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Administration receives proposal for anti-corruption group
The Iranian government is considering the establishment of a new organization to be called the “Interaction Committee to Fight and Prevent Corruption”. The Khorasan…
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Rohani stresses need for fair, competitive elections
The Iranian president says the elections to be held next March for both Parliament and the Assembly of Experts must be legal and transparent.…
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Ministry bars street protests dealing with nuclear talks
Iran’s interior minister has announced that the ministry will not issue permits for street demonstrations concerning the nuclear negotiations. In recent weeks, Tehran and…
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Task force plan targets “illegal” computer games across Iran
Iran’s National Foundation for Computer Games reports that it plans to clear the market of “illegal” computer games. The head of the Task Force…
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ISIS claims credit for second mosque bombing in Saudi Arabia
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced on Friday May 29 that it was responsible for the bombing of the Shia Mosque…
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Former Tajik police official joins ISIS forces
In a YouTube video, Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov, the former head of the Tajikistan Special Forces, announced that he has joined ISIS forces. Reuters reports…
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River in Lorestan site of yet another fuel oil spill
Thousands of litres of fuel oil have spilled into the Kashkan River in Lorestan in the last three days after fuel carriers overturned during…
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Two of the detained opposition leaders have eye surgery
Reports from Iran indicate that Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi, opposition leaders who have been under house since February 2011 over the election protests…
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Iranian alcoholics fear punishment if they seek treatment
A former ministry of health official reports that Iran’s legal penalties against alcohol consumption are preventing people from seeking help with addition. In a…
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Saudi-led bloodshed hits new peak with strikes on Yemen
Air strikes on Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition left 80 people dead on Wednesday May 27 in the capital city of Sanaa and near…
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Education ministry asks judiciary to pardon jailed teachers
Iran’s Ministry of Education says it has written to the judiciary to call for a general pardon of all jailed teachers. Mostafa Nasseri Zanjani,…
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Deputy ministers meet in Vienna to resume nuclear talks
Nuclear negotiations between Iran and the 5+1 move into their fifth round of talks at the level of deputy ministers on May 27 in…