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Gasoline price to rise despite earlier government denial
The Iranian government will increase the price of gasoline by five percent in the coming year. Meanwhile, Parliament has also raised the price of…
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Judiciary chief defends opposition house arrests as legal
Ayatollah Larijani The head of Iran’s Judiciary says there is no legal obstacle to the house arrest of the leaders of the Green Movement…
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Construction accident highlights Isfahan’s worker fatalities
Eight construction workers were killed and one was injured in an accident at the building sit of a residential complex in Isfahan. ILNA reports…
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Administration seems to back down on women’s right to sing
The Ministry of Culture appears to have caved in to pressure from Islamic Republic hardliners regarding women singing in public, as a recent report…
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Judiciary confirms former president is under media ban
Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei A spokesman for Iran’s judiciary says former president Mohammad Khatami has been banned from appearing in the media. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei…
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Journalists association wary of government interference
The Association of Iranian Journalists has issued a statement warning against efforts by the Ministry of Labour to establish a larger, all-encompassing organization to…
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Iran’s budget passes in principle despite controversies
The general provisions of the government budget for the next Iranian calendar year, which begins on March 21, was approved by Parliament despite controversy…
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Iran’s Panahi scores another triumph at Berlin Film Festival
Jafar Panahi’s Taxi has won the Golden Bear at the 65th Berlin Film Festival. Panahi’s niece, Hannah Saiidi, who portrays one of the film’s…
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Rights group slams opposition house arrests on fourth anniversary
Iran’s Human Rights Defenders Centre says the house arrests of MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard are illegal and neither the Supreme Leader…
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Newspaper reports Supreme Leader sent letter to Obama
The Wall Street Journal reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader has sent a letter to Barack Obama, adding that Ayatollah Khamenei used his secret contacts…
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Heavily armed “terrorist” team arrested in Sistan-Baluchistan
Iran’s intelligence minister has announced the arrest of a team attempting to engage in terrorist activities in southeastern Iran, adding that over 350 kilograms…
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Iranian Cheetah’s dwindling numbers lower than thought
The head of the Iranian Cheetah Association says the endangered feline’s numbers are still falling in Iran, despite efforts, and their situation has become…