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Kerman governor says millions endangered by vanishing wetlands
The Kerman governor says the drying out of the Jazmurian Wetlands is posing serious danger to millions of lives. The Mehr News Agency reported…
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“Election disruptors” arrested in eastern Iran
Iran’s deputy interior minister on security says it has arrested a group of “election disruptors” in the eastern part of the country. The Tasnim…
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Noted German quartet gives first Shiraz performance
The Leipzig String Quartet performed in the historic Shiraz Vakil Bathhouse on Sunday February 14. The concert was organized by the Aftab City Art…