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Dust problem returns to Ahwaz, causes traffic problems
Dust particles again filled the skies of Ahwaz and gusty winds once again threw the city into crisis on Thursday May 7. The Tasnim…
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Tehran to get incinerators for hazardous medical waste
Iran’s minister of health announced that Tehran will receive its first medical waste incinerators for the disposal of hospital waste. The Fars News Agency…
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Urmia MP slams inaction over disappearing lake
Urmia MP Nader Ghazipour has criticized the lack of effective action to replenish Lake Urmia, saying that the depth of the lake has declined…
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Women’s rights activists celebrate year of Stealthy Freedom
A group of women’s rights activists marked the first anniversary of the My Stealthy Freedom campaign by praising the “bold women” who have challenged…
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Environment official warns no quick solution to dust pollution
The head of Iran’s Environment Department says the people have to come to terms with the problem of dust particles because there is no…
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Protesters try to block moderate cleric from speaking at university
Moderate cleric Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani was faced with protests at Amir Kabir University on Monday May 4 during his speech to mark National Teachers’…
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Opposition house arrest conditions called worse under Rohani
Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest since 2011, has written to the Minister of…
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Rohani calls for unity across Iran in speech in Shiraz
The Iranian president struck a conciliatory note on Wednesday April 29 when he spoke to a group in Shiraz identified as “scholars, veterans and…
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Ice cream factory workers horrified by death of colleague
A worker was killed at the Asal Ice Cream factory on Wednesday April 29 after being pulled into the machinery. ILNA reports that the…
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Supreme Leader speaks up for domestic manufacturing
Iran’s Supreme Leader said in a speech in anticipation of International Workers Day in Tehran that the “key to the economic problems is not…
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IRGC makes arrests in Shiraz at time of Rohani visit
Four members of the president’s Welcoming Committee in Shiraz were briefly arrested as Iranian President Hassan Rohani arrived in the city, which recently made…
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Rights groups note recent arrests in Khuzestan
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are concerned about the arrests of scores of Iranian-Arab activists in Khuzestan in recent weeks. In a report,…