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Category: Latest News
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Kurdish forces once again target ISIS in northern Iraq
Kurdish militia, also known as Peshmerga, have resumed attacks on ISIS positions in northern Iraq. Reuters reports that the Kurdish militia operations began on…
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Iran, U.S. may discuss Middle Eastern crises in coming weeks
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for the first time since the finalization of the…
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Iranian mothers still denied getting citizenship for children
Iranian Parliament has voted against giving citizenship to the children of Iranian mothers and fathers who are foreign nationals. The Fars News Agency reports…
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Iranian minister to probe deadly stampede of pilgrims
Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati is traveling to Saudi Arabia to review the recent incident in Mena that led to the death of hundreds…
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Film on prophet’s childhood chosen as Oscar entry
Iran is sending Majid Majidi’s latest film Mohammad, the Messenger of God to vie for the Oscar for best foreign language film for 2016.…
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Cities in Fars plagued by steady desertification
The head of Fars Natural Resources says 18 of the 29 cities in Fars Province are suffering from desertification. Mehrzad Bostani told the Mehr…
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Glass workers laid off after forced vacation
One hundred and six workers at the Abgineh Glass Factory have been laid off following a compulsory 10-day vacation. ILNA reports that upon returning…
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Old trees feed stubborn forest fires in Ilam
Forest fires that began burning in Dehloran Forest in Ilam on Thursday September 24 have consumed five hectares. Efforts to extinguish the fires have…
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Iran displays new drone at exhibition
Iranian Air Force introduced on September 23 a new domestically manufactured drone with a 500 km range. Tasnim website reports that the drone, Mohajem…
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Protests continue over steel company’s unpaid wages
One hundred workers at the Dorood Steel and Iron Company went into their fifth day of protests on Wednesday. ILNA reports that the workers…
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Yemeni president returns from exile as Houthi grip weakens
Mansour Al-Hadi, the Yemeni president who fled to Saudi Arabia, returned to Adan today after six months in exile. Reuters reports that Al-Hadi, who…