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Category: Latest News
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Guardian Council members re-elect Jannati as chairman
Iranian hardliner Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati was re-elected as the head of the Guardian Council, Iran’s elections and constitutional watchdog, at the Wednesday July 29…
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Fabius highlights new Iranian relations in newspaper piece
In an exclusive Op-Ed statement published on Tuesday July 28 in the Iran daily, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius strikes a positive note regarding…
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Jailed journalist gets brief respite from prison
Sarajeddin Mirdamadi, a jailed Iranian journalist serving a three-year sentence in Evin Prison, has been temporarily released on bail. The Human Rights Activists News…
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weapons, missile blacklist to remain in effect
The deputy foreign minister for Legal and International Affairs and a senior member of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team says SWIFT sanctions will remain…
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New court to preside over disputes about water resources
The Iranian judiciary has announced the establishment of the Supreme Court of Water Resources to address the growing number of disputes over the exploitation…
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Kurdistan University establishes first Kurdish lit program
University of Kurdistan announced that in the coming year it is launching its first Kurdish language and literature program. The university reports that the…
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Oil pollution killing majority of Hormozgan mangrove trees
Oil leakage into the waters of Hormozgan Province has led to the destruction of 70 percent of its mangrove forest vegetation. The Shahrvand daily…
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Iran, Syria plan closer ties to fight terrorism
Iran’s minister of culture has called for a joint media campaign between Iran and Syria to fight against terrorism. IRNA reports that Ali Jannati,…
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Teachers released after foiled attempt to protest at Parliament
Teachers who were arrested in Tehran on July 23 when security forces broke up their protest have now been released, according to the International…
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Post Box public sculpture latest to be stolen in Tehran
Another bronze sculpture on public display in the streets of Tehran has been stolen. The Shargh daily reports that on Monday July 20, the…
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Scholar warns of roads, rail tracks sinking into ground
Iranian scholar and researcher Parviz Kardovani has warned that roads and railroad tracks could sink into the ground because of the unregulated exploitation of…
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Death toll soars in Adan as exiled government returns
At least 100 people were reportedly killed in the Port of Adan in Southern Yemen on Monday July 20. The head of one of…