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Category: Latest News
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ISIS vows continued suicide attacks in Saudi Arabia
In an audio file, ISIS has announced that it will continue suicide attacks inside Saudi Arabia. The Associated Press reports that ISIS forces issued…
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Iranians warned to avoid land travel to Turkey
The Iranian consulate in the Turkish city of Erzerum has warned Iranians to avoid travelling to Turkey by land. Khabaronline reports that Iranian Consul…
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Advocate calls for aid for blind woman hurt in fall
A blind woman was injured after she fell into a sewage pit that was uncovered due to road construction in Tehran’s ward 14. The…
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Journalist gets five-year sentence over election protests
Iranian journalist Saeed Pourheydar has been sentenced to five years in jail for his role in the protests that followed the controversial 2009 presidential…
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Bombing of Saudi mosque kills 14 police officers
An explosion on Thursday August 6 at a mosque in Saudi Arabia killed 14 people. Al-Arabiah quoted the Saudi interior ministry saying that the…
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BBC World get temporary Iranian press pass
Iran’s ministry of culture and guidance says the government’s suspension of BBC World Service operations in Iran has not been lifted, but the network…
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Land mine kills shepherd boy, critically wounds another
Another land mine explosion in Kurdistan province has claimed the life of a 13-year-old and wounded a 12-year-old, leaving him in critical condition. The…
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Yemeni PM, ministers return from exile to makeshift capital
Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and six of his cabinet ministers returned to Aden on Saturday August 1 from exile in Saudi Arabia. The…
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Rail explosion suspends service between Tehran, Ankara
Train service between Tehran and Ankara has been suspended until further notice says a spokesman for the Iran Railway Company. IRNA reported on Friday…
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Iran rejects alleged link to bombing hinted at by Bahrain
Iran has condemned the latest bombing in Bahrain and denied any connection to it. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hussien Amir Abdollahian told ISNA: “We…
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Sunni cleric slams sudden demolition of Tehran prayer house
Senior Iranian Sunni cleric Mowlana Abdolhamid has written to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and President Hassan Rohani to protest the demolition of the…
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Arrest of surgeon in Mamasani stirs outrage
Iran’s health minister has condemned the arrest and handcuffing of a surgeon in Mamasani. While some the surgeon’s colleagues and co-workers staged demonstrations in…