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Category: Latest News
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U.S., UK excluded from Iran’s plan to issue visas at airports
The Iranian Foreign Ministry says citizens of all but nine countries will be able to obtain a 30-day visa to visit Iran when they…
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Cash-hungry government plans to tax Guards bases, foundations
The Islamic Republic government says it will make up its budget shortfall resulting from low oil revenues by withdrawing the tax exemptions given to…
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Most jailed copper workers released after posting bail
Counsel for the detained Khatoonabad copper mine workers announced on Saturday February 13 that 23 of them have been released on bail. ILNA reports…
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Real estate market stays grim despite sanctions relief
The Iranian ]real estate market remains stagnant and experts say it will stay that way until there is a change in the public’s purchasing…
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Rohani encourages voter turnout, rejects election boycott
Two weeks before the elections in Iran, the country staged ceremonies marking the victory of the 1979 Revolution. Speaking at the ceremonies, President Hassan…
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Broadcaster accused of bias over speech interruption
The Supervisory Council of Islamic Republic Broadcasting issued a warning to the national broadcaster’s managers about the disruption of the speech by President Hassan…
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President slams corruption without naming its source
The Iranian president says production and manufacturing efforts in the country are stifled by a network of smuggling supported by a corrupt system. He…
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Arrest imminent over alleged corruption in football body
The head of Iran’s Football Federation, Ali Kafashian, will soon be charged with corruption, Iranian authorities announced on Saturday February 6. In an interview…
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One quarter of rejected candidates win appeal to run
A Guardian Council member reported on Friday February 5 that 25 percent of the candidates who appealed their disqualification from running in the election…
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IRGC leader says threats to Iran’s borders now distant
Mohammadali Jafari, the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), says all threats have been driven away from the country’s borders. The Fars News…
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Illegal wells threaten to eventually dry out region
Mojtaba Nouri, the head of research at the Provincial Water Resources Office of Alborz Province, says there has been a significant rise in the…
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Soldiers to aid ministry in protecting environment, resources
The Ministry of Agriculture says it will now have the support of the army in protecting the environment and natural resources. Deputy agriculture minister…