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Yemeni president returns from exile to supervise military actions
Mansour Hadi, the exiled president of Yemen, returned to Adan on Tuesday November 17 after close to a year in Riyadh. Reuters reports that…
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One-year sentence finally catches up with reformist journalist
Reyhaneh Tabatabai, an Iranian journalist and member of the reformist Islamic Iran Participation Front, has been sentenced to one year in jail and a…
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Broadcast manager resigns, apologizes to Azeri community
Ali Zarean, the director of the Children and Youth network of Iran’s national broadcaster Seda va Sima, resigned from his position in the wake…
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Minister comments on “enemy infiltrators” and bombing in Beirut
Iran’s Intelligence Minister says his ministry has identified the targets of “enemy infiltrators” and is aware of “their priorities in attacking the regime”. ILNA…
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Iran cracks down on illegal wells to protect water sources
The head of Tehran Waterworks says 600 illegal wells in the province have been blocked and 1,400 more will be blocked by March. Khosro…
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Russian leader to visit Iran, likely will meet with Rohani
Russian President Vladimir Putin will make an official trip to Iran on November 23, according to Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy adviser. AP…
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Kurdish peshmergas drive ISIS out of Sinjar
The Peshmergas of Kurdistan have succeeded in recapturing Sinjar and driving ISIS forces out of the city that was overtaken by the extremist forces…
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Detained journalists remain in custody
The fate of journalists recently arrested in Iran remains unknown. Afarin Chitsaz, Issa Saharkhiz, Ehssn Mazandarani and Saman Safarzayi were arrested last week by…
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Peshmerga attack to regain Iraqi city from ISIS
The Iraqi Peshmerga launched an offensive in northern Iraq on Thursday November 12 to retake Sinjar from ISIS forces. CNN reports that the attack…
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Fatal flooding in Hormozgan also replenishes dam water level
Floods in Hormozgan Province have killed 12 people and left many more injured. The Governor of Hormozgan also reported that the volume of water…
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Shamkhani accuses Saudis of backing “terrorist” attack
Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says the people who attacked the recent Ashura ceremony in Dezfool, Kuzestan were paid…
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Gilan IRGC makes several arrests for “inciting Azeris”
The Revolutionary Guards branch in Gilan Province announced that it has arrested a number of people for the charge of “inciting Azeris in Gilan…