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Tag: IRan
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Kamancheh Master Plays at a Tehran Venue amid Conservative Backlash against Concerts
After six years of silence in Iran, music of kamencheh master Keyhan Kalhor blared out in Vahdat Concert Hall once more. On Saturday night,…
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Animal Cruelty Punishable by Flogging and Imprisonment in Iran?
In lack of a law that specifically deals with curtly towards animals, Iran judiciary is now making up stances for those accused of aggravated…
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Confessions of a Dangerous Model
By Naimeh Doostdar A film about an interrogation session was aired by the media inside Iran. In it the Tehran Prosecutor General, is interrogating…
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Air France female workers resist dress code for Tehran flights
A number of Air France female flight attendants and crew have filed a grievance over the dress code regulations for flights to Iran. They…
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Iran at table for first time for talks on Syrian crisis
The first talks with the participation of all foreign powers involved in the Syrian conflict began in Vienna today, as violence continued to claim…
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Prominent IRGC commander killed by ISIS in Syria
Commander Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani, an advisor to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Chief and former commander of the Mohammad Rasoul-allah Guards in Tehran, was…
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Russia, Iran deny report of Russian missiles striking Iran
After U.S. officials alleged that four of the Russian cruise missiles targeting Syria had crashed in Iran, the news was denied by Russian and…
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Obama would discuss Syrian solutions with Iran, Russia
The U.S. president said in his speech at the UN General Assembly that his country is prepared to discuss solutions to the conflict in…
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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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Israel, Saudi Arabia holding diplomatic meetings about Iran
Bloomberg reports that Israel and Saudi Arabia have been meeting in secret to discuss Iran. In a report on June 4, 2015, Bloomberg writes…
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Minister announces destruction of ISIS cells in Iran
Iran’s intelligence minister says “a number of ISIS cells in Iran have been identified and destroyed”. ISNA reports that Mahmoud Alavi gave a speech…